Keefer catches Lee at top of Southern Amateur leaderboard
7/19/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Southern Amateur, Atlanta Athletic Club - Highlands Course
In a field of collegians, John Keefer may initially be easy to overlook. The high schooler made that harder to do on Friday.
Keefer hails from San Antonio, Texas, and will play college golf at Baylor. He had a sneaky good 22nd-place finish at the Trans-Miss Amateur earlier this month and played the Toyota Junior World Cup in Japan before that.
For the first time this week, Walker Lee now has company at the top of the leaderboard. The Texas A&M player opened with rounds of 65-71 and added a 68 on Friday. He and Keefer are both at 9 under, one shot ahead of Noah Woolsey, who plays for Washington, and Blaine Hale, a recent Oklahoma graduate.
The leaderboard is plenty crowded entering the final round, as the next 19 players are under par for 54 holes.
Results: Southern Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Collins, CO | 1200 | 70-73-64-67=274 | |
| 2 | Pleasanton, CA | 900 | 67-70-68-69=274 | |
| T3 | Shreveport, LA | 700 | 70-71-65-69=275 | |
| T3 | Houston, TX | 700 | 65-71-68-71=275 | |
| T3 | Jackson, MS | 700 | 67-71-68-69=275 |
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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