Carson Enright prevails at Saguaro Amateur

January 5, 2022 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com

Carson Enright, winner of the 2022 Saguaro Amateur

Oregon State freshman escapes with a one-stroke victory at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes

Carson Enright, a freshman at Oregon State, carded a final round 69 to win the Saguaro Amateur Wednesday at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes in Maricopa, Ariz.

Enright finished the 54-hole event at 10-under 206, which was good for a one-stroke win over Angelo Marcon, a sophomore at Notre Dame who carded a final round 69 to finish at 9-under 207.

The race for the championship was tight all day, with Enright’s largest lead being two shots and a lot of players within striking distance.

Ethan Davidson was two-back at 8-under 208, followed by Jimmy Dales, Santeri Lehesmaa and Gunnar Broin, who tied for fourth at 7-under 209.

After the field endured a 45-minute frost delay on Wednesday morning, Enright warmed up quickly with birdies on holes 2 and 5 to make the turn at two-under. He picked up two more birdies on his inward nine to offset a bogey for a 3-under round of 69.

Marcon edged ever so close to Enright with an inward nine of 33, but couldn't find a birdie on either of the two holes and had to settle for a second-place finish. Davidson, a sophomore at Sacramento State, also made a late run with four consecutive birdies on holes 13 through 16, but dropped a shot on 17 and settled for par on the closing hole for a final round of 69.

Broin, a native of Chanhassen, Minn. who plays collegiately at Colorado State, began the day with a one-stroke lead on the field following a brilliant 6-under round of 66 on Tuesday, was just one-stroke back heading to the final hole, but made a double bogey for a final round of 73.

“This win meant a lot to me," said enright. "To be able to see the work I’ve put in on the putting pay off is awesome. Also, it was very cool to be in a high-pressure situation again.”

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Si wins Saguaro Amateur Series Championship

Kelvin Si, a sophomore at the University of San Diego, won the 10-event Saguaro Amateur Series Championship, edging out former Chico State golfer Josh McCollum for the title. Si played in five of the 10 events and though he didn't have a win, amassed 207.42 points to clip McCollum.

The 2022-23 Saguaro Amateur Series tees off this Friday with the inaugural Sonoran Amateur on the Devil’s Claw Course at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Arizona.

Results: Saguaro Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Carson Enright	Longboat Key, FL	400	69-68-69=206
2	Angelo Marcon	San Francisco, CA	300	67-71-69=207
3	Ethan Davidson	Simi Valley, CA	200	68-71-69=208
T4	Jimmy Dales	Northville, MI	200	67-72-70=209
T4	Santeri Lehesmaa	, Finland	200	66-73-70=209

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About the Saguaro Amateur

Carson Enright prevails at Saguaro Amateur

54-hole event with field comprised of 108 men’s amateur golfers from all over the United States. Most players are college golfers on winter break. All players must have completed high school by January 1 and must have a handicap of 3.0 or lower. The ...