Clay Homan leads Mississippi State Amateur

04 Jun 2016
by Mississippi Golf Association
see also: View results for Mississippi State Amateur, Tupelo Country Club
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Clay Homan isn't coaching this week, he's playing

Madison, MS (June 4, 2016) - The third round of the State Amateur Championship went off without a hitch. Overcast skies and low breezes provided optimal scoring conditions. The last state amateur champion at Reunion Golf and Country Club in 2012 has taken the lead. Clay Homan, of Starkville, made a 5-under round look easy to put him at 13-under 203 with one round to play.

The final round pairing will be Clay Homan, Cameron Clarke and Neil Trimm at 9:40 am on Hole #1. Trimm with his home course knowledge, sits within three strokes of the lead. The 36-hole leader Cameron Clarke trails by one stroke going into the final round.

A win by Homan tomorrow would tie C.W. Kittleman's title record of 5 wins, and put him one win closer to Gene Vinson and Rett Crowder's record of 6 wins.

TOURNAMENT NOTES

- With sixty-five players in the field, nineteen are under par to start the final round

- The 2016 State Amateur champion will take home the Spec Wilson Memorial Trophy

ACE MAKER

2004 State Amateur champion, Michael Stringer madE an ace on the 201-yard, 6th hole.

View results for Mississippi State Amateur

ABOUT THE Mississippi State Amateur

Format: The tournament is scheduled for 72 holes of stroke play with a cut to the low 60(+ties) after 36 holes of play. Field size is limited to 120 players. Qualifiers will be held for the State Amateur, including an Open Qualifier, the week of the event. Each is scheduled for 18 holes of stroke play. The number of players to advance will be determined by the number of entries for each qualifier and the number available in the field after the exempt players have reserved their place. The same percentage from each qualifier will advance to the championship.

Eligibility: The Amateur Championship is open to male amateurs who are bona fide residents of the state of Mississippi for at least 60 days prior to the first round of the tournament. Participants must conform with the USGA Rules of Amateur Status. All participants in Mississippi Golf Association State Championships are required to have an active GHIN Handicap through a USGA Licensed Mississippi Club.