Wyatt, Williamson share lead at Southern Amateur

7/20/2012 | by

Peter Williamson

Dartmouth grad, Peter Williamson and Alabama's top golfer, Bobby Wyatt share the lead at 7-under-par after round 3

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 20, 2012) -- Ivy League star Peter Williamson and world No. 1-ranked Alabaman Bobby Wyatt are tied for the lead into Saturday’s final round of the 106th Southern Amateur at Chenal CC demanding Bear Den Course. Wyatt and Williamson, a recent Dartmouth grad who won the ACC individual title three times, overtook the 36-hole leaders Friday with matching, 2-under-par 70s for 209 totals. One stroke back at 210 are a pair of Floridians, gutsy little Central Florida grad Brad Schneider, he of the reconstructed left leg, and Jupiter’s Daniel Berger, a rising Florida State soph. Schneider gamely fought back after a tough-break double bogey on the second hole with solid play and a 70-foot eagle putt on No. 15 to top Wyatt’s similar feat. Georgia’s Keith Mitchell, the 36-hole leader, suffered a meltdown in Little Rock’s triple-digit heat, soaring to 7-over-par in his opening five holes before gaining his equilibrium and an 80-216. Wyatt, Alabama All-American from Mobile, overcame his own shaky start of 2 bogeys in the first three holes to roar back to take the lead on the back nine. When he rolled in a 60-foot eagle putt on the 15th, it appeared Wyatt would start the final round as sole leader. However, he bogeyed the final hole to fall into a tie with Williamson, who chipped in twice for birdies during the round. Williamson won the North-South Amateur two weeks ago and feels he has some momentum. “My immediate (pro) future may be determined by what happens here,” he said. “Winning here would be special.” Wyatt likes the position of being tied for the lead into the finale. “This is the position you want to put yourself in,” he said. “I’d love to win the Southern Am for a lot of reasons.” The winner will earn the Southern Am’s exemption into the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational next spring in Orlando.

Results: Southern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
T1	Peter Williamson	Hanover, NH	1000	70-69-70-67--276
T1	Bobby Wyatt	Mobile, AL	1000	71-68-70-67--276
3	Daniel Berger	Jupiter, FL	500	70-72-68-67--277
T4	John Catlin	Carmichael, CA	500	71-74-70-69--284
T4	Talor Gooch	Midwest City, OK	500	76-69-69-70--284

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About the Southern Amateur

The Southern Amateur, which dates back to 1902, is one of two competitions held by the Southern Golf Association (the other is the Southern Junior). This is a 72-hole stroke play championship with a cut made after 36 holes. Entries are open to any ma...

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