Clyburn reaches quarterfinals of the 106th GSGA Match Play Championship

July 29, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

Old Toccoa Farms in Mineral Bluff

Cartersville amateur golfer, R.B. Clyburn, reached the quarterfinals but was eliminated on Tuesday afternoon at the Georgia State Golf Association’s 106th Match Play Championship.

The tournament is being hosted by Old Toccoa Farm in Mineral Bluff and conducted on its 6,655-yard, par 72 layout.

The 64-man field was determined through player exemptions and qualifying at five separate sites across Georgia on June 16 through July 14.

Clyburn, the defending champion, won his opening four-man pod on Sunday and Monday with three straight victories to reach the final 16 bracket. He had pod wins over Cumming’s Pride Dyer 6&5, Jackson Cross of Sugar Hill 4&3, and Zachary Wiley of Statham 5&4. 

Seeded No. 1 in the final bracket, Clyburn opened the Round of 16 with a 2&1 victory over Logan Skaggs of Sandy Springs. In the quarterfinals, he fell to eighth-seeded Tyler Latimer of Canton 1-up in 18 holes. 

Lee Bowman, a Cartersville Country Club member from Atlanta, won two of three matches in his four-man pod but was eliminated due to a head-to-head loss to Trey Schmidt of Cumming. Bowman defeated Jimmy Coleman of Cumming, 4&3, and topped Will Sutton of Fayetteville 2&1. His loss to Schmidt was 5&3.

The semifinals on Wednesday morning will feature Alpharetta’s Bob Royak against Latimer and Andy Scott of Johns Creek against Chris Waters of Evans.

The championship match will be played on Wednesday afternoon.