Spirit of America: Three tied for lead

July 3, 2010 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Jace Long of the University of Missouri is tied with Robbie Van Riper and Chase Parker of Univ. of Kentucky at 5-under par

DECATUR, Alabama (July 3, 2010) -- Chase Parker and Robbie Van Riper have caught up with 36 hole leader Jace Long of University of Missouri, who posted 69-64 in the first two rounds (for a 6 shot lead) but had trouble keeping up with that pace on Saturday. After three straight bogeys and a double at the fourth, Long righted the ship with back-to-back birdies at No's. 6 and 7, then went 1-over the rest of the round to shoot 75. Meanwhile, Parker posted a bogey free 69, while Van Riper bogeyed his first two holes, but came back with five birdies the rest of the way for a 3-under 68 at the 7005 yard, par-71 Burningtree Country Club. Getting off to a good start on Sunday will make all the difference to the final outcome -- the 476-yard second hole and the 435-yard fourth hole played as the two hardest holes among the field.

Results: Spirit of America

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Brett Patterson	Oxford, MS	300	72-70-68-70--280*
2	Jace Long	Dixon, MO	200	69-64-75-72--280
3	Robbie Van Riper	Tallahassee, FL	100	73-67-68-73--281
4	Chase Parker	Augusta, GA	100	71-68-69-74--282
5	Andrew Noto	Metairie, LA	100	71-69-73-71--284

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About the Spirit of America

The Spirit of America Golf Classic is Burningtree Country Club's long-running, fundraising tournament held annually in conjunction with Decatur’s Spirit of America Festival, which itself is one of the largest, free Fourth of July festivals in the sou...