Palmer Jackson shoots 66, leads Westmoreland County Amateur
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Saturday, July 13, 2024 | 9:48 PM
Palmer Jackson watches his drive Saturday on No. 18 at Hannastown Golf Club during the opening round of the Westmoreland County Amateur.
Vince Zachetti watches his drive Saturday on No. 16 at Hannastown Golf Club during the Westmoreland County Amateur.
Nic Milito watches his drive Saturday on No. 17 at Hannastown Golf Club during the Westmoreland County Amateur.
Palmer Jackson shot a 4-under-par 66 on Saturday to grab the first-round lead of the annual Westmoreland Golf Association’s Amateur Championship at Hannastown Golf.
Jackson, the Murrysville native and graduate of Franklin Regional High School and Notre Dame, played a solid round and leads the Turowski brothers — Nick and Alex.
Nick Turowski, who will be attending West Virginia in the fall, who a 3-under par 67. His brother Alex, who attends Fairmont State, shot a 1-under 69.
Jeff Mankins and Arnie Cutrell are tied for fourth at 1-over 71, and Nolan Shilling is sixth at 2-over.
Kevin Fajt is seventh at 3-over with Andy Roskosh, P.J. Germano and Sean Knapp tied for eighth at 4-over.
The final round will be Sunday beginning at 12:30 p.m.
There are 48 players in the field.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
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