Leaderboard jammed at Southeastern Am

June 13, 2012 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

All told, 27 players are within three shots of the lead, making for some intriguing golf left to be played.

COLUMBUS, Georgia (June 13, 2012) -- A group of five players sit atop the leaderboard after the first round of play at the 83rd Southeastern Amateur Championp at the Country Club of Columbus. Brian Carter (Evans, Ga.), Keith Mitchell (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Justin Grice (South Africa), Jade Scott (Daingerfield, Tx.) and Chad Wilson (Calhoun, Ga.) all fired first-round 2-under 69s in a hotly-contested first round.Another larget group sits just one shot back at 1-under 70. Chris Meyer (Madison, Wis.), Franco Castro (Alpharetta, Ga.), Joe Lewis (Savannah, Ga.), Zach Lindsay (Kennesaw, Ga.) , Drew Czuchry (Auburn, Ga.) and Thomas O'Bryan (Aurora, Ill.) are all one shot off the lead. All told, 27 players are within three shots of the lead, making for some intriguing golf left to be played.

Results: Southeastern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Dykes Harbin	Augusta, GA	700	74-70-67-71--282
2	Sean Kelly	Staten Island, NY	500	71-69-72-70--282
T3	Mookie DeMoss	Duluth, GA	400	71-71-73-68--283
T3	Sepp Straka	Valdosta, GA	400	73-69-70-71--283
5	Keith Mitchell	Chattanooga, TN	400	69-69-69-77--284

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About the Southeastern Amateur

The Southeastern Amateur is a top-level amateur golf tournament with a rich history dating back to 1922 - when the tournament was created by Fred Haskins. Each year, the Southeastern Amateur has the great honor of hosting many of the nation's top ama...