ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida (Oct 21, 2006) -- Peter Uihlein, of Bradenton, FL fired his second-straight round of 3-under-par 67. His consistency has been rewarded with a 2-stroke cushion in the St. Augustine Amateur heading into Sunday's final round.
Brad Valois, a sophomore at Johnson & Wales University, was
tied with Uihlein after the first round and again played well on Saturday with
a 69 while Dustin Funari of Homestead, Florida posted a 4-under-par 66 to move
into a tie for second with Valois.
About the leaders:
Peter Uihlein is currently ranked No. 3 junior player in the country by Golfweek. In 2005 he won the AJGA's Rolex Junior Player of The Year Award. Uihlein attends the IMG Academy in Bradenton.
Brad
Valois had a top ten finish in the Northeast
Amateur this year and is currently the reigning New England and Rhode Island
State Amateur Champion. He is a sophomore at Johnson & Wales University.
Dustin Funari is a sophomore at Tampa's Flagler college, where
he plays for the golf team.
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