RI Amateur LIVE Blog – Quarterfinal

The quarterfinals of the Rhode Island Amateur are underway at Wanumetonomy.
See the live blog below.
Brad Valois vs Kevin Blaser
Blaser has two birdies on the first six holes and is two up in the match.
Kevin Blaser is four-up in the match.
Valois gets one back, Blaser is 3 up through 13.

Blaser is now just 1-up through 15. He was previously 4 up.
Poor second shot for Valois on 16 costs him. Blaser with a nice two putt to go two up with two left.
Blaser wins 2&1.
Bill Forcier vs Nick Hedden
Hedden makes birdie on the par 3 5th hole and is one up.
Forcier turns the tables and is two up now.
Hedden wins 17 as Forcier’s putt just misses. Match is headed to 18.
Forcier wins on 18, 1 up.
Zach Kovat vs Jantzen Vargas
It has been a back and forth match so far, but Kovat is one-up through four.
Vargas is two up.
Kovat gets one back on 12 as Vargas misses a 15 footer (approximately) to halve.
Vargas wins 16 to go two up in the match.
Kovat with a clutch par putt on 16 to win the hole and send it to 18.
Vargas wins it 1-up.
Max Jackson vs Mike Hamilton
Jackson is one-up through three holes.
Jackson was one-up, Hamilton wins 9 and is one down going into the back nine.

Poor tee shot costs Hamilton on 10, jackson back to 2 up.
Hamilton out of place again on 11.
Jackson misses the green from 120 yards out, Hamilton steals the hole.
Jackson back to two up.
Hamilton cuts into the lead, Max now 1 up through 15.
Hamilton ties the match on 16.
Hamilton wins on 18.