Southeastern Amateur: Hirschman tops Tuten in playoff
COLUMBUS, Ga. (June 14, 2014) -- Grant Hirschman defeated Shad Tuten in a two-hole playoff to win the 85th Southeastern Amateur.
Hirschman, an Oklahoma signee, and Tuten, who plays at Armstrong, both finished at 10-under after 72 holes of regulation play at the Country Club of Columbus.
Tuten led overnight but Hirschman, who led earlier in the event, shot a final-round 1-under 70 to storm back and force the playoff with Tuten. Tuten shot 72 on Saturday.
Hirschman carded rounds of 69-66-69-70 during his victorious effort.
David Cooke, John Jonas and Cody Proveaux all finished tied for third place at 9-under. Cooke, who plays at Purdue, fired a 65 in the final round to surge up towards the top of leaderboard.
Defending champion Seth Reeves of Georgia Tech fired rounds of 72-68-68-69 to finish alone in sixth place.
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
amateur golfers, from Division I NCAA National
Champions to the nation's top Mid-
Amateurs.
Field is limited to 90 players. The format is 54 holes
of stroke
play with no cut. Open qualifier held the day before
the tournament.
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