Husker junior-to-be Reed Malleck from York finished as the runner-up at the 55th annual Nebraska Match Play Championship at Riverside Golf Club in Grand Island on Friday.
Malleck, who played outstanding golf throughout the week, took the final 36-hole match against Bennington's Johnny Spellerberg to the brink before falling 2&1. Malleck, who was the 2020 Nebraska Junior Match Play Champion, advanced to the 2022 men's championship match with a 3&1 win over Matthew Quandt in Thursday's semifinals after defeating Cade McCallum 1Up in Thursday's quarterfinals.
After earning the No. 9 seed in the 32-player match play with a two-round stroke-play total of 142 (-2), Malleck opened with a 4&3 win over James Olson in the first round of match play on Wednesday.