Familiar faces top local USGA Amateur qualifier
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Tuesday, July 6, 2021 | 10:10 PM
There is something about being familiar with a golf course.
You kind of know the ins and outs.
That’s true for some of the golfers who participated Tuesday during Day 1 of the United States Golf Association’s Amateur qualifier at Sunnehanna Country Club, Johnstown.
There are some familiar players at the top of the leaderboard trying to qualify for the U.S. Amateur in early August at Oakmont Country Club.
Erik Bertrand is atop the leaderboard, shooting a 5-under-par 65. Right behind him is Murrysville’s Palmer Jackson and Grant Martens at 4-under. Two shots back are Greensburg’s Mark Goetz, Charles Young and Jay Whitney.
The field of 144 was cut down to low 50s and ties. The top five finishers earn a spot at Oakmont.
Jackson, Goetz, Oakmont’s Sean Knapp (2-under) and Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt (1-under) played in the Sunnehanna Amateur, so they know a lot about the course.
Among the players to make the cut was Pittsburgh Penguins second-year forward Sam Lafferty, a Hollidaysburg native.
The cut was 5-over. The final round is Wednesday.
Paul Schofield is a Tribune-Review Staff Writer. You can contact Paul by email at pschofield@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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