Colby Harwell, of San Antonio wins the State Mid-Amateur Match Play Championship over Scott Abbott 3&2.  This year’s event was held at San Antonio Country Club, a founding member of the Texas Golf Association in 1906.

Three Austin area golfers advanced to the match play portion of this year’s event.  Barrett Sandefur advanced to the round of 8 with a 3&2 victory over Scott Smith, of Houston, and a 5&4 victory over Alan Baxter, of Windcrest.  Sandefur was defeated in the round of 8 by the eventual runner-up Scott Abbott, 1-up.  Nathan Shilling advanced to the round of 16 with a 1-up victory over Jamie Amoretti, but was defeated by Will Osborne of Ft. Worth, 4&2.  Cole Esau advanced to the round of 16 with a victory in 20 holes over David Richards, of Dallas.  Esau was defeated, also in 20 holes, by tournament runner-up Scott Abbott.

Please see the tournament results and full coverage for additional information.

Next on the schedule is the Austin Men’s City Championship.  Entry deadline is July 31st.