Alex Weir made quick work of his opponent, Ryan Ferry of Meadville, closing out the match on hole 14, 5&4. Jon Merriott will face Weir in the finals tomorrow at his home course, Lawrence Park GC. The finals are scheduled for 10:50am.

Merriott posted his 3rd consecutive 2&1 match win, this time over Abe Holmes of Gannon.

Neither Weir nor Merriott have captured an EDGA major championship. Weir’s best finishes were both semi-final losses in the match play in 2018 and 2020. Both times he lost to the eventual winner.

Merriott’s best finish was a tie for 4th in last year’s Amateur championship. He had never survived past the quarter-finals in the match play until this year.

This is Merriott’s 10th time in the match play bracket and currently has a record of 15-9 while Weir has only competed in match play 4 times with a record of 12-3.

While no matches made it to the final hole in he second round, 3 of the 4 quarter final matches went the distance, two of them needing extra holes.

Veteran Ron Coleman’s bid for a record 6th Match Play title was ended by Alex Weir. The two would need 20 holes before Weir would claim his spot in the semi-finals.

Ryan Ferry will be Weir’s opponent for their 11:50 semi-final match. Ferry defeated Dave Spitzer 1 up.

The other former champion in the quarter-finals also met his demise in sudden death as Gannon’s Abe Holmes took down 3-time champion Drew Deimel in 20 holes.

After runner up finishes in his last to Match Play’s, Matt Barto also exited the bracket in the quarterfinals at the hands of Jon Merriott. Merriott, competing on his home course defeated Barto 2&1 and will now face Holmes in the other semi-final match with tees off on Saturday at noon.

The finals are scheduled for 10:50 on Sunday morning and, with the players that remain, a new EDGA major champion will be crowned.

In the opening match T.J. Mitchell, who upended the defending champion in round one was unable to continue the magic as he was defeated by Alex Weir in the second round 2&1. 2&1 proved to be a popular score in round 2 as it was the same margin 5-time EDGA Match Play Champion Ron Coleman defeated 2-time EDGA Amateur champion Tyler Cozad  by.

Meadville’s Ryan Ferry scored a 2-up victory over Isaiah Swan while the 2017 runner-up Dave Spitzer handily defeated the 2018 runner-up Mike Wolfe 6&5.

In the lower bracket the low qualifier, Drew Deimel is seeking is 4th title and 3rd in 4 years and that quest continued with his 2&1 match win over Carter Hassenplug. Abe Holmes came out the winner in the all Gannon match, defeating Mark Majewski 5&4. Holmes now faces Deimel in another all-Gannon match.

Lawrence Park’s Jon Merriott used a 2&1 margin while the 2019 and 2020 runner-up Matt Barto used that same margin to dispatch the 2020 Amateur and 2013 Match Play Champion Ted Grassi, III.

The quarterfinals are scheduled to be completed on Friday afternoon with the semi-finals on Saturday (11:50 and 12:00) and the finals on Sunday (10:50).

Both the qualifier and the first round of match play were completed today at Lawrence Park.

The EDGA Tournament schedule for the 2021 season has been finalized and is available here.