Olkowski starts 2019 with Saguaro Amateur title
1/4/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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The Colorado sophomore logged his second big victory in the past four months
Olkowski opened the event with rounds of shot 71-67. He made a three-and-a-half foot putt for bogey on No. 18 for the win after Carlon put the pressure on him with a birdie of his own. Olkowski navigated a difficult greenside bunker shot to safely allow two putts for the win.
This is Olkowski’s second big win in four months after being co-medalist in September’s Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. With the win, he also was the 2018-19 Troon Saguaro Amateur Series Champion for his combined play in the Sizzler Amateur, Gobbler Amateur, and the Saguaro Amateur.The winning putt from @trev17olko pic.twitter.com/0gsOqHtNkX
— SaguaroAmateurSeries (@SaguaroAmSeries) January 5, 2019
Behind Carlon, John Felitto finished solo third with rounds of 73-70-68. Felitto is a junior at Notre Dame.
Another two shots back, a five-way tie for fourth included Tyler Severin, Sam Choi, Koichiro Ishika, Jake Staiano and Pryce Beshoory.
Results: Saguaro Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas, NV | 500 | 71-67-70=208 | |
| 2 | Albuquerque, NM | 400 | 69-70-70=209 | |
| 3 | Mountainside, NJ | 300 | 73-70-68=211 | |
| T4 | Johnstown, CO | 300 | 70-73-70=213 | |
| T4 | Anaheim, CA | 300 | 71-69-73=213 |
About the Saguaro Amateur
54-hole event with field comprised of 108 men’s amateur golfers from all over the United States. Most players are college golfers on winter break. All players must have completed high school by January 1 and must have a handicap of 3.0 or lower. The ...
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