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Jones Cup: Dechambeau, McCoy, Eason share lead entering final round
01 Feb 2014
by Benjamin Larsen of AmateurGolf.com

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SEA ISLAND, Ga. (Feb. 1, 2014) -- Bryson Dechambeau shot a 2-under 70 to storm into a three-way tie for the lead after two rounds at the 2014 Jones Cup Invitational at Ocean Forest Golf Club.

Dechambeau joins reigning U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Mike McCoy and 2013 South Beach International Amateur winner Gregory Eason atop the leaderboard heading into Sunday's final round.

“It’s awesome to be near the top,” said Dechambeau, who’s playing in the event for the first time. “It’s a good start to the season.”

Eason shared the lead after Round 1 and is the only player from that trio to hold form Saturday on Sea Island. After a 2-under 70 on Friday, Eason battled a tough front nine that saw three bogeys. He came in even on the back to stay atop the leaderboard.

Curtis Thompson of LSU and Auburn's Michael Johnson were Eason's co-leaders after the first round but both shot 76 Saturday to fall to a tie for eighth place.

Dechambeau, who started the day tied for 15th, was red-hot to start his round, recording birdies on the 1st and 2nd -- both par 4s -- and was able to tame the firm and fast Ocean Forest to move into a tie for the lead.

“I made a few long putts today and unlike (Friday), I was driving the ball well today,” Dechambeau added. “The greens were still very fast but I like them that way. This course is in great shape and I think it suits me pretty well."

McCoy, one of just a handful of mid-amateurs in the event, shot 71 to climb from the ninth-place spot he started the day in.

Arkansas' Sebastian Cappelen, Kent State's Corey Conners, Andrew Dorn of Coastal Carolina and reigning U.S. Junior champion Scottie Scheffler are all tied for fourth place.

Four more players join Thompson and Johnson in eighth place, including U.S. Walker Cup team member Cory Whitsett of Alabama and recent Tennessee graduate Rick Lamb, who shot the day's low round -- a 3-under 69.

All told, there are 12 players within three shots of the lead and another 13 inside of five shots entering what is bound to be a wild final round.

“It’s anybody’s game but in the end you can’t worry about what anyone else is doing,” Dechambeau said. “I know the course will be set up pretty tough.”

Results: Jones Cup
1CanadaCorey ConnersCanada100072-73-73--218
2CanadaAustin ConnellyCanada70072-74-72--218
3KYHunter StewartNicholasville, KY50075-74-70--219
T4DenmarkSebastian CappelenDenmark50073-72-75--220
T4IAMike McCoyW. Des Moines, IA50073-71-76--220

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ABOUT THE Jones Cup

The Jones Cup is probably the biggest of the springtime amateur majors in the United States, and the reason is the venue and the strong U.S. and international field. The past champions list is littered with PGA Tour stars, including Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Luke List, Kyle Stanley, Beau Hossler and several others.

This 54-hole individual stroke-play event, inaugurated in 2001, is played at Ocean Forest Golf Club. The Rees Jones design opened in 1995 and has hosted the Georgia State Amateur Championship, the Southern Amateur Championship and the 2001 Walker Cup Match. The Jones Cup brings together many of the finest amateurs from the United States and abroad for a three-day competition.

The Jones Cup was born from a deep commitment to amateur golf by the A.W. Jones family, who founded the Cloister and Sea Island Golf Club in 1928. The Sea Island Golf Club has played host to seven USGA championships. The Jones Cup is yet another extension of the family's strong involvement in amateur golf.

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