Palmetto Amateur: Reach takes 1st-round lead
7/20/2011 | by Golfweek
see also: View results for Palmetto Amateur, Palmetto Golf Club
Nicholas Reach shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to build a four-shot lead
AIKEN, S.C. - Nicholas Reach shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to build a four-shot lead after the first round of the Palmetto Amateur.
Reach, 18, of Moscow, Pa., who will be a freshman at Georgia, posted nine birdies against one bogey on the 6,713-yard Palmetto Golf Club course.
Tyler Duncan of Columbus, Ind., and Stephen Carney of Tulsa, Okla., are tied for second at 66. John Engler of Augusta, Ga., shot 67 to stand alone in fourth.
Corbin Mills, one of the amateur game's hottest players this summer after consecutive victories in the U.S. Amateur Public Links and The Players Amateur, shot 68 and is among seven golfers tied for fifth.
Results: Palmetto Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Auburn, AL | 700 | 68-66-67-69--270 | |
| T1 | Moscow, PA | 500 | 62-69-69-70--270 | |
| 3 | , Malaysia | 400 | 71-69-64-68--272 | |
| 4 | Easley, SC | 400 | 68-66-68-71--273 | |
| T5 | Columbia, SC | 400 | 68-72-69-67--276 |
About the Palmetto Amateur
54-hole stroke play event held on a classic Alister MacKenzie design. The field of 84 is selected from applicants based on handicap, participation in amateur golf events and competitive record, in previous Palmetto Amateurs and other amateur tourname...
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