Golfers make strides at Southeastern Amateur
June 17, 2012 | Men's Golf
June 17, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- UW golfers Chris Meyer and Thomas O'Bryan finished among the top 22 players in the 83rd Southeastern Amateur played at the classic Donald Ross course at the Country Club of Columbus, located in Columbus, Ga.
Meyer, a red-shirt junior from Edina, Minn., tied for 20th with a 6-over par70-74-75-71--290. O'Bryan, from Aurora, Ill., just completed his freshman season at Wisconsin. He tied for 22nd with a 70-71-74-76--291. Both scores were 72-hole career bests.
Only 61 of 96 players made the final cut. The tournament was won in a playoff by Dykes Harbin, a senior at South Carolina, with a 2-under par 74-70-67-71--282.
The Southeastern Amateur is a top-level amateur golf tournament with a rich history dating back to 1922 - when the tournament was started by Fred Haskins. Each year, the Southeastern Amateur has the great honor of hosting many of the nations top amateur golfers. From hosting the likes of Division I NCCA National Champions to the nations top Mid-Amateurs.
The Southeastern Amateur typically takes place the same week as U.S. Open. Historically this has been the second week of the "summer swing" where the collegiate players travel from city to city honing their skills for their next year of NCAA competition.
