Rain halts English Amateur during first round

7/27/2015 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

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Though 177 players completed their first round of stroke play qualifying, another 112 will have to finish on Tuesday at Alwoodley

LEEDS, England — Rain stopped play during the opening round of the English Amateur Championship at Alwoodley Golf Club and Pannal Golf Club, leaving more than 100 players yet to have completed their first round of stroke play qualifying. The event, set for 36 holes of stroke play before moving on to match play, will be cut in half to 18, with 32 players advancing to the brackets after 112 players finish their rounds on Tuesday in Leeds. Of the 177 players to have finished before play was halted on Monday, 20-year-old Josh Hilleard leads a seven-under par 65. “We were very, very lucky, it was just starting to rain as we finished,” Hilleard told England Golf. Alfie Plant and Jake Storey are in at 66, with Rob Burlison right behind them at 67. In total, 35 players are at even-par or better. The majority of low scores came from Pannal, as only three players posted under-par rounds at Alwoodley. James Willis' three-under 68 was the lowest score of the day at Alwoodley, which will host the match play portion of the event.

Results: English Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Joe Dean	, England	700
Runner-up	Alfie Plant	, England	500
Semifinals	Jamie Bower	, England	400
Semifinals	Robert Burlison	, England	400
Quarterfinals	George Bloor	, England	300

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About the English Amateur

The English Amateur was played in its inaugural year of 1925 at Hoylake when local golfer T Froes Ellison captured the title. He successfully defended the following year at Walton Heath, a feat achieved by only six others: Frank Pennink, Alan Thirlwe...

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