Long Beach Match Play: Three tied for medalist
-- photo Long Beach State Athletics
LONG BEACH, Calif. (June 5, 2011) -- Long Beach resident Kevin Lim shot a 7-under-par 65 Sunday at Skylinks Golf Course and was one of three players to tie for medalist honors in the 36-hole stroke-play qualifying portion of the Long Beach Match Play Championship.
Lim finished with a two-round total of 9-under 135. Kevin Lee of Cerritos shot 68 Sunday to equal Lim's two-day score, and first-round leader Alex Bungert shot 72 for 135.
Philip Chian (71) and Pete Fernandez Jr. (68) tied for fourth at 138.
The top 64 finishers advanced to the match play portion, which begins at 7 a.m. Saturday at Skylinks. The tournament concludes June 19 with a 36-hole final match.
ABOUT THE Long Beach Match Play
36
Holes of
qualifying followed by
matches over two weekends. Open to men amateur
golfers with a one-year established handicap and
12-
month LI (Low Index) of 4.9 or better, OR who have
played high school or collegiate golf within the past
two years.
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