ROCKVILLE, Md. (Oct. 2, 2014) — Bennett Buch of West Friendship, Md. posted four-under 66 at Manor Country Club on Thursday in the first round of the Middle Atlantic Amateur to lead by one stroke.
Sitting in second place are two players; Peter Knade and Michael McGowan, who both shot 69. Overall, 15 players are within five shots of the lead with 54 holes to play.
Buch's round consisted of back-to-back nines of 33 on the 6,700-yard par 70. Buch, a high school junior in the Baltimore area, won the Maryland Junior Amateur in 2013.
AmateurGolf.com Rankings
2014 season — official results & points
| Pos | Player | From | Scores | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Unikel | MD | 69-70-68-72=279 | 300 |
| 2 | Michael McGowan | NC | 67-72-71-73=283 | 200 |
| 3 | Ben Warnquist | MD | 71-68-71-75=285 | 100 |
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