Munn, Musselman lead early at Southern Amateur

7/15/2015 | by Southern Golf Association

Joshua Munn

New Zealand native Joshua Munn and University of Kentucky sophomore Cooper Musselman fired 66 on day one at Old Waverly

WEST POINT, Miss. — New Zealander Josh Munn and University of Kentucky sophomore Cooper Musselman share the opening-round lead in the incomplete first round Wednesday at the 109th Southern Amateur being played at Old Waverly Cub. Munn, 24, who plans to turn pro later this summer and Musselman, a rising sophomore at UK, each shot 5-under-par 66s to lead an elite international field. Play was halted by darkness after a two-hour weather delay, leaving 63 players having to complete their first round early Thursday. Munn was bogey-free, while Mussleman, who has won five high-school tournaments, holed a three-foot birdie on his final hole to reclaim a share of the lead. Two strokes back at 68 were Australians Jarryd Felton, Ben Ecccles, and Simon Vitakengas, as well as Josh Lee of Orange Park, Florida. Low Mississippians among the finishers at even-par 71 were Hattiesburg's David Riley and Olive Branch's Braden Thornberry. Early favorite Bryson DeChambeau, the newly crowned NCAA champion from Clovis, Calif., rallied to post 72 after three quick bogeys.

Results: Southern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Taylor Funk	Ponte Vedra, FL	1200	70-65-69-69=273
T2	Taylor Hancock	Clearwater, FL	900	70-69-68-67=274
T2	Ben Suarez	Sulphur, LA	900	71-66-68-69=274
T4	Matt NeSmith	North Augusta, SC	700	69-71-66-69=275
T4	Bryson DeChambeau	Clovis, CA	700	72-68-67-68=275

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