The first two rounds of the MS State Amateur Championship is in the books. 141 players started the championship on Thursday, June 4th at Windance Country Club. After 36 holes, the field was cut to 60 players and ties. The cut was at 11 over par (155). Thomas Watkins has lead the field in the first two rounds. Watkins shot (70-70-140) 4 under par. He has a one stroke lead over Jonathan Randolph who shot 68 in the second round (73-68-141). Randolph will be a junior at Ole Miss this fall and Watkins is a signee for the Rebels and will join the team in the fall.
Round one had two weather delays, the first came in the morning and delayed the morning wave about an hour and half and the tee times for the afternoon were delayed 1 hour. The second delay came about 7:00pm when a thunderstorm cell rolled in very quickly. Approximately 32 players came out on Friday morning at 7:30 am to complete their first round.
The weather on Friday was positively perfect. The skies has cloud cover for most of the day and when the sun broke through the clouds, the temperature and humidty remained low. The undulation on the greens has proven to be a test for the players. those who are posting low numbers are keeping the bal below the hole and putting really well.
Round three began at 7:30 today with the leaders teeing off at 10:40 am. You can watch the scores live at www.missgolf.org.
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