Barry Babbitt captures Eastern Amateur

July 16, 2017 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Barry Babbitt <br>(Eastern Amateur Photo)

Recent Rollins College graduate Barry Babbitt came from behind on the final day to capture the 61st Eastern Amateur

PORTSMOUTH, VA (July 16, 2017) - Recent Rollins College graduate Barry Babbitt came from behind on the final day to finish 16-under and capture the 61st Eastern Amateur hosted by Elizabeth Manor Golf & CC. Babbitt began the final round 11-under and two off the 54-hole pace set by Myles Creighton of Radford University but he quickly erased that deficit with a 3-under 32 on the front nine that included four birdies and just one bogey. The front nine birdies on Nos. 2, 3, 7 and 8 pushed Babbitt to 14-under and the lead. Babbitt moved his tally to 15-under with a birdie on the 10th and then reached 16-under following his sixth and final birdie of the round on No. 13. For the week Babbitt remarkably did most of his damage on the par-4's, playing the holes in 13-under. Arizona State's Ryan Douglass matched the round of the day with a 6-under 64 to finish in second place at 14-under. Douglass got to 14-under after his sixth birdie of the day on the 14th hole but a double-bogey on the 15th proved costly as he birdied the 16th and 18th hole to end up two back. 54-hole leader Myles Creighton, from Canada, placed third at 13-under while Matt Murlick of Virginia and Virginia Brandon Yoon shared fourth at 12-under.

Results: Eastern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Barry Babbitt	Orlando, FL	500	67-67-65-65=264
2	Ryan Douglass	Leesburg, VA	400	70-67-65-64=266
3	Myles Creighton	, Canada	300	64-66-67-70=267
T4	Matt Murlick	Winnetka, IL	300	67-68-68-65=268
T4	Brandon Yoon	Ashburn, VA	300	70-66-66-66=268

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About the Eastern Amateur

The Eastern Amateur is a 72 hole stroke play event that perennially attracts a top-drawer field. The tournament has been played -- with the exception of 1977 and 1999 -- at Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club. Elizabeth Manor is a par 70 Dick Wilso...

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