What Happened
Six months after the championship began, the 62nd Senior Amateur Championship continued on Monday at Lago Mar Country Club with the second round. Miles McConnell, who held a share of the lead at 1 under to start the day, fired a 4-under 68 to take a three-shot lead after 36 holes.
The Tampa native got off to a rocky start with a double bogey on the third hole but turned it around quickly. McConnell, the reigning Senior Player of the Year, carded three-striaght birdies on Nos. 4-6 and close out the front nine with a birdie to make the turn at 2 under for the day. He kept it rolling on the back nine, birdieing three of the first five hole and finished the day with a 4-under 68.
Daniel Owen, who also held a share of the lead at the beginning of the day, used three birdies to post a second-round 71. The Ocala native sits three shots back of McConnell at 2-under 142. Mike McCoy, the 2022 Senior Amateur champion, put together a strong back nine, with three birdies, to card a 2-under 70 and sit in a tie with Owen at 2-under 142.
What’s Next
The final round of the Senior Amateur Championship will begin on Tuesday with the 62nd Senior Amatuer champion being crowned.
Notable
- Eighty-seven players teed it up on Monday at Lago Mar for the second round.
- After the first round was completed in early April, a historic flash flood event occurred in Fort Lauderdale area where there was 25 inces of rain within a two-day period causing play at the the Senior Amateur Championship to be suspended for 187 days.
- McConnell is the reigning FSGA Senior Player of the Year and looks to lock up the honor for the second-straight year with a Senior Amateur victory.
- Kevin VandenBerg posted the low round of the day with a 5-under 67, moving 45 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for sixth at 1-over 145.
- Owen, who sits three shots back of McConnell, captured the win at the 1998 Amateur Championship and is seeking his fifth FSGA championship.
- Lago Mar Country Club (par 72) played to a 76.36 average score, with the par-4 third hole playing the hardest with an average score of 4.70.
Quotable
“It's kind of an odd situation with six months inbetween, but I remember I played decent the first round and was hoping to build on that. It's seems like a two-round tournament this way. I was little shaky starting out and it was pretty windy, but I got it going and started to hit some good shots. I'm happy to be in a good position for tomorrow.” – Miles McConnell on his second round
“I was ready and looking forward to it after a sixth-month delay. I've been practicing a little the last few weeks and it worked well today, so I'm excited for the final round tomorrow.” – Daniel Owen on his expectations coming back to the Senior Amateur
“I'm happy to be playing again. I've spent most of the summer watch golf, so it's nice to be back out there playing my own ball again. I think I'll have to play a pretty good round tomorrow, because Miles is going to make it tough.” – Mike McCoy on his second-round 70
