Jager, Stewart contend at Southern Am
BY Anthony Powter | US Mens Amateur Tour | 2008 Southern Amateur Championship | Round Three | 19 Jul 2008
The Southern Amateur continues to be plagued by bad weather with four weather delays in three days. The second round was only completed Friday morning and the field cut to 67 players, 42 of whom will have to finish their third round early Saturday. The final round will them immediately follow.
Blake Trimble, ranked 406 in the world, surged into the lead to be at 12-under-par after shooting an amateur course record 8-under 64 and was one of the few in the field to complete his third round on Friday.
Despite the delays Matt Jager remains in contention at 10 under-par going through 12, two strokes behind the leader, after play was suspended due to darkness. Tim Stewart is also making a move to be 9-under-par through 15.
“It was a battle today.” remarked Stewart, ranked 15 in the world.
“I played twelve holes in the morning to finish the second round and then played fifteen this afternoon till it was dark. It’s a tough walk because it is so wet and the humidity really takes it out of you.”
Justin Roach, runner-up to Rohan Blizard in the 2007 Australian Amateur, is another Australian playing into contention to be at 10-under-par after 12 holes in his second round.
The tournament is scheduled to be completed on Saturday with the winner receiving an exempt spot to play in the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
