Harbin beats Kelly in Southeastern Am playoff
COLUMBUS, Georgia (June 16, 2012) -- Dykes Harbin emerged from a playoff on Saturday with the Southeastern Amateur title. The South Carolina senior defeated Sean Kelly to earn a victory at the Country Club of Columbus in Columbus, Ga.
Harbin, of Augusta, Ga., and Kelly, of Bradenton, Fla., finished regulation at 6-under 282 before playing off for the title.
Mookie DeMoss made a run at the top of the leaderboard during the final round, carding a 4-under 68 that was the best round of the day. He fell one shot short of the playoff and finished in a tie for third with Sepp Straka, a University of Georgia sophomore.
Keith Mitchell was solo fifth at 4-under 284 and two other players, Clark Palmer and Tommy Mou, finished T-6 another shot back.
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The Southeastern Amateur is a top-level amateur
golf tournament with a rich history
dating back to 1922 - when the tournament was
created by Fred Haskins. Each year,
the Southeastern Amateur has the great honor of
hosting many of the nation's top
amateur golfers, from Division I NCAA National
Champions to the nation's top Mid-
Amateurs.
Field is limited to 90 players. The format is 54 holes
of stroke
play with no cut. Open qualifier held the day before
the tournament.
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