From 59 watch to Southern Am lead, Cover steals the show
7/19/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: Southern Amateur Championship, Atlanta Athletic Club - Highlands Course
Patrick Cover put together an 8-under 28 on Olde Stone's back nine and shot to the top of the Southern Am leaderboard
Starting on No. 10 at the Club at Olde Stone, Cover quickly began making birdies – six, to be exact. He threw in an eagle at the par-4 14th and made the turn at 8-under 28.
The only blemish on Cover’s card came on No. 3 – a bogey. He added two more birdies and still managed a 9-under 63 to dive to 12 under for the event. Thursday’s round gave him a three-shot cushion on Taylor Bibbs and Luke Long, in second.
Behind Cover, Bibbs had a second-round 66 that put him at 10 under. Bibbs, the 2017 San Diego City Amateur champion, birdied three of his final five holes. Long, of Fayetteville, Ark., went bogey free in his 4-under 68 on Thursday.🚨Hot round alert 🚨
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Check out @patrick_cover72’s start in Rd 2 of Southern Am. Opens w/ 28 on @OldeStoneBG’s back 9 pic.twitter.com/bZiURTOjXA
Ten of the top 12 players on the leaderboard posted a round in the 60s on Thursday at Olde Stone. The golf course played nearly a full shot easier from Wednesday to Thursday.
With two rounds left, proven players lurk within striking distance. Eric Ansett, who already this summer has top-20 finishes at the Dogwood Invitational, the Sunnehanna Amateur and the Sahalee Players Championship, had a second-round 67 to take a share of fifth. John Augenstein, last week’s Players Amateur champion, had 66. He is part of a six-man tie for seventh that also includes Benjamin Shipp, Kristoffer Reitan, Wilson Furr, Malcolm Mitchell and Austin Squires.
About the Southern Amateur
The Southern Amateur, which dates back to 1902, is one of two competitions held by the Southern Golf Association (the other is the Southern Junior). This is a 72-hole stroke play championship with a cut made after 36 holes. Entries are open to any ma...
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