Phillip Ebner holds slim lead atop crowded Minnesota Mid-Amateur leaderboard
Phillip Ebner
BUFFALO, Minn. (Sept. 23, 2014) — Phillip Ebner shot 69 in the first round of the Minnesota Mid-Amateur to lead by one stroke while 29 players are lurking behind him within five shots.
Five players shot 70 on Tuesday, including last year's first and second round leader Tom Whaley. Will Hickey, Adam Wynia, Troy Johnson, and Frank Mertz also fired one-under par rounds of 70.
This 54-hole event will continue Wednesday.
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ABOUT THE Minnesota Mid-Amateur
In 1988, the MGA Mid-Amateur
Championship was introduced at Edina
Country Club. It is similar to the Amateur
except participants must be 30 years or
older and have a handicap index of 6.4 or
lower. The low 54-hole score determines
the winner. It is one of the most popular
events, aside from the Amateur, as 264
players start the championship with
aspirations of the title.
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