Shawn Sutton of Elmwood Golf Course in Pueblo shot a bogey-free 3-under-par 69 to grab a two-stroke in the CGA Mid-Amateur Championship, but two past champs are hot on his heels at Keystone Ranch Golf Course.
Sutton, a three-time Pueblo city golf champion, made three birdies on Saturday to tie Alex Kephart of Patty Jewett Golf Course for best round of the day. That left Sutton at 5-under-par 139 going into Sunday’s final round.
Chris Thayer of Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, winner of the Mid-Am the last time it was held in western Colorado (2014 at River Valley Ranch Golf Club in Carbondale), stands in second place at 141 after a 71 on Saturday. Thayer had an eventful round 2, making seven birdies, three bogeys and a triple bogey.
Jon Lindstrom of Lakewood Country Club, winner of the last two Mid-Amateurs and three overall, dropped into third place on Saturday and trails Sutton by three after a second-round 73. Lindstrom made two straight birdies in the middle of his round, but also chalked up a double bogey and a bogey, leaving the Broomfield resident at 142.
Nick Nosewicz of Meadow Hills Golf Course, winner of the 2015 CGA Match Play, shares fourth place at 144 with Scott Crawford of Murphy Creek Golf Course. Nosewicz made six birdies and shot a 71 on Saturday, while Crawford had a 73.
The field was cut to the low 40 players and ties — 44 in all — after Saturday’s second round. One player who rallied to play on Sunday was four-time champion Keith Humerickhouse of Glenwood Springs Golf Club, who followed up an 80 with a 71, making an eagle and two birdies on Saturday.
The Mid-Amateur is limited to players 25 and older.
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