Nisbet Leads Lake Macquarie Amateur with 65

January 26, 2012 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Daniel Nisbet

Nisbet comes out firing with a first round 65 to lead the Lake Macquarie Amateur Golf Championship

Belmont, NSW AUSTRALIA, (Jan 26, 2012)--Queensland star Daniel Nisbet, who ran second in the Australian Amateur Championships in Melbourne last week, took an early lead in the first round of the Greater Building Society Lake Macquarie Men’s International Championships with a seven under 65 at Belmont today. Nisbet, who plays out of the Caboolture Club, had five birdies on the front nine today to go out in 31. He birdied the 1st, 4th, 6th, 8th and 9th. On the back nine be had birdies on the 12th, 14th and 18th with a bogey on the 10th. German golfer Marcel Schneider, who beat Nisbet on the 37th hole in the 36 hole final of the Australian Championships, is breathing down his neck in second place. Schneider, who lives in Stuttgart and plays for the Schloss Monrepos Club, went out in 32 with an eagle 3 on the 4th hole and birdies on the 5th, 6th and 9th. His only blemish was a bogey on the 7th. He came home in 34 with birdies on the last three holes and a bogey on 13.

Results: Lake Macquarie Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Daniel Nisbet	, Australia	1000	65-68-69-71--273
2	Cameron Smith	, Australia	700	69-70-68-69--276
T3	Callan O'Reilly	, Australia	500	67-69-70-72--278
T3	Sebastian Kannler	, Germany	500	68-70-67-73--278
5	Marcel Schneider	, Germany	500	66-68-67-78--279

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About the Lake Macquarie Amateur

Nisbet Leads Lake Macquarie Amateur with 65

Historic 72-hole stroke play championship with a cut after 36 holes; The Lake Macquarie Amateur was first played in 1958, and past winners includes the likes of Peter O’Malley (1986), Stephen Leaney (1992), Geoff Ogilvy (1997), Brett Rumford (1998), ...