Fresno State golfer Alex Lee wins Memorial Amateur

5/29/2017 | by Pete Wlodkowski of AmateurGolf.com

Memorial Amateur champ Alex Lee, decked out in red, white, and blue<br>photo courtesy John Schmidt

Alex Lee edges 36-hole leader Cameron Champ for the title, a 3-shot swing on the 16th hole providing the margin of victory

CARMICHAEL, Calif. (May 29, 2017) -- Alex Lee fired a final round 68 to finish at 10-under for 54 holes and capture the title at the Memorial Amateur. Lee, a Fresno State sophomore from Sacramento, started the day 2-shots behind leader Cameron Champ (also from Sacramento), after consecutive rounds of 69 allowed him to reach 6-under through 36-holes. He made up those shots in the first 15 holes, leaving the Lee and Champ tied going into number 16, a par 5. Champ's drive found a fairway bunker on his second shot, while Lee hit a 3-wood from 235-yards that careened perfectly off the side of a bunker, leaving him 20 feet from the pin on the apron. Champ's bunker shot failed to find the green and he took double bogey on the hole, while Lee's birdie (after leaving his eagle try just an inch short) forced a three shot swing, which is how things ended up. Finishing behind Champ in third at 5-under for the tournament was Daniel Connolly of San Francisco. Connolly, the 2015 San Francisco City champion, plays for SMU. After starting with a 73 on Saturday, he posted 69 Sunday and matched that score Monday. Other than the winner Lee, only Connolly and Bradley Reeves (who finished T6 at 2-under) posted final round scores in the 60s. Rounding out the top-5 were the two first round co-leaders, Josh McCollum (Upland) and David Laskin (Elk Grove). The pair tied for fourth at 4-under 212 and their opening round scores of 66 remained the low rounds of the tournament.

Results: Memorial Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Alex Lee	Sacramento, CA	400	69-69-68=206
2	Cameron Champ	Sacramento, CA	300	68-68-73=209
3	Daniel Connolly	San Francisco, CA	200	73-69-69=211
T4	Josh McCollum	Upland, CA	200	66-72-74=212
T4	David Laskin	Elk Grove, CA	200	66-71-75=212

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