Lyons Takes One-Shot Lead at South Mid-Amateur

Lyons Takes One-Shot Lead at South Mid-Amateur
 
Briefly: Redmond Lyons of San Antonio holds a one-shot lead after Friday’s first round of the South Mid-Amateur presented by Impact Precision Golf. Lyons had one eagle, four birdies and a lone bogey on his way to a 5-under-par 67 at Grey Rock Golf Club in Austin. Seth Stuart from Austin trails Lyons by one stroke after Stuart posted 4-under 68.
 
Leaderboard:
1) Lyons, Redmond                San Antonio        32-35—67
2) Stuart, Seth                        Austin                  31-37—68
T3) Lilley, Kurtis                     Cypress                35-36—71
T3) Haymon, Broc                  Pearland              33-38—71
T5) Liberto, Kevin                  Cypress                38-34—72
T5) Young, Kevin                   Austin                   34-38—72
T5) Hamm, Tim                     Austin                    36-36—72
T5) Woodward, Alex             Austin                    36-36—72
 
Round 1 Results | Round 2 Pairings
 
Golf Course: Grey Rock Golf Club is located in Austin, just south of downtown Austin. Built in 1992, the Jay Morrish designed golf course features 18 premier golf holes over 160 acres. The par 72 course reaches a max yardage of 6,909 yards. Friday’s round was contested at 6,825 yards.
 
Weather: 78 degrees and sunny with wind gusts up to 18 mph.
 
In Contention: Seven players sit within five shots of our leader after round one of the 2019 South Mid-Amateur presented by Impact Precision Golf. Behind Lyons and Stuart, tied for third place, are Kurtis Lilley of Cypress and Broc Haymon of Pearland. Lilley and Haymon both carded first round scores of 1-under par 71. Sitting in a four-way tie for fifth place at even-par 72, five shots off the lead, are Kevin Liberto of Cypress, Kevin Young, Tim Hamm and Alex Woodward, all of Austin.
 
What’s Next: Second round tee times start tomorrow at 8:00 AM off both No. 1 & 10 tees.
 
More Info: For more information on the South Mid-Amateur presented by Impact Precision Golf, you can visit the tournament homepage here.