Hayden Springer takes lead at Pacific Coast Amateur

7/20/2017 | by Art Stricklin of AmateurGolf.com

Third round leader Hayden Springer (Pacific Coast Amateur photo)

After opening with a 74, Texas Tech's Hayden Springer posts 66-65 the last two days to take the solo lead with one to play

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (July 20, 2017) -- A full scale Texas invasion took over the top rungs of the Pacific Coast Amateur Thursday Texas Tech Junior Hayden Springer took a one stroke lead at 6-under going into the final day of the 51st playing of the Championship. Springer, from Trophy Club, Texas just outside of Dallas, scorched the 2015 U.S. Open site Chambers Bay for a six-under 65 to go with a 66 on Wednesday (a great comeback after an opening 74). He takes a 205 total, eight-under-par, going to the final round of the prestigious West Coast amateur tournament. He will have to fight off fellow North Texan Will Zalatoris, the defending champion from Plano, Texas, and University of Texas' Doug Ghim, both tied for second at 7-under 206. Zalatoris shot a third round 67. Ghim put up a 69.

Slam dunk putt from long range @joda808 is now -2 today @PacificCoastAm @ChambersBayGolf #RebsSummerTour pic.twitter.com/97s3iRImOK
— UNLV Golf (@UNLVGolf) July 20, 2017

“I played really well today,” Springer said. “I made some putts and finished with two good birdies. I’m glad we can represent Texas well.” Zalatoris, who failed to defend his title last week in the Trans-Mississippi Championship, shot a 67 highlighted by a birdie on the par 5 18th hole and said he was ready for back-to-back Pacific Amateur titles. “In the past, my putting has been up and down, but my putting has been really solid this year and my irons have let me down. Today I was able to put it all together,” Zalatoris said. “With the Walker Cup coming up, I have to do my part to get in the mix.” Springer, who qualified to play in the PGA Tour’s Fedex St. Jude Classic in Memphis in 2016, has come close before in some major amateur tournaments, but has yet to break through for a showcase victory. He started his round with a bogey on the first hole for the second straight day, but rolled off five straight birdies on holes 9-13 and added two more birdies on holes 17-18 to grab the slim lead. Zalatoris had five birdies to offset two bogeys to put himself in good shape for the final round. Second round leader and last week's Trans-Miss winner at Prairie Dunes Cameron Champ posted 73 in the third round to join a group of three players that includes Denzel Ieremia of New Zealand and UNLV golfer John Oda of Hawaii. ACE MAKER Edwin Yi, the University of Oregon golfer, recorded an ace on the 165-yard par 3 15th hole at Chambers Bay today. Here's what he had to say about it.

🚨HOLE-IN-ONE ALERT🚨: @edwin96_yi of @OregonMGolf talks about his Round 3 ace on 15 at @ChambersBayGolf #paccoast pic.twitter.com/jl1AXwRmGM
— Pacific Coast Am (@PacificCoastAm) July 20, 2017

Results: Pacific Coast Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Doug Ghim	Arlington Heights, IL	1200	70-67-69-69=275
2	Cameron Champ	Sacramento, CA	900	69-65-73-69=276
3	Will Zalatoris	Plano, TX	700	69-70-67-71=277
T4	Andrej Bevins	Elk Grove, CA	700	72-70-70-66=278
T4	Denzel Ieremia	, New Zealand	700	66-72-69-71=278

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About the Pacific Coast Amateur

Although its present history only dates from 1967, the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship's roots make it one of the oldest amateur golf championships in American history. The first tournament was held on the links of San Francisco Golf Club at The P...

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