Southeastern Am: Shad Tuten holds lead
COLUMBUS, Ga. (June 13, 2014) -- Shad Tuten fired a third-round 66 and will carry a one-shot lead into the final round at the 85th Southeastern Amateur at the Country Club of Columbus.
Tuten, who plays at Armstrong, shot 65-71 in Rounds 1 and 2 and holds that one-shot advantage over Clemson's Cody Proveaux and John Jonas.
Proveaux fired a 66, too, in Friday's play. It was the second straight 5-under 66 for the rising Clemson golfer. Jonas, who transferred to the College of Charleston from LSU, has cards of 69-67-67.
Overnight leader Grant Hirschman fell to fourth place. He went 69-66 over the first two days of play and shot 2-under 69 on Friday, unable to keep up with the torrid paces of Tuten and Proveaux.
The fourth and final round of the 85th Southeastern Amateur tees off Saturday morning from Columbus. For a full look at the third-round leaderboard, follow the results link below.
ABOUT THE Southeastern Amateur
The Southeastern Amateur is a top-level amateur
golf tournament with a rich history
dating back to 1922 - when the tournament was
created by Fred Haskins. Each year,
the Southeastern Amateur has the great honor of
hosting many of the nation's top
amateur golfers, from Division I NCAA National
Champions to the nation's top Mid-
Amateurs.
Field is limited to 90 players. The format is 54 holes
of stroke
play with no cut. Open qualifier held the day before
the tournament.
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