Alabama's Bobby Wyatt wins Sunnehanna

6/17/2012 | by Golfweek

Bobby Wyatt

Wyatt entered the final round tied for the lead with Mike Miller and Sebastian Vazquez and finished at 9-under 271

JOHNSTOWN, Penn. (June 17, 2012) -- Alabama junior Bobby Wyatt shot a 2-under 68 in Sunday's final round to claim the 59th annual Sunnehanna Amateur. Wyatt, who entered the final round tied for the lead with Mike Miller of Brewster, N.Y., and Sebastian Vazquez of Mexico, finished at 9-under 271 at Sunnehanna Country Club to win by two shots over Miller (70), a former Penn State player who was coming off a June 8 victory at the Westchester (N.Y.) Golf Association's Amateur Championship. Alabama's Justin Thomas (70), Golfweek's College Player of the Year, tied for third with Vazquez (71) and Georgia's Nicholas Reach (68). Cory Whitsett, who had joined Crimson Tide teammates Wyatt and Thomas in the top 5 at the start of the final round, shot 3-over 73 and finished 11th.

Results: Sunnehanna Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Bobby Wyatt	Mobile, AL	1000	65-70-68-68--271
2	Mike Miller	Brewster, NY	700	68-69-66-70--273
T3	Nicholas Reach	Moscow, PA	500	67-71-68-68--274
T3	Justin Thomas	Goshen, KY	500	65-69-70-70--274
T3	Sebastian Vazquez	, Mexico	500	67-69-67-71--274

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About the Sunnehanna Amateur

First played in July 1954, the Sunnehanna Amateur holds a distinguished place in golf history as the first country club-sponsored 72-hole medal (stroke) play event for amateurs in the United States. Its groundbreaking format helped set the standard f...

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