Trey Kent wins Savannah City Amateur
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Trey Kent, playing the newly restored Donald Ross layout, Bacon Park Golf Course, shot one of just four under-par rounds during the 36-hole Savannah City Amateur Tournament. He fired 68 on day one to lead John Skeadas III by a stroke, then posted a respectable 73 on day two when just one player broke par.
Kent, who caddies for Mark Silvers on the Web.com Tour, finished at 141 for a three-shot victory Skeadas III's son, John Skeadas II. His back-to-back rounds of 72 put him at two-over 144 to tie for he runner-up spot with his father (69-75).
It had been 10 years since Kent had played in the Savannah City, when he finished runner-up in 2005.
“I’m happy and relieved to have such an up-and-down round but still be able to win the tournament,” Kent told the Savannah Morning News.
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ABOUT THE
Savannah City Amateur
Long a favorite of Savannah area
players and contested on a classic 1926
Donald Ross design,
this 54-hole
tournament has been won by local legends
like
Doug Hanzel (5-time champ), Danny Nelson (6-time
champ) and Jack Hall
(multiple titles) play each year. Championship and
flighted divisions, plus a women's division and
gross and net competitions for seniors and super
seniors.
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