Pickin atop Aussie-heavy leaderboard at Avondale Amateur
1/29/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Avondale Amateur Medal, Avondale Golf Club
Jye Pickin had an opening 66 for a slim lead, but Australia's finest is bearing down on him at Avondale Golf Club
Pickin had a 5-under 66 on Tuesday at Avondale Golf Club in Pymble, Australia and built an early one-shot lead on three compatriots close on his tail.
Thomas Heaton, Aiden Didone and Andre Lautee all had 67. Lautee won the Victorian Amateur at the end of 2018 and was T-4 at the Master of the Amateurs earlier this month. He was also the only one of the three players at 67 to get to his number without a single bogey.
Five players are at 2-under 69, including two notables who have made plenty of recent amateur headlines. Two of them appeared in the quarterfinals at last week’s New South Wales Amateur – Jediah Morgan and Nathan Barbieri. The latter player, of course advanced all the way to the final. Barbieri also played the final match at the Australian Amateur the week before that.
Blake Collyer, the 2018 Dunes Medal winner, also had 69.
A nine-man tie for 12th at 1 under includes Blake Windred, a quarterfinalist at the Australian Amateur and top-3 finisher at the Master of the Amateurs.
Top international players include Finland’s Ilari Saulo and Indonesia’s Naraajie Emerald Ramadhanputra, both part of the jam at 1-under 70. Callum Farr from the United Kingdom is also on that number.
Results: Avondale Amateur Medal
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , Australia | 1000 | 70-67-70-68=275 | |
| 2 | , Australia | 700 | 69-72-69-66=276 | |
| 3 | , Australia | 500 | 71-66-69-71=277 | |
| T4 | , Australia | 500 | 74-67-70-67=278 | |
| T4 | , Australia | 500 | 70-72-68-68=278 |
About the Avondale Amateur Medal
One of the top events in Australia, the Avondale Amateur consists of a men’s field of 120 players competing for the Avondale Medal. Players from the UK, Europe, Asia and the Americas compete in the event against the very best Australian players. 72 h...
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