Tennessee Match Play Championship field set for Vanderbilt Legends Club

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The 64-player field is ready to take on Vanderbilt Legends Club’s South Course for the 26th playing of the Tennessee Match Play Championship. Golfers were broken into 16, 4-player pods where they will play three Round-Robin matches to determine who will advance to bracket play.

Notable players in the field are the 2024 Tennessee Mid-Amateur Champion Winston Margaritis, 2024 Tennessee Match Play Runner-Up Jake Eickhoff and 2023 Tennessee Match Play Champion Cooper Hayes. They make up the first three top seeds in the 16 pools thanks to their outstanding finishes over the past few years.

The remaining top-seeded players in each pool are made up of past champions, 2024 Match Play competitors who advanced to bracket play, and recent Challenge Cup team members. The remaining 50 players were sorted by handicap, with the top two earning top seeds in the final pools and the rest sorted into three tiers.

The first tier was randomized to fill the second seed in each bracket, with that process repeating itself for the second tier into the third seed and the third tier filling out the fourth seed in each bracket.

In order to advance to the 16-player bracket, players must earn points in pool play. Winning a match will net you a full point, while tying a match earns a half-point split. The player with the most points following the three matches of pool play will advance. Any ties following the conclusion of pool play will be settled via sudden-death playoffs.

From there, a classic 16-player bracket will determine the 2025 Tennessee Match Play Champion. The winner will need to win four consecutive matches over two days of play, with the Round of 16 and Quarterfinals taking place on Thursday, and the Semifinals and Finals matches taking place on Friday.

To see how the pools stack up, check below:

Pool 1

1. Winston Margaritis – Germantown, Tenn.
2. J.G. Wilson – Bolivar, Tenn.
3. John Thomas McKenzie – Cleveland, Tenn.
4. Cameron Quinn – Nashville, Tenn.

Pool 2

1. Nick Daugherty –
2. Will Jackson – Nashville, Tenn.
3. Joshua Loveday – Englewood, Tenn.
4. Ethon Stanford – Franklin, Tenn.

Pool 3

1. Jeff Reuter – Humboldt, Tenn.
2. Adam Condello – Brentwood, Tenn.
3. Joseph Agee – Cookeville, Tenn.
4. Lohan Sutton – Knoxville, Tenn.

Pool 4

1. Grant Milling – Nashville, Tenn.
2. Walker Webb – Brenwood, Tenn.
3. Wyatt Manner – Chattanooga, Tenn.
4. Cole Bevis – Dyersburg, Tenn.

Pool 5

1. Taylor Mottern – Sewanee, Tenn.
2. Jon Rowden – Dickson, Tenn.
3. J.J. Fought – Antioch, Tenn.
4. Jacob Wilson – College Grove, Tenn.

Pool 6

1. Seth Brandon – Chattanooga, Tenn.
2. Conner Brown – Shelbyville, Tenn.
3. Rich Taylor – Clarksville, Tenn.
4. Jack O’Quinn – Maryville, Tenn.

Pool 7

1. Dan Crockett – Franklin, Tenn.
2. Parker Elkins – Clarksville, Tenn.
3. Josh Phillips – Brentwood, Tenn.
4. Jonas Rayfield – Cleveland, Tenn.

Pool 8

1. Brad Burling – Knoxville, Tenn.
2. Jackson Twerdahl – Nolensville, Tenn.
3. Billy Whalen – Nashville, Tenn.
4. Peyton McArthur – Memphis, Tenn.

Pool 9

1. Jake Eickhoff – Arrington, Tenn.
2. Trenton Johnson – Brentwood, Tenn.
3. Bill Wellons – Brentwood, Tenn.
4. Brad Davis – Knoxville, Tenn.

Pool 10

1. Ian Taggart – Harrogate, Tenn.
2. Lucas Herring – Brentwood, Tenn.
3. Campbell Sciortino – Brentwood, Tenn.
4. Tony Fisher – Germantown, Tenn.

Pool 11

1. Ryan Greer – Knoxville, Tenn.
2. Will Bacon – Kingston, Tenn.
3. Alex Gaetz – Clinton, Tenn.
4. Austin Vasquez – Hendersonville, Tenn.

Pool 12

1. Jack Smith – Knoxville, Tenn.
2. Tate Woodruff – Knoxville, Tenn.
3. Jackson Lively – Franklin, Tenn.
4. Edward Midyett – Sewanee, Tenn.

Pool 13

1. Cooper Hayes – Strawberry Plains, Tenn.
2. Ryan Ward – Nashville, Tenn.
3. Jeb Blackburn – Franklin, Tenn.
4. Owen Hill – Cookeville, Tenn.

Pool 14

1. Ben Blackburn – Franklin, Tenn.
2. Jackson Whaley – Collierville, Tenn.
3. Bryce Harmon – Knoxville, Tenn.
4. William Hull – Nashville, Tenn.

Pool 15

1. Maddox Crowder – Lafayette, Tenn.
2. Luke Mattox – Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
3. Scotty Hudson – Nashville, Tenn.
4. Jack McQuiston – Nashville, Tenn.

Pool 16

1. Matt Mitchell – Burns, Tenn.
2. Tucker Jenkins – Nashville, Tenn.
3. Wilson Borders – Nashville, Tenn.
4. Hudson Odom – Franklin, Tenn.

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