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Am: Teammates win Carolinas Four-Ball

By Staff and Wire Report

May 11, 2008

CAMDEN, S.C. — USC-Upstate golfing teammates Baxter Culler of Hartsville, S.C., and Josh Gallman of Gaffney, S.C., defeated Harrison Moore of Orangeburg, S.C. and Allen Koon of Anderson, S.C., to win the Carolinas Four-Ball Championship by a 1-up margin at Camden Country Club.

Culler and Gallman never trailed in the match although Gallman had to convert an uphill 4-foot par putt on the 18th hole to secure the win.

The round included two eagles, one of which came on the tricky par-4 fifth as Moore knocked a 65-yard shot into the hole for the eagle and win. Koon converted a 25-foot putt on the par-5 15th to claim the eagle and the win.

Culler and Gallman's largest lead came twice during the round when they held a 2-up lead after the third and ninth holes. Harrison and Koon fought back to square the match after 14 only to lose 15 to a Culler birdie and never overcame the 1-down deficit.

Moore now joins father Bill (1976) as a co-finalist in the Carolinas Four-Ball. Both finished runner-up.

ROUND OF 32
Upper Bracket: (DC) Scott McClellan, Cary-Dean Channell, Cary def. (137) Mark Gaynor, Florence, SC-Todd Satterfield, Greer, SC, 2 and 1; (135) Frank McBrayer, West End-Sherrill Britt, West End def. (135) Jackson Hughes, Greenville, SC-Gus Sylvan, Columbia, SC, 1 Up; (136) Sammy Truett, Surfside Beach, SC-Bert Atkinson, Charleston, SC def. (133) Greg Powell, Whiteville-Alan Wright, Tabor city, 1 Up; (133) Braxton McLennan, Charlotte-Nolan Mills, Charlotte def. (136) Blake Williamson, Anderson, SC-Kevin Driggers, Mt.  Pleasant, SC, 3 and 2; (130) Harrison Moore, Orangeburg, SC-Allen Koon, Anderson, SC def. (137) Joe Hendrick, Chesterfield, SC-Daran Womack, Aiken, SC, 2 and 1; (135) Neil Harrell, Huntersville-Logan Harrell, Huntersville def. (134) Richard Burgess Jr, Roebuck, SC-Todd Webber, Moore, SC, 4 and 2; (137) Brian Westveer, Charlotte-Skip Taylor, Flat Rock def. (131) Brent Roof, Columbia, SC-Warren Thomas, Columbia, SC, 19 Holes; (135) Chris Campbell, Camden, SC-Cary Phillips, Kershaw, SC def. (134) Chris Culler, Lugoff, SC-John Asay, Columbia, SC, 2 and 1.
Lower Bracket: (128) Walter Todd, Laurens, SC-Thomas Todd III, Laurens, SC def. (137) Brennen King, Charleston, SC-David McCrary, North Charleston, SC, 6 and 5; (135) Chris Mitchell, Columbia, SC-Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, SC def. (135) Mark Miller, Morganton-Brian Reep, Morganton, 1 Up; (132) Bobby Dean, Charlotte-Robert Preston, Matthews def. (136) Jim Burgess, Kingstree, SC-Frank Ford III, Charleston, SC, 4 and 3; (136) Andrew Westmoreland, Greensboro-Courtland Brewer, Greensboro def. (134) Kenny Flynn, Winston Salem-Chris Cassetta, Winston Salem, 19 Holes; (129) Baxter Culler, Hartsville, SC-Josh Gallman, Gaffney, SC def. (137) Steve Peterson, Columbia, SC-Chris Smith, Columbia, SC, 8 and 6; (135) John Fritz, Charlotte-Dan Hendrickson, Charlotte def. (135) Max Fain, Boiling Springs, SC-Mike Gravley, Greer, SC, 20 Holes; (132) Bubba Judy, Greensboro-Scott Harvey, Greensboro def. (136) Jason Meadows, Mooresville-Benji McCall, Greer, SC, 5 and 3; (136) Robert Thompson III, Greenville, SC-Jake Thompson, Greenville, SC def. (134) Jimmy Hawkins, Irmo, SC-Kevin Hester, Blythewood, SC, 1 Up.

ROUND OF 16
Upper Bracket: McBrayer-Britt def. McClellan-Channell, 4 and 3; Truett-Atkinson def. McLennan-Mills, 1 Up; Moore-Koon def. Harrell-Harrell, 4 and 3; Westveer-Taylor def. Campbell-Phillips, 3 and 2.
Lower Bracket: Todd-Todd III def. Mitchell-Grimes, 2 and 1; Dean-Preston def. Westmoreland-Brewer, 3 and 2; Culler-Gallman def. Fritz-Hendrickson, 4 and 2; Judy-Harvey def. Thompson III-Thompson, 2 and 1.

QUARTERFINALS
Upper Bracket: Truett-Atkinson def. McBrayer-Britt, 3 and 2; Moore-Koon def. Westveer-Taylor, 4 and 3.
Lower Bracket: Dean-Preston def. Todd-Todd III, 3 and 2; Culler-Gallman def. Judy-Harvey, 1 Up.

SEMIFINALS
Moore-Koon def. Truett-Atkinson, 6 and 5; Culler-Gallman def. Dean-Preston, 19 Holes.

FINAL
Culler-Gallman def. Moore-Koon, 1 Up.