Wednesday, August 13, 2014

UNITED STATES AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

GRANT FORREST, BRADLEY NEIL FAIL 

TO  MAKE IT TO MATCH-PLAY STAGES 


British amateur champion Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie), pictured above, and Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), the 2012 Scottish amateur champion and winner of the St Andrews Links Trophy this year, both failed to figure among the 64 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the United States amateur championship at Atlanta Athletic Club, Georgia.
Forrest, pictured right, shot 72 (37-35) and 75 (36-39) for four-over-par147 and missed out by two shots from at least a play-off on the limit qualifying mark of 145.
Neil played nowhere near the form that won him the British title at Royal Portrush. He had rounds of 76 (36-40) and 77 (42-35) for 10-over-par 153.
Three English players did qualify - Jimmy Mullen (70-69 for 139) and  Sam Horsfield (66-73 for 139) in joint eighth place and Paul Howard, T43 on 144 (71-73).
England's Jordan Smith (77-73) failed to make it on 150 while compatriot Toby Tree (78-73) and Welshman Rhys Pugh (77-74) both missed out on 151.
American college players Lee McCoy (67-68) and Taylor Moore (66-69) were joint leading qualifiers on eight-under-par 135.
LEADERBOARD
Par 143 (71-72) players from USA unless stated
135 Lee McCoy 67 68, Taylor Moore 66 69
138 Cheng-Tsung Pan (Taipei) 68 70, Jimmy Beck 65 73, Sam Burns 72 66, Jonathan Garrick 67 71. Will Zalatoris 69 69

BRITISH SCORES
139 Jimmy Mullen (England) 70 69, Sam Horsfield (England) 66 73 (T8)
144 Paul Howard (England) 71 73 (T43)

MISSED THE CUT (145 and better)
147 Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) 72 75
150 Jordan Smith (England) 77 73
151 Toby Tree (England) 78 73, Rhys Pugh (Wales) 77 74
153 Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie) 76 77.

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