Eastern Amateur: Davenport, Betts share lead

July 10, 2014 | by Benjamin Larsen of AmateurGolf.com

Riley Davenport and William Betts both shot 5-under 65 Thursday to take an early lead at the 2014 Eastern Amateur

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (July 10, 2014) -- Riley Davenport and William Betts both shot 5-under 65 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the 2014 Eastern Amateur. Roughly half the field will complete its first round as rain forced the suspension of play Thursday. At Elizabeth Manor Golf & Country Club, Davenport, who plays UNC Charlotte, and Betts, who plays at Hartford, jumped out the one-shot lead with stellar starts in the 72-hole stroke-play championship. Betts is coming off a victory at the Hornblower Memorial in late May. Paul Babashanian of California University (Pennsylvania) and Grant Hirschmann, a highly-touted Oklahoma commit, both carded 4-under 66s and are tied for third. A total of 13 players managed to break par in Round 1 with four shots separating those contenders. Four more players shot even par and are five back. The championship runs through Sunday when a new winner will be added to the impressive list of champions that includes Strange, Crenshaw, Giles, Wadkins and more. For a full look at the leaderboard, follow the results link below.

Results: Eastern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Christopher Hickman	Centreville, MD	500	61-64-65-68=258
2	Riley Davenport	Ballground, GA	400	65-65-67-69=266
T3	Adam Ball	Richmond, VA	300	68-63-69-70=270
T3	Derek Bard	New Hartford, NY	300	68-64-68-70=270
T3	Christopher Crawford	Bensalem, PA	300	66-69-64-71=270

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Eastern Amateur: Davenport, Betts share lead

The Eastern Amateur is a 72 hole stroke play event that perennially attracts a top-drawer field. The tournament has been played -- with the exception of 1977 and 1999 -- at Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club. Elizabeth Manor is a par 70 Dick Wilso...