Vilips ties Wannamoisett record but May still leads Northeast Am
6/21/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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Karl Vilips couldn't even catch Garrett May with a 61 at Wannamoisett. May has now built his lead to five shots
Vilips had a chance to get to 60, but a putt for his ninth and final birdie came up short on No. 18.
Vilips gets red 🔥, matches @WCCGolf1898 course record set by @LukeGuthrie in 2011. His 61 moves him into solo second. Two shots behind @BaylorMGolf @gmay22. Here’s his card.
— Northeast Amateur (@NortheastAm) June 21, 2019
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With that round, Vilips moved to 6 under for the tournament, and took solo third. His third-round score was 10 shots better than the score he posted in Round 2. It’s an especially impressive number considering that more rain moved through the Rumford area on Friday, even halting play at one point during the afternoon.
Garrett May just continues to play well in those conditions.
May, who recently finished a career at Baylor, has been untouchable so far this week. After opening with 63, May has led after every round. On Friday, a 4-under 69 allowed him to pull away. He is now at 12 under, and five shots ahead of Scott Stevens.
Play has been suspended at 3:15 in the #NortheastAm third round. Heavy rain has hit @WCCGolf1898. Stay tuned for updates on when play resumes.
— Northeast Amateur (@NortheastAm) June 21, 2019
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Vilips is 6 under in third, along with John Pak, the Florida State player who is coming off a top-5 finish at the Sunnehanna Amateur last week. Stewart Hagestad, the mid-amateur who last week played the U.S. Open (though he missed the cut) is part of a three-way tie for fifth that also includes LSU’s Trey Winstead and Daniel Wetterich, who just finished his playing career at Ohio State.
The cut was made to the top 60 players and ties at the end of the day, and fell at 7 over.
Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, withdrew in the third round at Wannamoisett with back pain. It’s the second consecutive amateur event in which he has withdrawn, after stopping during the second round of the Dogwood Invitational earlier this month.
Said tournament director Ben Tuthill, “Tony Romo has been battling back issues and tried his hardest just to finish today but could not. I know first hand how much pain he was in. We greatly appreciate his participation and for being a true gentleman. We look forward to welcoming him back in the future.”
Results: Northeast Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texarkana, TX | 1200 | 63-67-65-74=269 | |
| T2 | Newport Beach, CA | 900 | 68-66-69-68=271 | |
| T2 | Chattanooga, TN | 900 | 66-68-66-71=271 | |
| T4 | Houston, TX | 700 | 74-66-69-64=273 | |
| T4 | Inman, SC | 700 | 71-68-68-66=273 |
About the Northeast Amateur
The Northeast Amateur has a historic list of winners, including Ben Crenshaw, Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Luke Donald, Scott Hoch, John Cook, Hal Sutton, and David Duval. It has been annually held at the Donald Ross-designed Wannamoisett Country...
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