American Ian Gilligan maintains lead at Australian Master of the Amateurs
1/5/2025 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Master of the Amateurs, Southern Golf Club
Gilligan leads by two shots at 14-under, while Ella Scaysbrook leads the women's division heading into the final round
Florida standout and 2024 Western Amateur champion Ian Gilligan shot a third-round 2-under 70 to stay at the top of the leaderboard with one round remaining at the 2025 Australian Master of the Amateurs at Southern Golf Club in Keysborough, Australia.
Gilligan has carded rounds of 68-64-70 to get to 14-under and leads first-round leader Kai Komulainen by two shots. Komulainen is in solo second place at 12-under.
Komulainen and Gilligan both tied the course at Southern Golf Club with an 8-under 64. Komulainen recorded nine birdies and one bogey, including birdies on holes No. 15 through 18, to get into the clubhouse at 8-under in the opening round.
Gilligan recorded nine birdies and one bogey en route to his second-round 8-under 64.
Komulainen made the final 32 of the 2024 NSW Men's Amateur and led after the first round of the 2024 Australian Men's Amateur. He finished T26 at the 2024 Australian Master of the Amateurs.
Kuyan Mudadana is in solo third place at 11-under, Harry Takis is in solo fourth place at 10-under, and Jase Summy is in solo fifth place at 9-under.
Gilligan is currently ranked No. 7 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings.
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Past winners include Lukas Michel (2021), Sahith Theegala (2020), and Aaron Wise (2017).
In the women's division, Australian Ella Scaysbrook leads by two shots at 8-under after rounds of 70-70-71. Hyojin Yang is in solo second place at 6-under. First-round leader Sarah Hammett and Rianne Malixi are T3 at 4-under, and Jazzy Roberts is in solo fifth place at 3-under.
Malixi won the 2024 championship, which started her year of winning two USGA championships on top of the Masters of the Amateurs. She won the U.S. Girls Junior and the U.S. Women's Amateur.
36-hole leader Raegan Denton shot a third-round 6-over 79 to fall to T8 at 1-under.
Third round highlights
Results: Master of the Amateurs
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reno, NV | 1000 | 68-64-70-72=274 | |
| 2 | , Australia | 700 | 64-72-68-71=275 | |
| 3 | , Australia | 500 | 65-72-69-70=276 | |
| 4 | , Australia | 500 | 69-67-75-69=280 | |
| T5 | , Australia | 500 | 70-73-68-70=281 |
About the Master of the Amateurs
The Master of the Amateurs, a 72-hole medal play Championship, has rapidly become one of the elite championships in amateur golf. Like The Masters, the champion receives a Green Jacket. Contestants participate in the first round of the championship w...
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