ENGLAND'S CHESTERS, LOUGHRY KO'd IN AUSSIE AMATEUR RD 2

A host of leading players fell at the first hurdle on the opening day of the match-play stages of the Australian men's amateur championship at Woodlands Golf Club.

Jake Higginbottom (New South Wales), Ryan McCarthy (Tasmania), Oliver Goss(Western Australia) and Anthony Murdaca (South Australia) all lost in the opening round.,

Defending champion Matt Stieger progressed to the second round with a 2 and 1 win.

Victorian pair Nathan Holman and Todd Sinnott were also victorious while the international contingent boasts 11 players from Germany, England, Ireland and New Zealand who earned their places in the second round.

Two time runner-up Ben Campbell (NZ) is still in contention for a “third time lucky” shot at the title.

Leading qualifier Cameron Smith accounted for Victorian Chris Winkler by 4 and 3.
SHOCKS CONTINUE IN SECOND AND THIRD ROUNDS (both played today)

In today's second-round ties England's Ashley Chesters and Ben Loughrey, as well as Gary Hurley from Ireland, all lost.
Chesters was beaten 2 and 1 by Ricky Kato.

Loughrey went down, also by 2 and 1, to Cameron Smith.

Hurley lost by two holes to Germany's Marcel Schneider.
In the third round  defending champion Matt Stieger  was knocked out by Schneider 5 and 4 while Cameron Smith lost to Ricky Kato by one hole.up
New Zealanders Blair Riordan and Ben Campbell made their exit from the championship.The quarter finalists are:
Ricky Kato (New South Wales)
Marcel Schneider (Germany)
Ruben Sondjaja (New South Wales)
Daniel Bringolf (New South Wales)
Geoff Drakeford (Victoria)
Jordan Zunic (New South Wales)
Christopher-John Harrop (Queensland)
Daniel Nisbet (Queensland)

Both the quarter finals and semi-finals will be played on Saturday with the 36 hole final to be held on Sunday.

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