Bryce Lewis holds on to win Sunnehanna Amateur

June 18, 2022 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com

Bryce Lewis (Courtesy of Sunnehanna Amateur)

The left-handed Hendersonville, Tenn. native wins the inaugural Elite Amateur Series event

Bryce Lewis completed a wire-to-wire victory at the 69th playing of the Sunnehanna Amateur on Saturday and carved out a little piece of history along the way.

Lewis, who plays collegiately at Tennessee, survived a final round 75 to finish at 5-under par to earn a one-shot victory over Kelly Chinn and Maxwell Ford in the first of seven events in the Elite Amateur Series.

Lewis' victory gives him an early leg up in the Elite Amateur Series points race, which is ladened with incentives for the top-five finishers such as an exemption for the 2022 U.S. Amateur and the 2023 U.S. Open Final Qualifying. They will also earn exemptions into the PGA TOUR's Butterfield Bermuda Championship (Oct. 28-31) and select Korn Ferry Tour events.

Lewis took control of the tournament from day one after carding an impressive 6-under round of 64 on Wednesday. He entered the final round enjoying a three-stroke lead at 10-under par which proved to be just enough of a cushion to withstand a closing 75 on Saturday.

A bogey-bogey start gave hope to his closest pursuers, namely Chinn and Ford who play collegiately at Duke and Georgia, respectively. With Lewis struggling, Chinn and Ford closed within a stroke, but a clutch two-putt par save on 18 delivered the Hendersonville, Tenn. native the biggest win of his amateur career.

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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

Bryce Lewis holds on to win 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...