Brian Komline claims Bergen County Amateur
Brian Komline
(MGA Photo)
ROCKLEIGH, NJ (September 18, 2016) -- A year after finishing runner-up Brian Komline was able to finish one spot better and win his second Bergen County Amateur at Rockleigh Golf Course. 2016 New Jersey Mid-Amateur champion and defending champion Trevor Randolph finished second.
In the one day 36-hole event Komline, the 2012 New Jersey Mid-Amateur champion, was able to finish 6-under and three-strokes in front of Randolph who tried to make a late run but fell short following a bogey on the 8th. Komline, playing alongside Randolph, began his final round on the 10th hole and played stellar golf in the afternoon firing a 4-under 67 to better his morning tally of 2-under 69.
"After today’s performance, I’m a lot better right now. I’m in a much better place," Komline told NorthJesery.com after his round. "I felt good, I felt confident. I hit a lot of good shots. I was chipping and putting well, and I’m feeling a lot better about where my game is right now."
On the final side Randolph, who recently played in the U.S. Mid-Amateur and lost in the Round of 32, got as close as one-stroke thanks to a birdie-birdie-eagle run. The eagle on No. 6 was the result of a 20-yard pitch shot and Randolph could have knotted things up had he made a five-foot birdie try on the 7th.
Now that the Bergen County Amateur has concluded Komline and Randolph will be teammates at the U.S. Men’s State Team Championship in just over a weeks time.
-NorthJesery.com contributed to this story
ABOUT THE
Bergen County Amateur
36 hole stroke play championship conducted by
the Bergen County (New Jersey) Department of
Parks. Qualifiers are played each of the previous three
weekends for non-exempt players.
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