San Diego Amateur South: Shea Lague takes the halfway lead on his home course
1/8/2024 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com
see also: Steele Canyon Golf Club
Lague shot 66; his teammate at San Diego State Jackson Moss is just one shot back at 67
In his hometown, Shea Lague shot a 5-under 66 in the first round of the 2024 AmateurGolf.com San Diego Amateur South at Steele Canyon Golf Club in Jamul, Calif., to lead the field by one shot heading into the final round.
And that is not even his best score at Steele Canyon.
Lague is a junior at San Diego State who was born and raised in Jamul, Calif. Steele Canyon Golf Club has been his home course for six years now, and he has played the course "more than he can remember". He has shot two rounds of 61 since calling Steele Canyon home.
With the course being a 27-hole course, the rotation for the field was the Ranch course as the front nine and Vineyard for the back nine.
"I am pretty happy with how I played Vineyard," Lague said. "Ranch was a little bit of a disappointment. Usually, I don't do too well on Vineyard, so it was nice to do something there."
Lague was 1-under through the first 12 holes, but he holed a bunker shot on No. 13 for birdie to move to 2-under.
"That kind of started it all," Lague said.
Lague shot a 30 on the back nine, with additional birdies on Holes No. 14, 17, and 18 to get to 5-under.
Jackson Moss of San Diego, Calif., Lague's teammate at San Diego State, is in solo second place after shooting a 4-under 67.
"The greens are really nice, so I was rolling it really well. Just got hot on the front (nine) and stayed steady on the back (nine).
Moss started his round with four pars, then made an eagle on No. 5, a birdie on No. 6, and he also birdied Holes No. 8 and 9 to shoot a 32 on the front nine after a bogey on No. 7.
Trae Cassell of Rancho Sante Fe, Calif., is in solo third place after a round of 2-under 69. He eagled No. 11 and almost holed out his drive on the 328-yard hole that pinches in at 50 yards out. Cassell tapped in a six-inch eagle putt.
"I won't be hitting driver there tomorrow," Cassell said.
Lague now heads into the final round looking to hold off his teammate Moss and the rest of the field.
"I want to hit more fairways," Lague said about the final round. "On the back nine, I hit fairways and hit the green to make birdies. On the front nine, I didn't hit fairways and was scrambling more."
Mark Strickland San Diego, Calif., shot an even-par 71 to lead the Senior Championship Division after the first round. Strickland recorded three birdies and three bogeys. Jim Plotkin of Carlsbad, Calif., and Anthony Ventura of Spring Valley, Calif., are T2 at 1-over and one shot back of Strickland.
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