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Woodward Leads South Mid-Amateur After 36 Holes
Woodward leads South Mid-Amateur after 36 Holes
Briefly: Alex Woodward of Austin leads the South Mid-Amateur presented by Impact Precision Golf by two strokes through 36 holes. Woodward had three birdies and two bogeys on Saturday to card a 1-under-par 71. After an even-par 72 in Friday’s opening round, Woodward moves to 1-under 143 overall with Sunday’s final round looming.
Leaderboard:
​1) Woodward, Alex Austin 72-71—143
T2) Lilley, Kurtis Cypress 71-74—145
T2) Haymon, Broc Pearland 71-74—145
T4) Liberto, Kevin Cypress 72-75—147
T4) Young, Devin Austin 72-75—147
T4) Griffin, Will Austin 75-72—147
Round 2 Results | Final Round Pairings
Golf Course: Grey Rock Golf Club is located in Austin, just south of downtown Austin. Built in 1992, the Jay Morrish designed golf course features 18 premier golf holes over 160 acres. The par-72 course reaches a max yardage of 6,909 yards. Saturday’s round was contested at 6,832 yards.
Weather: 74 degrees and mostly cloudy through the day with wind gusts up to 23 mph.
In Contention: Five players are within four shots of the clubhouse leader after 36 holes of the 2019 South Mid-Amateur presented by Impact Precision Golf. Within two shots of Woodward and tied for second are Kurtis Lilley of Cypress and Broc Haymon of Pearland. Both Lilley and Haymon posted 1-under 71s in the first round; they each shot 2-over 74 on Saturday. Kevin Liberto of Cypress, Devin Young of Austin and Will Griffin of Austin are in a tie for fourth place after two rounds with a tournament total of 3-over 147. The three sit two shots back of second, and four shots back of our leader.
What’s Next: Final round tee times start tomorrow at 8 a.m. off both No. 1 & 10 tees. Leaders will tee off No. 1 in the final group at 9:21 a.m.
More Info: For more information on the South Mid-Amateur presented by Impact Precision Golf, you can visit the tournament homepage here.
