AJ Armstrong opens up four shot lead on cut day at the Mens Am
AJ Armstrong continued his strong play on day two of the Sun Life Financial Alberta Mens Amateur Championship.
He backed up his opening round 64 with a five-under-par 67 that included four birdies in a row on holes two through five, going out in 32 on the front nine.
Armstrong’s two day tally of 13-under-par has him in the lead by four shots.
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After completion of his round, Armstrong said that “I started out thinking to play conservatively and tried to aim at the 150 yard stakes. From there I kept hitting it close and was able to make four birdies in a row starting on number two. After I made the turn I made a great par on 11 after hitting it in the hazard, bogeyed the next one and then was two under from there on the back for a 67.”
“The greens out here were rolling really well today and I’m looking forward to the next two days.”
On a day when temperatures soared to 31 degrees many players took advantage of the heat and went low on cut day at RedTail Landing Golf Club.
A total of 19 players are under par for the championship.
The cut to low 60 players and ties fell at seven-over-par with 62 players left to compete over the next two days.
Jacob Thomas of the Edmonton Country Club sits four shots back of Armstrong at nine-under-par. He remains bogey-free for the championship.
Terance Gough, who played with Thomas for the first two rounds as his marker said after the round that “Jacob’s short game is out of this world. Over the course of 18 holes today he made three 20 footers and made over 100 feet of putts. And I can’t even remember how many times he went up and down. It was phenomenal to watch and he was a great guy to play with.”
Jesse Galvon of Cottonwood Golf & Country Club played late in the day and shot back to back rounds of 68 to sit alone in third place.
Jack Wesche of Country Hills Golf Club tied for the low round of the day. He went bogey-free, making five birdies on the day for a solid 67 to sit in a tie for fourth.
62 players will advance to round three, after making the cut which fell at 151.
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