Hole 17 - Par 3, 177 Yards
Tallent's tee shot went to the left and ended in a small collection area. He chunked his second shot into the fringe. Simson sent his tee shot onto the green, 30 feet from the hole. His uphill birdie attempt burned the edge of the hole. Tallent conceded Simson's 1-foot par putt for the match.
Simson wins, 2 and 1
Hole 16 - Par 4, 461 Yards
Simson sent his approach shot to the right, under a stand of trees. His punch out trickled over the green and then pitched on to 4 feet and made bogey. Tallent's long putt from the fringe hit the flagstick and stopped 3 feet from the hole. He converted for par to win the hole and extend the match.
Simson, 2 up and dormie
Hole 15 - Par 5, 512 Yards
Tallent pushed his 5-foot birdie putt and missed a golden opportunity to pull within two strokes. Simson missed his 8 footer for birdie after pitching from the right of the green.
Simson, 3 up and dormie
Hole 14 - Par 4, 297 Yards
Simson hooked his drive to the left. He managed to pitch his ball over the trees to the fringe, 50 feet from the hole. He lagged his putt perfectly down the hill to 3 feet and converted for par. Tallent's approach from the right intermediate rough came to 15 feet from the hole. His birdie putt just skirted the left side of the hole, and his par was conceded.
Simson, 3 up
Hole 13 - Par 3, 153 Yards
Simson hit his tee shot to 45 feet and his birdie putt slipped 5 feet by on the right. Tallent's tee shot came within 6 feet and he converted his birdie putt to win the hole.
Simson, 3 up
Hole 12 - Par 4, 396 Yards
Tallent made a 5-foot par putt after missing from 35 feet for birdie. Simson lagged a 28-foot birdie attempt to 2 feet for a conceded par.
Simson, 4 up
Hole 11 - Par 5, 549 Yards
Simson hit his third shot to 18 feet, but his birdie putt came up 18 inches short. His par putt was conceded. Tallent hit his third from the left rough, short of the green. He pitched to 8 feet and holed the par putt.
Simson, 4 up
Hole 10 - Par 4, 409 Yards
Simson two-putted from 45 feet and converted for par. Tallent putted from the fringe and his putt from 20 feet just slid by the hole.
Simson, 4 up
Hole 9 - Par 5, 496 Yards
Both players were just short of the green in two. Tallent rolled his eagle putt 7 feet by the hole, and then missed his birdie on the left edge. Simson converted his 4-foot birdie attempt, his fourth of the front nine, to take a 4-up lead.
Simson, 4 up
Hole 8 - Par 4, 392 Yards
Tallent's approach came up short of the green, and his birdie putt went 6 feet past the hole. He then missed his par putt to the left. Simson hit his approach to 7 feet above the hole, missed his birdie putt and converted for par.
Simson, 3 up
Hole 7 - Par 4, 403 Yards
Simson made a birdie from 20 feet, while Tallent's pitch to 2 feet for par was conceded.
Simson, 2 up
Hole 6 - Par 3, 169 Yards
Simson sent his tee shot to within 10 feet of the hole, but missed his birdie putt. Tallent sent his tee shot to 7 feet, but also missed his birdie putt.
Simson, 1 up
Hole 5 - Par 4, 329 Yards
Simson sent a massive drive over the water and it landed 6 yards short of the flagstick. His bump-and-run shot hit the flagstick, stopped inches from the hole and was conceded for birdie. Tallent hit a wedge approach to the right fringe. He missed his 16-foot birdie attempt to the right.
Simson, 1 up
Hole 4 - Par 3, 181 Yards
Tallent sent his tee shot short and left of the green. His pitch came within one foot of the hole and was conceded for par. Simson's tee shot found the green, 75 feet short of the hole. He sent his birdie putt 8 feet past the hole, but converted his downhill par putt.
All square
Hole 3 - Par 4, 450 Yards
Tallent made his approach with a hybrid and came up approximately 50 feet from the hole. His birdie putt went 8 feet by the hole. Simson's long-iron approach came up just short of the green. He pitched to 5 feet and made his par putt.
All square
Hole 2 - Par 5, 542 Yards
Tallent squared the match with a 16-foot birdie putt. Simson's putt from 22 feet slid just to the right.
All square
Hole 1 - Par 4, 389 Yards
Simson hit his approach shot from the right intermediate rough to the fringe, 20 feet from the hole. He then converted his birdie putt. Tallent slid his 12-foot birdie attempt to the right of the hole.
Simson, 1 up
The two finalists have arrived at Lake Nona and are going through their final preparations before the scheduled 18-hole championship match for the 2010 USGA Senior Amateur Championship. Can't ask for better weather for a final. It's sunny and very pleasant in terms of temperatures and humidity. The match gets underway at 9 a.m. EDT and we'll have hole-by-hole coverage.