Second-round 65 gives Newman narrow victory at Bergen County Amateur
Dylan Newman
ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (Sept. 14, 2014) — In Sunday's Bergen County Amateur — a 36-hole championship played in one day — Dylan Newman, a former Iona College golfer from New Rochelle, N.Y., shot 77 in the opening 18. That score put him seven back of the leader Eric Lefante.
But Newman sparked a furious comeback, shooting 65 in the afternoon round to upend the field and win by a single stroke.
His 65 was the lowest score of the tournament by four shots.
Lefante shot 74 in the second round and finished two shots behind Newman in a tie for third place.
Finishing in second place was Steven Zychowski, who shot 72-71.
ABOUT THE Bergen County Amateur
36 hole stroke play championship conducted by
the Bergen County (New Jersey) Department of
Parks. Qualifiers are played each of the previous three
weekends for non-exempt players.
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