Lansing, MI –  The final four players are set and include the father and son duo of Jim and Austin Deiters, Scott Hebert, as well as Cody Haughton, who have all advanced  to the final round of the Michigan PGA Section Match Play at the Country Club of Lansing. The semifinal matches will take place at 8:30am and 8:40am on Wednesday.

One of those matches saw Jim Deiters from Midland Country Club defeat Ron Beurmann from Country Club of Jackson, 7 & 5. Deiters also defeated Kirk Scheerhorn from Wuskowhan Players Club in the morning round by finishing the match 2 up.

Scott Hebert from Traverse City Golf & Country Club has also advanced to the final four after defeating Justin Mack from Kingsley Club in the round of 16 and his Assistant Professional Justin McPhail from Traverse City Golf & Country Club in the quarterfinal match. Scott will face Jim in the semifinal match on Wednesday at 8:30am.

Gareth Lappin from Stonewater Country Club and Matt Thompson from Hillsdale College had a great match in the Round of 16 that included a hole in one from Thompson on hole #11.  Unfortunately that was not enough as Lappin came out on top winning 2 & 1 advancing to play Austin Deiters  from Midland Golf HQ in the Round of 8. Deiters defeated Daniel Urban from Gull Lake Country Club in the morning round, 5 & 3, then defeated Lappin, 3 & 1 to advance to the final four tomorrow.

The final match of the day saw Cody Haughton from Red Run Golf Club defeat Ryan Lenahan from Kendall Academy at Miles of Golf, 1 up to advance to the final four. Haughton received a bye in the first round as Garrett Campbell from Bloomfield Hills CC had to withdraw. Lenahan began the day by defeating Mat Little from GolfTEC – Lakeside, 3 & 1. Haughton will face off against Austin Deiters at 8:40am on Wednesday.

The final four players have all advanced to the finals through their Chapter and Senior Organization. With his wins today Scott Hebert won the Northern Chapter Match Play title, Austin Deiters the Western Chapter, Jim Deiters the Senior Organization Match Play Title and the Eastern Chapter Match Play title was won by Cody Haughton.

Country Club of Lansing has a time-tested championship golf course for such a field, and at the same time is family oriented and offers a full range of amenities, including a driving range, tennis courts, fitness facility, swimming and dining. Founded in 1908, The Lansing Golf Club was formed by a group of 17 men. In 1920 members acquired 160 acres of land that adjoined the club and Langford, a nationally known golf course architect of the time, was commissioned to develop the new course layout. The Chicago Park Builders were engaged to construct the course, and the new clubhouse which was designed by Samuel Butterworth. In 1921 a new opening and a new name emerged – the Country Club of Lansing. In 1999 a $7 million renovation to the clubhouse helped the club continue to provide a traditional country club lifestyle for its membership, their families and guests. The course plays to a maximum of 6,889 yards from the championship tee positions. John Lindert is the director of golf and Drew Peddie the superintendent. Find out more about the Country Club of Lansing at www.cclansing.org

The Michigan PGA Match Play Championship dates to 1980 and is considered one of the four major Michigan PGA championships along with the Michigan Open, Michigan PGA Professional Championship and Tournament of Champions.

Justin Phillips of the Michigan PGA is the tournament director, and he can be reached at 517-641-7421 or JPhillips@michiganpga.com.  Gallery is welcome free of charge.

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