Saguaro Amateur: Christopherson, Graf tied with one round to go

January 3, 2020 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

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The 2020 season is underway in the desert, as Caden Christopherson and Carter Graf take the lead into the final round

Caden Christopherson (Chandler, AZ) and Carter Graf (Canada) are tied for the lead through 36 holes at the 7th Saguaro Amateur at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club.

Christopherson, a local resident from nearby Chandler, shot the low round of the day—a 6-under par 66. Carter Graf, an NC State golfer, shot a 5-under par 67 to forge a two-way tie for the lead at 7-under par through two rounds.

The pairing leads by one over Hunter Epson of Long Beach, California. 2018 Champion Blake Hathcoat, the first round co-leader, is tied for fourth place with two others two shots back of the lead. In all there are ten players within three shots of the co-lead and sixteen within four shots.

Saturday’s final round is shaping up to be a shootout for the Saguaro Amateur and the Troon Saguaro Amateur Series Player of the Year race.

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DAY ONE RECAP

Blake Hathcoat (Fresno, CA), and Jackson Lake (Clovis, CA) co-lead the 2020 Saguaro Amateur through 18 holes at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Ariz. Both shot 5-under par 67 on the 7,588 yard championship course.

Hathcoat is a senior at St. Mary’s, as well as the 2018 Saguaro Amateur Champion, and Lake is a freshman on the Oregon State golf team.

In a condensed leaderboard, five players—Chase Carlson (Tacoma, WA), Josh McCollum (Upland, CA), Nathan Cogswell (Kent, WA), Austin Fox (Folsom, CA) and Logan Pate (Richmond, TX) all shot 4-under 68s to sit a shot back of the leaders. Another shot back at 3-under par—2 shots from the lead—is a group of five players.

Results: Saguaro Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Max Sekulic	, Canada	500	70-70-66=206
2	Austin Fox	Folsom, CA	400	68-71-67=206
T3	Ryan Grider	Lewisville, TX	300	70-71-66=207
T3	Carter Graf	, Canada	300	70-67-70=207
T5	Issei Tanabe	Huntington Beach, CA	300	70-70-69=209

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About the Saguaro Amateur

Saguaro Amateur: Christopherson, Graf tied with one round to go

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 ...