Crisologo, Windred open Pacific Coast Amateur with co-lead

July 23, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Chris Crisologo (Simon Fraser Athletics photo)

Both men went 5 under in Albuquerque to claim a share of a slim lead on a deep field.

Once he reached the back nine at the Championship Course at UNM in Albuquerque, N.M., Chris Crisologo caught fire. After turning in 1 under, Crisologo played his final five holes in 4 under to post a 5-under 66. It left him tied for a share of the Pacific Coast Amateur lead with Australian Blake Windred.

“I chipped in from about 25 yards for eagle,” said Crisologo, “that kind of got me going.”

Crisologo was paired with defending champion Isaiah Salinda, a recent Stanford graduate. Salinda opened with 2-under 69 and has a share of 10th.

Windred, who is playing his second event in the U.S. for the summer after a top-25 finish at the Players Amateur earlier this month, started the day with bogeys on two of the first three holes, but righted the ship by shooting a bogey-free, 5-under 31 on the back nine.

In all, six players from Australia – Windred, Connor McKinney, Nathan Barbieri, Jack Thompson, Kiran Day and Josh Armstong – are inside the top 15 after the first round.

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With mostly collegians and twentysomethings in the field, a veteran made early noise on Tuesday. Greg Condon, stroke-play co-medalist at last year’s U.S. Senior Amateur, started his day on the back nine and went 2 under for an early share of the lead. He was 1 over on the front and with a starting 70, is tied for 14th, only four shots off the pace and still very much in the championship.

Notably, University of Oklahoma teammates Quade Cummins of Weatherford, Okla., and Logan McAllister of Oklahoma City, Okla., each shot 4-under 67 and sit one off the lead at T3.

Results: Pacific Coast Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Quade Cummins	Weatherford, OK	1200	67-66-65-66=264
2	Blake Windred	, Australia	900	66-68-68-66=268
3	Matt McCarty	Scottsdale, AZ	700	68-69-69-65=271
T4	Sam Choi	Anaheim, CA	700	73-67-65-68=273
T4	Riley Casey	Tuscola, TX	700	70-66-68-69=273

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About the Pacific Coast Amateur

Crisologo, Windred open Pacific Coast Amateur with co-lead

Although its present history only dates from 1967, the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship's roots make it one of the oldest amateur golf championships in American history. The first tournament was held on the links of San Francisco Golf Club at The P...