In a showdown of two state match play champions, Sam Olson beat Marcus Dolejsi at Palmer Golf Course on Wednesday. Olson never trailed in the match, eventually prevailing 3 up.

This was a rematch of last summer’s battle won by Dolejsi, just before he went on to win the state match play title.

I was unable to witness this latest confrontation, but I did get to shake each player’s hand at the fifth tee as our paths crossed briefly. Dolejsi was one down at the time, because of an overly aggressive birdie putt, he said.

Both players were dressed like pros and playing from the blue tees. Maybe next time I’ll be able to capture some visual proof for the fans.

Until then, I’ll update my rankings to include two players.