Defending Southern Amateur champion Taylor Funk leads with Second Round underway

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (July 14, 2016) -- Defending champion Taylor Funk is at again at the Southern Amateur. With the first round now complete, Funk continues to lead, thanks to a 5-under 67 at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club. Funk, a rising redshirt junior at Texas, birdied the 2nd hole to get the ball rolling. He followed that birdie up with birdies on Nos. 6, 8, 13 and 16. Recent Tennessee graduate Michael Nagy, finished the first round in second place, after a 4-under 68. Nagy only bogeyed one hole during a five birdie round. With the second round now underway a large majority of the field is still very much in the picture. Some of the notable contenders include the top-ranked mid-amateur in the field Garret Rank, Australian Cameron Davis, Michael Decker and Cheng Jin.