Augenstein holds on for Players Am win, RBC Heritage start
7/15/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Players Amateur, Berkeley Hall Club
John Augenstein expanded on a two-shot lead to easily win the Players Amateur at Berkeley Hall Club
Augenstein slowly climbed the leaderboard throughout the week until reaching the top spot after 54 holes. He put the finishing touches on a four-shot win with a final-round 67. He had three birdies in the first eight holes and made his only bogey on No. 9. By that point, he still had a two-shot lead on chaser Andy Zhang.
Behind Zhang, the University of Florida’s leading scorer last season, Will Grimmer also put together four rounds in the 60s to finish third. He was five shots behind Augenstein. Grimmer, the Ohio State player, has already appeared in two U.S. Opens (2014, 2018).
Three collegiate players tied for third at 10 under, including Auburn’s Branden Mancheno, Georgia’s Spencer Ralston and Virginia’s Thomas Walsh. The round of the day – and the round of the tournament – belonged to Walsh, who had a bogey-free 62 that also included an eagle on the par-5 seventh.
Last year’s winner Philip Knowles finished with a share of ninth at 8 under.
Results: Players Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owensboro, KY | 1200 | 66-67-68-67=268 | |
| 2 | , China | 900 | 69-63-71-69=272 | |
| 3 | Cincinnati, OH | 700 | 69-67-68-69=273 | |
| T4 | Jacksonville, FL | 700 | 69-66-70-69=274 | |
| T4 | Gainesville, GA | 700 | 68-68-73-65=274 |
About the Players Amateur
While competing in the 1999 US Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach, former US Walker Cup Team members, Duke Delcher and Tom McKnight discussed the formation of a premier 72-hole stroke play amateur golf tournament. The inaugural Players Amateur was ...
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