Upsets at Saturday's State Amateur

Published: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:27 p.m. MDT
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LAYTON Upsets ruled the morning at the Men's State Amateur golf tournament Saturday at Valley View Golf Course.

Defending champion and No. 1 seed Dan Horner was knocked off by No. 8 seed Alex Sutton 3 and 1, while No. 2 seed and co-medalist Robbie Fillmore was eliminated by his future BYU teammate Zac Blair 2 and 1.

In the other matches Andrew Barton derailed the hopes of the oldest player in the tournament, 49-year-old Greg Stimpson, with a 3 and 2 victory, while Todd Francis defeated Jeff Jolley 2 and 1.

Horner was 1 up through seven holes, but Sutton, an 18-year-old who plays for Weber State, won holes 8 and 9 to take the lead for good.

Blair squared his match with Fillmore at No. 5, then reeled off a bunch of birdies to take a 3 up lead after 12. Fillmore cut the lead to one with with birds at 14 and 15, before Blair came back with a birdie at 16. In all, Blair had nine birdies on his card.

Barton, a 23-year-old from Sandy, birdied the first hole and won the first five holes for a quick 5 up lead, which he held through eight holes. However, Stimpson came back to win four straight holes at 9 through 12 to cut the lead to one before Barton won 14 and 15.

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Francis a 26-year-old who plays out of Jeremy Country Club, led much of the way against Jolley and clinched the match with a birdie at No. 17.

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