Curtis Thompson leads at Jones Cup

February 3, 2012 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Curtis Thompson

LSU's Curtis Thompson is the first round leader after a 2-under, one shot better than San UCLA's Manav Shah

SEA ISLAND, Georgia (Feb, 3, 2012) – After the opening round of the 8th playing of the Jones Cup Invitational, the leader in the clubhouse is Curtis Thompson from Coral Springs, Fla. Thompson, a 19 year old freshman who plays for LSU, shot a 2-under-par 70 and sits one ahead of Manav Shah of Bakersfield, Calif. a sophomore at the UCLA. Thompson, last year’s Dixie Amateur champion, carded 6 birdies and three bogeys in his round at the Reese Jones designed Ocean Forest Golf Club. Sitting alone in third is Justin Thomas of Goshen, KY at even par 72. There is a three way tie at 73 between Michael Hebert of Orlando, FL, Ben Taylor or Leatherhead, England and Cory Whitsett of Houston, TX. Play continues tomorrow with the second round of the 54-hole championship.

Results: Jones Cup

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Justin Thomas	Goshen, KY	1000	72-75-69--216
2	Manav Shah	Bakersfield, CA	700	71-71-76--218
3	Ben Taylor	, New Zealand	500	73-75-71--219
4	Kevin Phelan	, Ireland	500	74-72-74--220
T5	Michael Hebert	Orlando, FL	500	73-73-75--221

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About the Jones Cup

The Jones Cup is probably the biggest of the springtime amateur majors in the United States, and the reason is the venue and the strong U.S. and international field. The past champions list is littered with PGA Tour stars, including Justin Thomas, Pa...