Sinnott, Viitakangas lead Master of the Amateurs
Cameron Wilson
MELBOURNE, Australia – Todd Sinnott and Simon Viitakangas of Australia are tied for the 54-hole lead at 6-under in The Australian Master of the Amateurs after both players posted rounds of 2-under 70 on Thursday.
American Cameron Wilson, who plays for Stanford shot 71 and is in third at 4-under while fellow American Max Buckley (72-71-71 – 214, -2) is tied for fifth.
Cal senior Brandon Hagy (who finished 20th in his Master of the Amateurs debut in 2013) shot a two-under par 70 on Thursday to move up another three spots into a tie for seventh place with one round remaining in the prestigious event.
ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS
The 2014 Australian Master of the Amateurs Green Jacket Champion will receive an exemption into the 2014 Brabazion Trophy, 2014 British Amateur Championship, The Porter Cup, The Players Amateur, The Dogwood Invitational, and the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
ABOUT THE Master of the Amateurs
The Master of the Amateurs, a 72-hole medal play
Championship,
has rapidly become one of the
elite championships in amateur golf. Like The
Masters, the champion
receives a Green Jacket. Contestants
participate in the first round of the
championship with professional golfers in a
unique Am-Pro Invitational.
The Master of the Amateurs winner gets an
invitation to the Porter
Cup in the U.S. Likewise the winners of those
two tournaments receive invitations to the
next Master of the Amateurs tournament.
A qualifying round (see tournament
website for date and handicap requirement)
allows
three non-exempt players to earn invitations
into the prestigious field.
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