Bina goes bogey free for two-shot Dixie Amateur lead
12/18/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Dixie Men's Amateur, Eagle Trace Golf Club
Carey Bina vaulted to the front of the Dixie Amateur leaderboard with a bogey-free 66 in Round 1
Bina hails from Villanova, Pa., and has mostly left his mark in golf farther north. He was T-6 at the Pennsylvania Amateur in 2016 and T-9 at the Pennsylvania Open the following year. In 2017, he also advanced through U.S. Open local qualifying, though not quite to the big dance, and this year was T-4 at the Middle Atlantic Amateur.
On Tuesday, the closest players to him were Jonathon Cachon of Sunrise, Fla., Jonathan Keppler of Marietta, Ga., and Charles Petrie of the United Kingdom. Each had 4-under 68.
It’s a tight leaderboard after the first round, with the top 17 players all under par. After Colton Godwin, of Ocala, Fla., in solo fifth (3-under 69), six players are tied for sixth with 70 (including AmateurGolf.com player blogger Nicholas Cummings, a Boston College signee) and six more are tied for 12th at 71.
Results: Dixie Men's Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marietta, GA | 400 | 68-72-76-75=291 | |
| 2 | Heathrow, FL | 300 | 73-69-72-77=291 | |
| 3 | Villanova, PA | 200 | 66-72-74-80=292 | |
| 4 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 200 | 70-71-77-77=295 | |
| T5 | Katy, TX | 200 | 71-75-77-74=297 |
About the Dixie Men's Amateur
Historic Florida amateur golf tournament that is open to former Dixie Amateur champions, tournament committee invitees and qualifiers for major amateur championships. The Dixie has a traditionally strong field due to college break, and a past-champio...
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