Schnitzer (61) nearly matches Meadow Club record at Trans-Miss Amateur
7/9/2013 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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Follow live scores from 110th Trans-Mississippi Amateur in California
FAIRFAX, CA (July 9, 2013) -- Johnathan
Schnitzer of Houston nearly matched the
course
record of 60 at the historic Meadow Club on
Tuesday, firing 61 to take an early 4 stroke
lead
at the Trans-Miss Amateur.
Schnitzer, starting on the back nine, went out
in
32 and punctuated his first nine with birdies
on
Nos. 17 and 18. Heading to the front side, he
made it four in a row with birdies on Nos. 1
and 2,
then added another two at the downhill,
dogleg
right 4th and the 194-yard par 3 fifth.
There were no bogeys on the card for
Schnitzer, a
relatively unheralded redshirt junior on the
University of Texas golf team.
He is trailed by a trio at 65 that includes
Trevor
Simsby of Carlsbad, Austin Cook of Jonesboro,
Arkansas, and the top ranked player in the
field,
University of California standout Max Homa.
TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
Preparations for the 110th
Trans-Mississippi amateur golf championship,
presented by TaylorMade-Adidas, set for
Tuesday through Thursday, July 9-11, at the
historic Meadow Club in Fairfax are nearly
complete, with 144 of the country's top male
golfers ready to compete for one of amateur
golf's most prestigious titles.
The field of golfers will include Cal NCAA champion, first team All American and U.S. Open participant Max Homa along with defending champion Tyler Raber from UC- Davis and Stanford's Jim Liu, a former U.S. Junior Champion .
Practice rounds begin Monday at famed architect Alister Mackenzie's first American design, 40 miles North of San Francisco. The tournament, on the par 71 course measuring 6,734 yards, begins Tuesday, July 9 and concludes with a 36-hole final on Thursday, July 11. All rounds are free and open to the public and media.
Among the other top players entered are USC's Sam Smith, currently ranked 47th in the country in the amateur rankings, along with Fresno 's Bryson DeChambeau, who won Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors at SMU and is ranked #62 in the country. Last year's third-place finisher Austin Cook of Jonesboro , Arkansas is also returning. Also entered is USC student Daniel Trevino, the son of World Golf Hall of Famer Lee Trevino.
There has not been a repeat champion at the Trans-Miss, coming to California for the first time since 2004, since Allen Miller won in 1968-70. Jack Nicklaus also won back-to-back in 1958-59. Other winners include PGA Tour stars Ben Crenshaw, Deane Beman, Bob Tway and Mark Brooks.
The field of golfers will include Cal NCAA champion, first team All American and U.S. Open participant Max Homa along with defending champion Tyler Raber from UC- Davis and Stanford's Jim Liu, a former U.S. Junior Champion .
Practice rounds begin Monday at famed architect Alister Mackenzie's first American design, 40 miles North of San Francisco. The tournament, on the par 71 course measuring 6,734 yards, begins Tuesday, July 9 and concludes with a 36-hole final on Thursday, July 11. All rounds are free and open to the public and media.
Among the other top players entered are USC's Sam Smith, currently ranked 47th in the country in the amateur rankings, along with Fresno 's Bryson DeChambeau, who won Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors at SMU and is ranked #62 in the country. Last year's third-place finisher Austin Cook of Jonesboro , Arkansas is also returning. Also entered is USC student Daniel Trevino, the son of World Golf Hall of Famer Lee Trevino.
There has not been a repeat champion at the Trans-Miss, coming to California for the first time since 2004, since Allen Miller won in 1968-70. Jack Nicklaus also won back-to-back in 1958-59. Other winners include PGA Tour stars Ben Crenshaw, Deane Beman, Bob Tway and Mark Brooks.
Results: Trans-Miss Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clovis, CA | 900 | 65-65-67-69--266 | |
| T2 | Chatsworth, CA | 700 | 68-69-66-68--271 | |
| T2 | , AR | 700 | 65-69-67-70--271 | |
| T4 | Tulsa, OK | 500 | 71-69-66-66--272 | |
| T4 | Valencia, CA | 500 | 65-70-67-70--272 |
About the Trans-Miss Amateur
The Trans-Miss is one of the oldest and most storied golf tournaments in the United States. For 106 years the championship was played in a match play format. Past champions include Jack Nicklaus (1958 and 1959), Charles Coe (1947, 1949, 1952 and 1956...
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