Bluffton, SC (July 14, 2018) – John Augenstein shot a 3-under 68 to take the lead at the 19th annual Players Amateur at Berkeley Hall Golf Club. The Kentucky native has a history of playing well on the North Course. Last year, he shot three rounds in the 60s and finished tied for fifth.
The Vanderbilt golfer settled down after Friday’s up and down round by shooting two bogeys and five birdies, “I love this golf course. The greens are perfect. I feel like I have putted well this week. I haven’t necessarily played great yet, but I have always kept the ball in front of me and have been able to score when I needed to.”
A win tomorrow earns the contestant an exemption into the 2019 RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing, South Carolina’s only PGA TOUR event. Augenstein, who grew up vacationing on Hilton Head Island, isn‘t thinking about that yet, “Honestly, there is a lot of golf left to be played. I know I am in a good position but I still have to go out there and play well tomorrow. There is going to be a lot of guys out there gunning for me.”
One of those guys is Andy Zhang. The Florida Gator is sitting in second place after a third round 71 that included four bogeys giving him a three day total of 10-under.
Ohio State’s Will Grimmer and New Zealander Daniel Hillier are tied for third at 9-under par.
The final gets underway Sunday at 7:00 am at Berkeley Hall Golf Club. Admission is free and the tournament is open to the public.
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