Glenelg’s Lachlan Barker and Sam Earl join The Grange’s Jack Williams and Mt Gambier’s Daryl Morgan at the top of the leaderboard after round 1 of the SA Amateur Championships played at Tea Tree Gully Golf Club today.
Both Barker and Earl fired even par rounds of 71 to join the leaders group by one shot from Kooyonga’s Tim Baker and Flagstaff Hill’s Scott Ready. Earl’s round was near flawless and included two birdies and two bogeys. Barker’s round started with a shaky double at the par 3 3rd hole followed by a bogey at the 4th, however he fought back strongly to finish 2-under over the closing 14 holes.
15-year old Jackson Kalz was the next best placed Glenelg member, firing a 3-over par 74. Kalz continues his strong form following a third place finish in the under 16 section of the Victorian Junior Amateur Championship last week. Tea Tree Gully’s Sam Burton, who has also just recently joined Glenelg, was a further shot back on 75, with Colin Coleman, Ben Layton and Josh Hayes all another shot back at 4-over.
In the Women’s Amateur, Jenny Lee is in a tie for 2nd place following a 1-over par 73, behind Stephanie Bunque from Victoria Golf Club. Lee had an up and down round with two birdies and three bogies. Elysia Yap fired a 6-over 78 to be in a tie for 9th position, whilst Emma Sutton shot a 10-over 82 and Deb Christie finished a further 2 shots back on 84.
The second qualifying round of the SA Amateur Championships will be played at The Grange Golf Club tomorrow.
Click here for the SA Amateur tournament page on the Golf SA website
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