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Just weeks after helping Pepperdine University win a National Championship, Dylan Menante is taking home another trophy – the Northeast Amateur Championship. 

Menante posted a four-round score of 9-under par, including a bogey-free 67 on Saturday at Wannamoisett Country Club to claim the title.  

“It’s super exciting, it has been a long wait in the process. I have had four seconds this year and lost three times in a playoff, so happy I didn’t have to go to a playoff and won outright,” said Menante after the round.

Entering the final round with a two shot lead, Menante did exactly what he had to do, which was not make a mistake.

On his opening nine holes, Menante parred every single one in pretty stress free fashion.

Making the turn with his lead still in tact, Menante birdied the 11th and 12th holes to widen the margin.

The Pepperdine star would take a two-shot lead into the final hole and close out the tournament.

He held off challenges from Jerry Ji, Connor Howe, Joseph Weiler and Wannamoisett’s own Davis Chatfield. 

Struggle for Chatfield

While Menante had a stress free round, the same couldn’t be said for Chatfield. 

After a birdie on the first hole to get within one shot, Chatfield put his second shot on the second hole out of bounds. He ended up taking a seven on the hole. 

“One really bad shot. I just hit the wrong club, I forced a 5-wood, and I should have hit 3-wood. I shouldn’t have done that,” said Chatfield after the round. 

Chatfield fought back to even par for the day on a number of occasions, including birdies at five, ten and 13. However, he would come up short in the tournament. 

“I played really well, I’m happy with how I bounced back after that,  it’s tough to do after the second hole of the day. So I was happy with how I battled toda, obviously wasn’t my best, but still ended up being a solid round,” Chatfield added. 

Next up for Chatfield is a the U.S. Amateur qualifier in a couple of weeks at Crestwood, and then the Western Amateur in about a month.