Shintaro Ban is the 54-hole Sunnehanna Amateur leader
6/16/2017 | by Yianni Gogonas of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Sunnehanna Amateur, Sunnehanna Country Club
The Calfornian posted a 54-hole score of 12-under to take a 1-shot lead over Zachary Bauchou into the final round
by Yianni Gogonas, AmateurGolf.com
JOHNSTOWN, Penn. (June 16, 2017) -- Friday's thunderstorms in Johnstown, Pennsylvania made for another interesting afternoon at the Sunnehanna Amateur. Play was suspended intermittently at 4:15 PM ET. With players already having their tee times delayed by an hour and forty minutes, the additional stoppage meant that many players, including our leaders would have to play well into the evening hours.
At the end of another long day in Pennsylvania, Shintaro Ban had carded a 54-hole score of 12-under-par to take a 1-shot lead over Zachary Bauchou into the final round.
Ban and Zach Bauchou - the overnight leaders -- began their rounds at 3PM, playing with defending champion, Colin Morikawa, who came into Friday's round tied for second place with Dawson Armstong.
In the five holes he was able to play before lightning and hail began to fill the sky, Ban managed to roll in a couple of birdies, moving to 11-under-par, two ahead of Bauchou. An hour later, when tournament officials it deemed safe to return to the golf course, play resumed.
By the time the final grouping finished the 12th hole, Ban had extended his lead to five strokes. But that big cushion wouldn't last long.
Ban carded his first bogey of the day on No. 17, following it up with another bogey on 18 for a 54-hole score of 12-under-par and the outright lead.
As Shintaro Ban slipped on his final holes, his playing partner were doing what they could to keep themselves in close reach of the championship. Zach Bauchou made birdies on 17 and 18 to finish at 11-under-par, with Morikawa matching him with one of his own on the 18th.
Morikawa will enter Sunday's round in a tie for third place at ten-under-par with Nick Voke of Wattledown, Zew Zeland.
Voke shot 65 in the opening round of the championship, following with an even-par 70 on Wednesday afternoon. After a full day of rest, Voke returned to Sunnehanna on Friday ready to make a big move.
"Got off to quite a hot start," said the New Zealander. "Then we had the one hour delay, so I wasn't sure how it was going to play out on the last 12 holes."
Voke's 65 was tied for the lowest round of the day.
"Its a really good sign when the 15 to 20-foot range really start to burn edges with good speed, that's when I know I am dialed in on the greens."
"I'm in a position tomorrow where I can put a bit of early heat on 'Shin' [Shintaro Ban] We'll see what happens."
Voke is scheduled to tee off with Ban and Bauchou at 9:20 AM ET Saturday morning.
Results: Sunnehanna Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olive Branch, MS | 1200 | 68-69-65-65=267 | |
| 2 | La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 900 | 67-67-66-67=267 | |
| T3 | , New Zealand | 700 | 65-70-65-68=268 | |
| T3 | Forest, VA | 700 | 71-60-68-69=268 | |
| T3 | Elkmont, AL | 700 | 68-67-67-66=268 |
About the Sunnehanna Amateur
First played in July 1954, the Sunnehanna Amateur holds a distinguished place in golf history as the first country club-sponsored 72-hole medal (stroke) play event for amateurs in the United States. Its groundbreaking format helped set the standard f...
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