Palmetto Amateur: Reach tops Strohmeyer in playoff

June 9, 2013 | by Golfweek

Nicholas Reach birdied the 2nd playoff hole over Scott Strohmeyer to top one of the season's top fields

AIKEN, S.C. (June 9, 2013) -- Nicholas Reach birdied the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Scott Strohmeyer to kick off his summer with a win at the Palmetto Amateur at the par-70 Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, S.C. Strohmeyer, fresh off a national title with Alabama, birdied the par-4 18th to force the playoff, rebounding from a bogey at No. 17 that looked to give Reach the title outright. Reach, a junior at Georgia and former winner of the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, had three back-nine birdies en route to a 2-under 68, following a 4-under 66 that vaulted him to within two shots of the 36-hole leader, Sam Love. Love struggled to a final-round 72, carding birdies at Nos. 17 and 18, but it was too little, too late after a triple-bogey 7 on the par-4 15th. Love would finish fourth at 3 under, while Ben Fogler finished one shot out of the playoff after a 1-under 69 on Saturday pushed him to 4 under overall. Only eight of the 69 players who made the weather-driven cut shot under par for the tournament.

Results: Palmetto Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
T1	Nicholas Reach	Moscow, PA	700	71-66-68--205
T1	Scott Strohmeyer	Auburn, AL	500	69-67-69--205
3	Ben Fogler	Elgin, SC	400	71-66-69--206
4	Sam Love	Birmingham, AL	400	70-65-72--207
T5	Billy Kennerly	Alpharetta, GA	400	68-73-68--208

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Palmetto Amateur: Reach tops Strohmeyer in playoff

54-hole stroke play event held on a classic Alister MacKenzie design. The field of 84 is selected from applicants based on handicap, participation in amateur golf events and competitive record, in previous Palmetto Amateurs and other amateur tourname...