Ziegler Cruises Into CGA Match Play Quarterfinals

Colorado Avid Golfer

AURORA — Defending champion Steve Ziegler of The Ranch Country Club scored two easy victories Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Colorado Golf Association Match Play Championship at CommonGround Golf Course.

Ziegler defeated Kory Harrell of Eisenhower Golf Club 5 and 4 in the round of 32, then ousted David Delich of the Broadmoor Golf Club 5 and 3 in the round of 16. A quarterfinalist in the U.S. Amateur last year, Ziegler was 8 under par in Wednesday’s two rounds.
Ziegler, aiming to become the first back-to-back Match Play champion since Brett Dean in 1990-91, will face Taylor Stamp of the Broadmoor in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Stamp, who won his first two matches in extra holes, prevailed 3 and 2 over Jordan Burgess of Highland Hills Golf Course in the round of 16.

The other quarterfinalists are Klinton Krieger of Ptarmigan Country Club, Danny Hahn of CommonGround, Gunner Wiebe of Cherry Hills Country Club, Alex Gutesha of Meridian Golf Club, Jim Knous of the Golf Club at Ironbridge, and Martin Prazak of Colorado Golf Club. Wiebe, son of Champions Tour regular Mark Wiebe, needed 20 holes to defeat Justin Spray of the Country Club of Colorado in the round of 16. Gutesha, meanwhile, closed out his Wednesday afternoon match by holing out from 188 yards for eagle on the par-4 15th hole in a 4 and 3 victory over Lanny Cameron of Mariana Butte Golf Course.
The No. 1-seeded Ziegler, who swept the CGA Match Play and Stroke Play titles in 2009, is the only top-10 seed to advance to the quarterfinals.

Both the quarterfinals and the semifinals will be played Thursday, with the 36-hole final scheduled for Friday beginning at 7 a.m.
   

CGA Match Play Championship Results
At Par-71 CommonGround GC in Aurora

ROUND OF 32
Steve Ziegler, Ranch CC def. Kory Harrell, Eisenhower GC 5 and 4
David Delich, Broadmoor GC def. Jonathan Park, CommonGround GC 4 and 3
Jordan Burgess, Highland Hills GC def. Danny Riskam, Meridian GC 1 up
Taylor Stamp, Broadmoor GC def. Zach Zaremba, Desert Hawk GC 22 holes
Erik Hogan, Buffalo Run Men's Club def. Kyle Danford, Fort Collins CC 2 and 1
Klinton Krieger, Ptarmigan CC def. Nicholas Allen, Raccoon Creek Men's Club 6 and 5
Riley Andrews, The Links GC def. Tim Fitzgerald, Highlands Ranch GC 2 and 1
Danny Hahn, CommonGround GC def. Jon Lindstrom, Heritage at Westmoor 4 and 2
Justin Spray, CC of Colorado def. Thomas Roos, Plum Creek G & CC 6 and 5
Gunner Wiebe, Cherry Hills CC def. Michael Harrington, Garden of the Gods Club 3 and 2
Lanny Cameron, Mariana Butte GC def. Cody Kent, Plum Creek G & CC 22 holes
Alex Gutesha, Meridian GC def. Derek O'Neill, Lone Tree Men’s GC 5 and 3
Brian Dorfman, Cherry Creek CC def. Bryan Kruse, Heritage at Westmoor 1 up
Jim Knous, GC at Ironbridge def. Troy Sidabras, Collindale GC 1 up
Tyler Parsloe, The Meadows GC def. Branden Barron, South Suburban Family Sports 2 and 1
Martin Prazak, Colorado GC def. Ben Lyons, South Suburban GC 7 and 6

ROUND OF 16
Steve Ziegler, Ranch CC def. David Delich, Broadmoor GC 5 and 3
Taylor Stamp, Broadmoor GC def. Jordan Burgess, Highland Hills GC 3 and 2
Klinton Krieger, Ptarmigan CC def. Erik Hogan, Buffalo Run Men's Club 4 and 3
Danny Hahn, CommonGround GC def. Riley Andrews, The Links GC 1 up
Gunner Wiebe, Cherry Hills CC def. Justin Spray, CC of Colorado 20 holes
Alex Gutesha, Meridian GC def. Lanny Cameron, Mariana Butte GC 4 and 3
Jim Knous, GC at Ironbridge def. Brian Dorfman, Cherry Creek CC 5 and 4
Martin Prazak, Colorado GC def. Tyler Parsloe, The Meadows GC 5 and 4

THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINALS
(Seeds in Parenthesis)
   7 a.m. — Steve Ziegler (1) vs. Taylor Stamp (24)
     7:08 a.m. — Klinton Krieger (20) vs. Danny Hahn (12)
    7:16 a.m. — Gunner Wiebe (15) vs. Alex Gutesha (55)
    7:24 a.m. — Jim Knous (19) vs. Martin Prazak (43