Sunnehanna Amateur: Max Steinlechner and Jerri Ji set pace

June 16, 2021 | by Rick Woelfel of AmateurGolf.com

Max Steinlechner (NC State Golf photo)

Steinlechner (Austria) and Ji (Netherlands) toured Sunnehanna CC in 4-under par 66, for a 1-shot lead over the elite field

Max Steinlechner and Jerri Ji set the pace in the opening round of the 68th Sunnehanna Amateur on Wednesday. Both men toured Sunnehanna Country Club in 4-under par 66, giving them a one-stroke advantage over the elite field. Ian Siebers signed for a 3-under par 67 while Travis Vick, who was the runner up here a year ago, headed a group at 2-under par 68 that included Julian Perico, Clay Merchant, Karl Villips, Jamie Cheatham, and Carson Sundell. Ten players were at 1-under par 69, seven more at even-par 70, leaving 26 players in a field of 99 at par or better. Defending champion Preston Summerhays, who formed the first group of the day with Vick, was in the collection of players at 1-over par 71. Summerhays is trying to become the second champion in three years to successfully defend. Alex Smalley won consecutive Sunnehanna titles in 2018 and ’19. Steinlechner (Innsbruck, Austria) completed his sophomore year at North Carolina State by tying for eighth at the NCAA Kingston Springs Regional. He turned in a clean scorecard on Wednesday, on his opening nine, making the turn in 1-under par 34. He eagled the short par-5 11th before making bogey at the par-3 14th, the only blemish on his scorecard. He went on to birdie the 15th and the 17th on the way in. Ji (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) recently finished his sophomore year at Purdue by tying for eighth at the NCAA Stillwater Regional. He birdied three of his first four holes on Wednesday before making the turn in 2-under par 33. He went on to birdie the 10th and 11th, then bogeyed the 12thn and birdied 13 before concluding his day’s work with five straight pars. Siebers (Bellevue, WA), who just finished his freshman year at Duke and earned medalist honors at his U.S. Open local qualifier, turned in even-par-35 before recording four birdies on the trip home.

Results: Sunnehanna Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Trent Phillips	Inman, SC	1200	69-68-66-68=271
2	Ian Siebers	Bellevue, WA	900	67-69-71-65=272
3	Travis Vick	Houston, TX	700	68-70-69-66=273
T4	Leo (Shiryu) Oyo	San Diego, CA	700	74-70-66-64=274
T4	Palmer Jackson	Murrysville, PA	700	70-72-64-68=274

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About the Sunnehanna Amateur

First played in July 1954, the Sunnehanna Amateur holds a distinguished place in golf history as the first country club-sponsored 72-hole medal (stroke) play event for amateurs in the United States. Its groundbreaking format helped set the standard f...

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