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J.B. Williams in Second Place at Kentucky State Amateur
June 17 | Men's Golf
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The Kentucky State Amateur Championship Results
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sophomore men's golfer J.B. Williams did not have the start he wanted at the 2015 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Marathon Kentucky Amateur, but he finished day one on fire on Tuesday.
Williams carded a triple-bogey 8 on his first hole, but then rattled off six birdies and no bogeys over the final 17 holes to close day one in second place with a score of 3-under 69.
Starting on the tenth tee, Williams closed his first nine holes at even par after posting birdies on No. 14, No. 16 and No. 17. On the front nine, he closed the round with birdies on No. 3, No. 7 and No. 8.
Williams is one shot behind day-one leader Logan Hogge, who posted a round of 4-under 68.
Fellow sophomore Chandler Morgan is tied for 28th place after posting a round of 3-over 75.
Round two is set for today (Wednesday) while the final round is slated for Thursday at the Big Spring Country Club.
The Kentucky State Amateur Championship has been conducted annually since 1911 and has crowned many of the Commonwealth's legendary golfers. This championship is the flagship tournament for the Kentucky Golf Association (KGA) and is contested over 54-holes of stroke play competition.
Players reach the championship by either qualifying at a section site or earning an exemption into the championship field. The 156-player field is cut to the top 70 and ties after 36-holes of competition.
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