26th Mid-Amateur Championship |
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Ken Riter
Sectional Qualifying Results Albany - 8/17
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Riter Reaches Personal Best with Mid-Amateur Championship TitleGlens Falls N.Y. – A steady stream of showers coated the course at Glens Falls Country Club in the final round of the 26th Mid-Amateur Championship on Sunday. Kenneth Riter, of the Park Club, handled the inclement weather with yet another round of consistent play and avoided a potential four-man playoff with a birdie at the 18th hole in front of a gallery of spectators for the victorious three-day total of 218. The leaderboard fluctuated throughout the day as several names floated to the top at one point or another. After all ten groups had made the turn, there were ten individuals within two shots of the lead. A playoff atmosphere was brewing with four individuals sharing a tie of the lead at 6-over-par with four holes to play. Jim Roy, who began the day three shots back of the lead, played the final round at even-par and waited as the leader in the clubhouse with three groups still left to finish. John Vaccaro also found himself in the mix of the playoff buzz following a 1-over-par performance that pitted him at 6-over-par 219 for the championship. Finally, Dennis Lynch, who started five shots back, turned up the heat with six birdies to close his round and fired the lowest total of the three-day event with a 69 to put the pressure on Riter. ...read more Other Stories from the Weekend: Vandenberg Seizes 36-Hole Lead at Mid-Amateur Championship |
