Southwestern Am: Poston rallies for win

June 21, 2013 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Poston jumped six places by firing a 5-under 65 to finish two shots clear of defending champion Kevin Dougherty and Max McGreevy

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (June 21, 2013) -- J.T. Poston of Hickory, North Carolina, made his first visit to the deserts of Arizona a good one in capturing the 98th Southwestern Amateur Poston jumped six places by firing a 5-under 65 in the final round to finish at 276 (-4), two shots clear of defending champion Kevin Dougherty of Murrieta, California, and Max McGreevy of Edmond, Oklahoma. “I felt good coming into today," Poston said. "I had lots of birdies yesterday but made some dumb bogeys. Today my warm-up was good and I had five birdies and no bogeys.” Anthony Maccaglia and Kyle Westmoreland used terrific closing rounds to finish tied for fourth place.

Results: Southwestern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	J.T. Poston	Hickory, NC	700	69-71-71-65--276
T2	Kevin Dougherty	Murrieta, CA	500	74-71-67-66--278
T2	Max McGreevy	Edmond, OK	500	74-67-65-72--278
T4	Anthony Maccaglia	Atlanta, GA	400	73-72-68-66--279
T4	Kyle Westmoreland	Katy, TX	400	73-71-68-67--279

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About the Southwestern Amateur

The Southwestern Men's Amateur Golf Championship is a prestigious 72-hole stroke play competition open to top national-level amateurs holding a handicap index of 1.4 or better. Following the first 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 36 players...