Sebastian Pinzon leads by four shots at Dixie Amateur

12/19/2011 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

-- Colombia Golf Federation

Pinzon fired a first-round 63 and leads an impressive field, including Derk Ernst, who sits four shots back

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (Dec. 19, 2011) -- Sebastian Pinzon exploded out to an impressive four-shot lead after firing a first-round 63 at the 81st Dixie Amateur at Heron Bay Golf Club. Pinzon of La Calera, Colombia, leads Derek Ernst, who fired a 67, by a commanding four shots heading into Round 2 play. Ernst, of Clovis, Calif., has had a spectacular 2011 year, reaching the semifinals at the U.S. Public Linksand a fourth-place tie at the Pacific Coast Amateur and should be in the hunt throughout the event. Motin Young of Orlando and Tom Lovelady of Birmingham, Ala. each shot 68 and sit in a third-place tie following the first day of play.

Results: Dixie Men's Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Curtis Thompson	Coral Springs, FL	700	69-69-69-67--274
2	Daniel Berger	Jupiter, FL	500	71-71-66-68--276
3	Motin Yeung	Orlando, FL	400	68-71-69-70--278
4	Ben Taylor	, New Zealand	400	71-70-69-69--279
5	Tom Lovelady	Birmingham, AL	400	68-71-71-71--281

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About the Dixie Men's Amateur

Historic Florida amateur golf tournament that is open to former Dixie Amateur champions, tournament committee invitees and qualifiers for major amateur championships. The Dixie has a traditionally strong field due to college break, and a past-champio...

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