Clyburn wins 104th GSGA Match Play Championship
Cartersville golfer R.B. Clyburn won the 104th Georgia State Golf Association Match Play Championship Wednesday with a 2-up victory over Brody McQueen of Marietta in the championship match.
The tournament was conducted this past Sunday through Wednesday (July 30-August 2) at the 6,655-yard, par-72 Old Toccoa Farm course in Mineral Bluff, Georgia.
Clyburn, who won seven consecutive matches to capture the title, trailed McQueen early in the finals. McQueen had a 2-up lead through the first four holes before Clyburn had wins on holes 5, 8, and 10 to grab his first lead. After McQueen won holes 12 and 13 to go back ahead, Clyburn won three of the last four holes with a pair of birdies and an eagle on No. 18 to secure the title.
Clyburn reached the bracket round of 16 by winning all three matches in his opening pod. He had wins over Jack Haller of Sandy Springs, fellow Cartersville Country Club member Rhett McGowan of Calhoun, and Andrew Carr of Guyton.
Clyburn needed 20 holes to outlast Mark Buchholz of Mableton in the Round of 16. That was followed by a 2-up win over Zach Lassetter of Carrollton in the quarterfinals and a 19-hole win over Stephen Behr of Atlanta in the semifinals.
Two other locals -- Tevis Upton of Dallas and a Cartersville Country Club member and Laine Frazier of Adairsville -- won two of three matches in their respective pods but did not advance to the Round of 16.
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