Munn, Musselman lead early at Southern Amateur
Joshua Munn
WEST POINT, Miss. — New Zealander Josh Munn and University of Kentucky sophomore Cooper Musselman share the opening-round lead in the incomplete first round Wednesday at the 109th Southern Amateur being played at Old Waverly Cub.
Munn, 24, who plans to turn pro later this summer and Musselman, a rising sophomore at UK, each shot 5-under-par 66s to lead an elite international field. Play was halted by darkness after a two-hour weather delay, leaving 63 players having to complete their first round early Thursday. Munn was bogey-free, while Mussleman, who has won five high-school tournaments, holed a three-foot birdie on his final hole to reclaim a share of the lead.
Two strokes back at 68 were Australians Jarryd Felton, Ben Ecccles, and Simon Vitakengas, as well as Josh Lee of Orange Park, Florida.
Low Mississippians among the finishers at even-par 71 were Hattiesburg's David Riley and Olive Branch's Braden Thornberry.
Early favorite Bryson DeChambeau, the newly crowned NCAA champion from Clovis, Calif., rallied to post 72 after three quick bogeys.
ABOUT THE Southern Amateur
The Southern Amateur, which dates back to 1902, is
one of two competitions held by the Southern Golf
Association (the other is the Southern Junior). This
is a 72-hole stroke play championship with a cut
made after 36 holes. Entries are open to any male
amateur golfer who has a current USGA Handicap
Index® not exceeding 3.4 under the USGA Handicap
System. Non-exempt players must pre-qualify at
one of the qualifying sites held across the southern
U.S. in the two months leading up to the
championship.
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