New England Amateur: John Gratton takes lead

7/22/2014 | by Benjamin Larsen of AmateurGolf.com

At Winchester Country Club, Gratton grabbed a one-shot lead over New Hampshire's Nicholas Pandelena, who plays at Boston College

WINCHESTER, Mass. (July 22, 2014) -- John Gratton shot 5-under 66 and holds the first-round lead at the 85th playing of the New England Amateur Championship. At Winchester Country Club, Gratton grabbed a one-shot lead over New Hampshire's Nicholas Pandelena, who plays at Boston College. Rhode Island's Bobby Leopold, who recently won his state amateur, leads a group of four players tied for third place. Leopold, Steve Dilisio, Benjamin Day and Patrick Albanesi all shot 3-under 68 and are tied heading into Wednesday's second round. Defending champion Evan Russell of the University of Hartford shot 3-over 74 in Round 1 and is tied for 55th.

Results: New England Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	John Vanderlaan	Southbury, CT	300	70-71-67-70=278
2	Nick Pandelena	Atkinson, NH	200	67-70-73-71=281
3	Zach Zaback	Farmington, CT	100	72-70-70-70=282
4	Sam Bernstein	New York, NY	100	69-72-74-68=283
T5	Patrick Frodigh	Westwood, MA	100	76-70-71-67=284

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