What Happened
Colton Swartz holds onto his lead heading into the final round. Swartz fired a two under par 70 at PGA National to extend his lead to three strokes over the field. Swartz posted two birdies and one eagle in the second round as well as two bogeys. Lucas Gimenez moves into first place for the (13-15) Division.
Gimenez posted a five under par 67 at PGA National to take the lead by three strokes over the field. He started out hot with four birdies in his first five holes. Gimenez collected three more birdies after that as well as two bogeys.
What’s Next
The field was cut to low 50 boys of the (16-18) Division and low 20 boys of the (13-15) Division. The remaining competitors will play their final round on Saturday, July 8 at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club.
Notable
Davis Downing sits in second place of the (16-18) Division after firing a four under par 68 today at PGA National.
Brayden Jenard is not far behind in third place at three under par for the tournament.
Arth Sinha and Giuseppe Puebla are tied for second place in the (13-15) Division. Sinha moved up seven places today after shooting a three under par 69.
Quotable
“Mayacoo is a tough course, so I am going to work on my three wood and driver and make sure I can keep it in the fairway. Attack pins and make putts for the final round.” – Lucas Gimenez (13-15) Division Leader
“Kept the ball in play today and hit a lot of good irons. My mentality has been good the past few days. Just trying to stay in my own bubble and not let things get into my head. Tomorrow I plan on keeping the ball in play and making some more putts.” – Colton Swarts (16-18) Division Leader
