Ernst Wins Memorial Amateur
5/26/2009 | by
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After a disappointing bogey on the final hole, Derek Ernst wins a playoff over Kevin Lucas, who shot 64 to vault from 16th into a tie
CARMICHAEL, Calif. (May 25, 2009) -- There was a golfer on a skateboard, 30-handicappers rattling around the trees screeching "Fore!" and 5-year-olds doing somersaults in the fairway.
What there wasn't Monday at Ancil Hoffman during the final round of the Memorial Amateur Championship was on-course leaderboards. Amateur tournament. Public course. So when overnight leader Derek Ernst bogeyed the 18th hole from a greenside bunker to complete a final round of 2-over-par 72, he assumed his day was done, and not with a happy ending.
"When I made the turn, I saw that someone was 4 under," Ernst said. "I figured there was no way the winning score would be any worse."
Wrong. Ernst's three-day total of 3-under 207 tied him at the top with Folsom's Kevin Lucas, who shot a 64 to rally from 16th, eight shots off the lead. Ernst was determined not to waste his reprieve. (click here for full story from sacbee.com)
Results: Memorial Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | Clovis, CA | 300 | 66-69-72--207 | |
| 2 | Folsom, CA | 200 | 71-72-64--207 | |
| T3 | Rancho Murieta, CA | 100 | 67-74-67--208 | |
| T3 | Granite Bay, CA | 100 | 68-72-68--208 | |
| T5 | , Australia | 100 | 67-73-69--209 |
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