Top-three and ties head to Friday finale at World Amateur
Round 1 site International Club
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Former Mini Tour player
Anthony Baker will look to go wire-to-wire on
Friday at the World Amateur, as the top-three
and ties will play for the championship.
Baker led by two after the first round with 70,
but that lead was cut in half during Wednesday's
second round after he posted 74. In round three,
Baker shot 73 and extended his lead to four. On
Friday, Baker will play 18 more holes while
facing off with second-place holder Ryan
Reynolds, as well as Eric King and Matt Corbitt
who are tied for third. Reynolds will have four
shots of ground to make up while King and
Corbitt will have five.
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Stephen
Amerson of Georgia
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Stephen Amerson of Georgia finished off his final
round with a "walk-off" ace. The shotgun start
left Amerson finishing on the 175-yard, par-3 8th
hole, which he dunked his tee shot to break 80
and shoot 79. Amerson's ace jumped him into a
tie for 11th place.
The tournament, which hosts around 3,500
golfers each year at more than 40 Myrtle Beach
area courses, is in its second year of including a
scratch division.
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ABOUT THE Myrtle Beach World Amateur
"The largest amateur golf tournament in
the
world" now has 4 gross divisions. The event
attracts
3500
players annually. Barefoot Resort is just
one of
over 40 of Myrtle Beach area’s
championship
courses on which this tournament is
contested.
The winner of each flight competes on the
fifth
day for the overall title.
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