Andrew Whalen takes early Patriot All-America advantage

12/29/2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Northwestern's Andrew Whalen <br>(Northwestern Athletics Photo)

Eleven players broke par on the first day at the Wigwam Golf Gold Course

LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ (December 29, 2016) -- Northwestern's Andrew Whalen is the early leader at the Patriot All-America being held at the Wigwam Golf Gold Course. Whalen leads an impressive field following his bogey-free 5-under 65 pace setting round. His lead will be one-stroke heading into Friday's second round. Whalen, a redshirt senior, rolled in his first birdie of the day on the third and then another on the fifth as he turned in 2-under 33. Three more birdies were produced on the backside as Whalen kept the peddle to the mettle. The first of his closing side birdies came on the 11th, followed by 13th and 17th hole birdies. Ole Miss sophomore Braden Thornberry had one the best fall seasons of any player in the nation and after his first round at the Wigwam Golf Gold Course it doesn't appear that he has picked up any rust over the last month. After parring the first hole Thornberry birdied four of the next five to quickly reach 4-under prior to the turn. A three-time winner this season, Thornberry, lost some momentum with bogeys on Nos. 13 and 14 before rebounding with 16th and 18th hole birdies. Heading into day two the leaderboard will be a crowded one with two players sharing third at 3-under and another five players tied for fifth at 2-under. Included in the 3-under group is UNLV junior John Oda who won the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate during the fall.

Results: Patriot All-America

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Cameron Champ	Sacramento, CA	700	68-69-66=203
2	Zachary Olsen	Cordova, TN	500	67-71-65=203
T3	Nick Hardy	Northbrook, IL	400	70-68-66=204
T3	Sahith Theegala	Chino Hills, CA	400	68-66-70=204
T5	Sean Crocker	Long Beach, CA	400	73-66-66=205

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About the Patriot All-America

The Wigwam and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), in partnership with the Folds of Honor Foundation present the Patriot All- America Invitational. It's one of the most unique events in all of golf. 84 top collegiate players named to the ...

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