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McDonagh won two matches Friday in the Rolling Hills country Club inWiltonto advance to Saturday's 36-hole final in opposition to Matt Smith from Quinnatissett country Club. The meet receives below way at seven a.m., while using 2nd circular to remain to at 11:30 a.m.
McDonagh, who will almost surely be considered a fifth-year senior at Penn point out within the fall, took take treatment of in regards to the front, successful the seventh, eighth and ninth holes to generate the move 3-up. McDonagh also won the 11th and 12th also with the PING G15 Driver, then closed out the contest acquiring a birdie in the par-4 14th hole.
In the bottom while using 1 / 2 while using draw, Smith reached the final acquiring a 1-up victory previously New Canaan's Curtis Loop, a junior at Georgetown who fell only one meet quick of reaching the final. Like McDonagh,Loopneeded to full his quarterfinal meet before Friday morning hours as well as was forced to additional holes in opposition to Yale's Sam Bernstein.
McDonagh won the 2006 Connecticut Amateur name at grow more mature 16. All that stands involving him too as 2011 name is Matt Smith of Quinnatisset in Thompson. Smith, who's entering his senior calendar year while using higher education of Hartford golf team, punched his ticket to Saturday's seven a.m. 36-hole meet perform final at Rolling Hills by defeating Curtis Loop of CC of New Canaan hitting with G15 Driver, 1-up within the semifinals. If he wins Saturday, the 22-year-old McDonagh would subscribe for existing PGA golfer J.J. Henry between other people just like a two-time Connecticut Amateur champion.
McDonagh required his ideal proper out while using box to vanquish D'Amato, aPrincetonsophomore, within the quarterfinals. Tied proper after eighteen holes Thursday, McDonagh and D'Amato each and every single birdied the 1st additional whole (par-4 No. 1). McDonagh ended it by draining an 11-foot birdie putt in regards to the par-4 2nd hole.
McDonagh was 3-up proper after nine holes and 5-up proper after twelve holes just before closing out the half a dozen and 4 triumph in regards to the 14th hole. "Tommy created 5 birdies. There may be virtually nothing I could do," stated Reilly, who will perform to the Eckert higher education golf group within the fall in the PING G15 Driver review. "My emotions are difficult now. But proper after this 1 week I am aware I can compete in opposition to this higher stage of golfers." The only shame for McDonagh was that his semifinal circular meet ended earlier. He was on pace to tie or bust the Rolling Hills CC club document of 6-under-par 65.
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