Freddie Janneck comes 'out of nowhere' to win Texas Mid-Amateur
9/12/2021 | by Texas Golf Association
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“Sometimes you find one thing and then things click and here we are,” says the the former Southern Miss golfer
Janneck sat eight shots back of the lead after round one but consecutive rounds of four-under 67 pushed him to a three-shot victory. He wasn’t expecting to win coming into this week, but his game said otherwise.
“Well, the first round I just didn’t score very well. I hit it fairly well from tee to green but just didn’t get many putts to fall,” Janneck said when asked what turned after his first round. “The second round I started getting some putts to fall and that was the difference.”
The win marks both Janneck’s first Texas Mid-Amateur and TGA Championship overall. He hopes to visit Houston Oaks again.
“It’s one of the best courses I’ve played in Texas,” said Janneck. “It’s my first time here and I hope it’s not my last.”
The Southern Miss product noted that he hadn’t won anything in years but showed no signs of inexperience or nerves in Sunday’s final round.
“It (the win) means everything to me,” said Janneck. “It’s been a long time since I’ve won something so it kind of came out of nowhere. I haven’t been playing that great as of late, but you know that’s golf. Sometimes you find one thing and then things click and here we are. So, it means a lot.”
Aaron Hickman of Tyler and Clay Fullick of Conroe tied as runner up after finishing at three-under 210 total for the week. The duo also earned the Low Mid-Master honors as the top finishers over the age of 40 years old.Frederick Janneck of Fort Worth cards a final round 67 to win the 38th #TXMidAm by 3 shots. 🏆🏆🏆
— Texas Golf Association (@TexasGolfAssoc) September 12, 2021
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Hickman adds the runner-up finish to his already decorated mid-amateur career including winning the 2020 Mid-Amateur Match Play Championship. The top five and ties will earn an exemption into the 113th Texas Amateur Championship at Willow Brook Country Club, Hickman’s home course.
Finishing solo fourth was last year’s champion Ryan O’Rear of Leander. The 2020 champion carded a closing 3-over 74 to post 2-under-par 211 overall. John Yerger of Dallas, William Aycock of The Woodlands, and Eric Lodge of Houston shared fifth place at 1-under 212.
About the Texas Mid-Amateur
Eligibility: Entries are open to male golfers with a USGA Handicap index of 8.4 or less, and who are 25 years of age or older by the first day of championship qualifying. Format/Field Size: 54 holes of stroke play. At the completion of 36 holes the f...
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