Pereira birdies his way to 6-shot lead at Sahalee Players Amateur

6/29/2015 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Corey Pereira

Corey Pereira of Univ. of Washington fires 6-under 30 on the back nine of his first 18 today, takes a six shot lead at 7-under 135.

SAMMAMISH — University of Washington golfer Corey Pereira has a six stroke lead at the Sahalee Players Championship's halfway point. With players going 36-holes in the long Seattle area daylight, Pereira opened with a 1-under 35 on the front nine, then lit up the back in 30 strokes thanks to back-to-back birdies at 10 and 11, 13 and 14, one more at No. 16, and a closing birdie at the par-5 18th. And Sahalee CC is no pushover -- the 6962 yard course with towering evergreens lining the fairways has hosted the PGA Championship. Pereira shot 70 on his second 18, posting five birdies (three of them on par 5s) against three bogeys. Last summer, Pereira won the Pacific Coast Amateur in Arizona with back-to-back 62s in the final rounds. He will be tough to catch, but several players are within reach including Charles Kern (73-68=141) of Mercer Island, Cheng Jin (70-71=141) of China and John Oda (71-70=141) of Hawaii. The second round will be played Tuesday; the tournament concludes on Wednesday.

Results: Sahalee Players Championship

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Corey Pereira	Cameron Park, CA	1000	65-70-74-70=279
2	Sean Crocker	Long Beach, CA	700	73-74-68-70=285
T3	Owen Taylor	San Juan Capistrano, CA	500	69-74-71-72=286
T3	Curtis Luck	, Australia	500	74-68-70-74=286
T5	Dale Brandt-Richards	, Australia	500	72-71-73-71=287

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About the Sahalee Players Championship

Inaugurated in 1992, the Sahalee Players Championship (SPC) was a major summer amateur event until 2019 when it was discontinued. In 2023, it was converted into a college event hosting the top men's teams in the country. Team (best four scores out of...

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