SUNRISE BEACH — Two players remain in the 114th Missouri Amateur Championship after playing the remainder of the round of 16, quarterfinal and semifinal matches Saturday.
Curtis Brokenbrow (St. Louis) and Chad Niezing (Manchester) both battled through a full 18 holes, both winning 1 up in their semifinal matches.
Niezing fell to 1 down after the ninth hole to Nicholas Sheppard, who held the lead until the 17th hole until Niezing capitalized on a mistake to take the match to all square. On the final hole of the day, Niezing sank a putt for par to grab the win and the trip to the championship match.
Niezing entered into match play as the No. 23 seed. He took his proceeding matches 5 & 3 (round of 64), 2 & 1 (round of 32), 2 up (round of 16) and 1 up (quarterfinal).
On the other side of the bracket, Brokenbrow sat in control for the entirety of the match. He went 1 up with a birdie on the first hole, and, Going as high as 3 up, he did not concede the lead the remainder of the afternoon.
Brokenbrow entered into match play as the No. 13 seed. He took his proceeding matches 1 up (round of 64), 3 & 2 (round of 32), 4 & 2 (round of 16) and 2 up (quarterfinal).
This is the first trip to the championship in this event for both men. The match will begin at 9 a.m. with a 36-hole match format.
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