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Tupelo members dominate home
course amateur event
Tupelo, Mississippi - Jacob Ross won
the Tupelo Amateur event, and David
Griffin won the senior division May 20-21
at Tupelo Country Club. Mike Thompson
completed the champions list in the super
senior division.
The field of 66 players was strong with
a good number of those in the lead taking
advantage of home course knowledge. The
three champions are all long-time Tupelo
Country Club members.
Austin Rose of Tupelo began the final
round tied with fellow collegiate athlete
Ross. Rose and Ross both fired a two-under
par 70 in the opening round. Rose held
onto the lead and took home the amateur
title finishing with a four-under par score
of 140.
Another well-known Tupelo amateur
often at the top of the leader board, David
Griffin posted 3-under par on Sunday.
Griffin quickly rose to the top of the field in
the Senior Division with his 36-hole total
of one-under par.
Mike Thompson made up six strokes in
the final round to take the title of Super
Senior champion and win by one stroke.
The Mississippi Golf Association
extended its thanks for those at Tupelo
Country Club and all who volunteered to
make this sanctioned tournament a success.
Story submitted by MGA.
Lampley Wins Second Mid Amateur
Meridian, Mississippi – The 29th Mid-
Amateur Championship was played May 5-7
at Northwood Country Club. Fifty-two golfers
teed it up, and Josh Lampley of Gulfport,
walked away with the Bob Travis Memorial
Trophy and his second Mid Am title (2015).
Lampley’s five-under-par 208 was good
enough for a three shot win over Steve Wilson
of Gautier who finished at two under 211.
Eddie Brescher III, of Hattiesburg, rounded
out the top three at one under 212.
The MGA thanked Northwood Country
Club’s Head Golf Professional Billy Pomeroy
and Course Superintendent Britt Pollock for
preparation and event coordination.
The top 10 finishers (not already exempt)
earned exemptions into our 2017 State
Amateur Championship at Canebrake
Country Club.
Story submitted by MGA.
Click here for complete MGA results.
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