Three Finish Atop Leaderboard at 1st RI Amateur Qualifier
Three players finished in a tie for first place at the first RI Amateur Qualifying tournament on Monday afternoon at Swansea Country Club.
Wanumetonomy’s Tim Carroll, Button Hole’s Lucas Schott and Kirkbrae’s Derek Audette all finished with a one-over par 73 to set the pace.
Of those three, the highlight came when Audette eagled the third hole from 154 yards out. He hit a nine iron.
After scoring conditions were good early one with a few players getting to under-par, things changed late morning and into the afternoon.
“Wind was picking up on the back nine. When I finished it was blowing. I think later guys struggled because of it,” Audette told GolfNewsRI.
The cut line ballooned to seven-over par, with 25 guys making it.
The RI Amateur is set for July 12-17 at Kirkbrae Country Club.