Grayson Murray of Raleigh N.C. prepares to tee off on No. 4 Thursday at the Honors Course at the 108th Southern Amateur Championship.Read moreSouthern Golf Association increases difficulty on key hole 15
It’s been less than a week since Beau Hossler has played in the final group after 36 holes of a significant amateur golf tournament.
He’ll be there again today — and if he has his way, again Saturday.
Hossler, who burst on the national scene as a high schooler when he was tied for eighth in the 2012 U.S. Open, shot a 4-under-par 68 Thurday at The Honors Course. His eventful round earned him a share of the midpoint lead in the Southern Amateur with first-round leader Grayson Murray at 6-under 136.
“I’m playing well,” said Hossler, who won the Southern California Amateur on Sunday. “For me, it’s about shorter clubs off the tee and being in the fairway, and it’s a matter of getting committed on the tee shots out here.”