Author: Jesse Dodson
The Utah Section PGA Match Play Championship presented by VLCM, teed off today at Hill Air Force Base Hubbard Golf Course. Today’s Pro Am determined the bracket seeding with a full-field of Utah Professionals playing for 32 spots.
Hubbard GC, home of the Match Play Championship for the last decade, once again provided Pro-Am participants with a championship venue while catering to Utah professionals with a challenge that demanded attention on every shot.
Pete Stone, reigning Match Play champion and two-time winner of the event, will lead this year’s Championship as the number one seed. Davis Garner claimed the second seed by firing a 68 (-4). Garner beat Joe Summerhays, Shawn Edwards, and Tommy Sharp in a scorecard playoff for the second spot.
The 2017 Match Play Championship will conclude Thursday, May 11. Stay up-to-date with results from each match, including today’s Round of 32 matches HERE.
Photos from today’s Pro Am can be found HERE and photos from today’s match can be found HERE.