Weather delays US boys' championship match-play
 

NEWS RELEASE FROM USGA

BLUFFTON, South Carolina – Brandon Mancheno, the stroke-play medalist, holds a 2-hole lead after 14 holes in his first-round match Wednesday at the weather-delayed 2015 U.S. boys' Championship at the 7,366-yard, par-72 Colleton River Plantation Club’s Dye Course.

Play was suspended at 8:25 p.m. EDT due to darkness with 20 of the 32 first-round matches still on the course.

The first round of match play was delayed due to rain and lightning for 2 hours, 45 minutes in the afternoon. The championship has been delayed three times over the last two days.

Mancheno earned medalist (leading qualifier) honours earlier in the day with consecutive rounds of 69 for a 36-hole score of 138. He carried that momentum into his match with Jack Li, 17, of China, by winning holes 3 and 4 with birdies. 

Results

Round of 64
(Upper Bracket)

Turk Pettit, Auburn, Alabama.  (146) def. Spencer Soosman, Westlake Village, California  (146), 1hole.

Won Jun Lee, South Korea  (143) def. William Thomson, Pittsford, New York  (149) at 19th
Joshua Sedeno, Roseville, California.  (143) def. Orion Yamat, Niles, Illinois.  (149), 1 hole.
Andy Ogletree, Little Rock, Mississippi  (142) def. Thomas 'Jack' Simpson, Canada  (149), 4 and 3
Cole Hammer, Houston, Texas  (145) def. David Snyder, McAllen, Texas  (147), 2 and 1
Tyler Strafaci, Davie, Florida.  (149) def. Clay Feagler, Laguna Niguel, California.  (142), 3 and 1
Noah Goodwin, Corinth, Texas  (145) def. Kaiwen Liu, Ppls  China  (147), 2 holes.
Brendan O'Reilly, Hinsdale, Illinois.  (140) def. Connor O'Brien, Rowayton, Connecticutt.  (150), 6 and 5
Ivan Camilo Ramirez, Colombia  (146) def. Wilson Furr, Jackson, Mississippi.  (145), 1 hole.

Andy Zhang, China  (142) def. Joe Highsmith, Lakewood, Washington  (149), 1 hole.

Philip Barbaree, Shreveport, Louisiana.  (145) def. Parker Coody, Plano, Texas  (146), 2 and 1

Logan Lowe, Grass Valley, California (148) def. Chandler Eaton, Alpharetta, Georgia.  (144), 6 and 4

LEADING MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS

Brandon Mancheno, Jacksonville, Florida. - 69-69--138

Viktor Hovland, Norway - 68-71--139

Travis Vick, Houston, Texas - 69-70--139

Brendan O'Reilly, Hinsdale, Illinois. - 71-69--140

Davis Shore, Knoxville, Tennessee. - 71-70--141

Sarit Suwannarut, Thailand - 71-70--141

Reese Ramsey, Austin, Texas - 71-70--141

Andy Ogletree, Little Rock, Mississippi. - 72-70--142

Clay Feagler, Laguna Niguel, California. - 72-70--142

Wells Padgett, Wichita, Kansas. - 72-70--142

Sahith Theegala, Chino Hills, California. - 70-72--142

Brody Blackmon, Sulphur Springs, Texas - 69-73--142

Andy Zhang, China - 72-70--142