Southern Am: OSU commit Olsen leads

7/17/2013 | by Benjamin Larsen of AmateurGolf.com

Zachary Olsen

Richy Werenski and Kevin Marsh shot 7-under 65s and trail first-round leader Zachary Olsen by a shot

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (July 17, 2013) -- At about this time Last summer, Richy Werenski of Georgia Tech made his name known at the highest levels of amateur golf with a resounding win at the Porter Cup. Now, Werenski is trying to build on that lofty win all while another player is hoping to make his first mark. Werenski fired a first-round 7-under 65 to take a share of second place with elite mid-amateur Kevin Marsh at the Southern Amateur at Carlton Woods. The duo is trailing Zachary Olsen, an Oklahoma State commit who's had plenty of success on the junior circuits but is looking to make a splash on the national level. Olsen shot an 8-under 64, using an eagle-three on the 548-yard par-5 18th to propel himself into the lead. Olsen came in with a 5-under 31. Werenski, who last found the winner's circle at the Massachusetts Four-Ball alongside brother and Texas A&M signee Mickey, birdied Nos. 7, 8 and 9 to catch fire. He went on to birdie four holes on the back for a 33-32 start to the 107th playing of the event. Marsh, meanwhile, also capitalized on an eagle-three on the 18th to make up ground and share second place with Werenski. After Thursday's second round, the field will be cut to the low 66 players and ties. Tom Lovelady of Alabama is tied for fourth place with Cole Wiederkehr at 6-under. Five players, including Cal red shirt Pace Johnson, are tied for sixth at 5-under. Other notable first-round scores include: Sunnehanna winner Steven Ihm (4-under, T11), Walker Cup selections from Alabama Justin Thomas and Cory Whitsett (3-under, T16), Cal's Michael Weaver (3-under, T16), North & South winner Andrew Dorn (2-under T26), 2011 Southern Amateur champ Alex Carpenter (2-under, T26). View full field results from Round 1 using the link below.

Results: Southern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
T1	Zachary Olsen	Cordova, TN	1000	64-73-68-71=276
T2	Sam Love	Birmingham, AL	700	70-71-69-66=276
T2	Joey Garber	Petoskey, MI	700	67-73-67-69=276
4	Oliver Schniederjans	Powder Springs, GA	500	72-64-73-68=277
T5	Chad Ramey	Fulton, MS	500	71-73-70-64=278

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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 ma...

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