Harvey, Mitchell lead after U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Round One
Todd Mitchell (L) and Scott Harvey (R) opened in 8-under 62
(USGA Photo)
TEQUESTA, FL (May 20, 2018) - After a suspension due to darkness last night, Round 1 of the 4th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship resumed this morning at 6:55 a.m. EDT and is now complete. Round 2 began at 7:30 a.m. Original tee times were pushed back 30 minutes.
Scott Harvey, the 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion, and partner Todd Mitchell, the 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship runner-up, shot a 62 to pace the field. Following Round 2, the field will be cut to the low 32 sides for match play, which begins Monday. Should there be any ties, a playoff will take place to determine the final spots in the draw.
Notable:
- Harvey aced the 189-yard 17th hole on Jupiter Hills Club's Village Course this morning. It is the sixth hole-in-one in the championship's history.
- Harvey and Mitchell's 62 matched the lowest round in championship history.
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U.S. Four-Ball
The U.S. Amateur Four-Ball championship was played for the first time in
2015 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif.
The event has no age restriction, however, it is only open
to individual players with a Handicap Index of 2.4 or lower.
It is one of 15 national championships conducted
annually by the USGA. Due to the early season date of the U.S. Four-Ball, qualifying is held at the end of the prior year through early the year of the tournament based on weather and geographies.
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