Lewis and Anderson share first round lead at Sunnehanna Amateur

June 15, 2022 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com

Bryce Lewis (Courtesy of Tennessee Athletics)

The stakes have never been higher at the Sunnehanna Amateur, which is the first stop on the recently-created Elite Amateur Series

A new era in amateur golf was ushered in on Wednesday with the start of the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions and the stakes have never been higher.

The tradition-rich Sunnehanna Amateur is the first stop on the recently-created Elite Amateur Series, which aligns seven of the top competitive amateur events for PGA Tour-bound amateurs with coveted tour starts and U.S. Golf Association exemptions on the line.

After day one in Johnstown, Pa., Bryce Lewis of the University of Tennessee and Cole Anderson of Florida State are tied atop the leaderboard after both players carded impressive 6-under rounds of 64 on Wednesday. Three players - Nick Gabrelcik (North Florida), Brian Stark (Oklahoma State) and Julian Perico (Arkansas) are one back at 5-under.

Lewis was 1-under at the turn and then caught fire, collecting four consecutive birdies to start his inward nine to move to 5-under on the day. After pars on 14 and 15, Lewis birdied the par-3 16th hole en route to shooting an opening-round 64.

After a birdie-bogey start, Anderson played his final 16 holes at 6-under to match Lewis on the scoreboard with a 64 of his own.

A total of 27 players managed to break par on the forgiving Sunnehanna layout.

The top five finishers in the 2022 Elite Amateur Cup final points classification will receive an exemption for the 2022 US Amateur and an exemption for the 2023 U.S. Open Final Qualifying (must remain amateurs). They will also earn exemptions into the PGA TOUR's Butterfield Bermuda Championship (Oct. 28-31) and select Korn Ferry Tour events.

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Future Elite Amateur Series Events
• Northeast Amateur (June 22-25; Wannamoisett Country Club, Rumford, RI)
• North and South Amateur (June 26-July 2; Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Pinehurst, NC)
• Trans-Mississippi Amateur (July 6-9; Denver Country Club, Denver, Colo.)
• Southern Amateur (July 13-16; Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Ga.)
• Pacific Coast Amateur (July 19-22; Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Ore.)
• Western Amateur (Aug. 1-6; Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, Ill.).

Results: Sunnehanna Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Bryce Lewis	Hendersonville, TN	1200	64-70-66-75=275
T2	Kelly Chinn	Great Falls, VA	900	67-68-71-70=276
T2	Maxwell Ford	Peachtree Corners, GA	900	70-67-67-72=276
T4	Jackson Rivera	Rancho Sante Fe, CA	700	67-73-70-67=277
T4	Mark Goetz	Greensburg, PA	700	68-71-69-69=277

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About the Sunnehanna Amateur

Lewis and Anderson share first round lead at 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...