Utah Men’s State Am golf: Bunn, Liechty lead Northern squad into match play
Playoff, Round of 64 tees off Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. in Midway
CONNER BECKER, Standard-Examiner
Bonneville alum Parker Bunn fires off his tee shot on hole No. 5 during the round of 16 at the Utah State Amateur Championship on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at Ogden Golf and Country Club.BYU signees Parker Bunn and David Liechty led the Northern Utah pack on Tuesday through the final round of stroke play at the 128th Utah Men’s State Amateur at Soldier Hollow in Midway.
Utah signee Ben Wilson (10-under) led the field.
With the cut at 3-over, the top 64 individuals advance to match play on Wednesday. But, seven players are tied for the final three spots, forcing a stroke play playoff Wednesday morning, according to a Utah Golf Association source.
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Bunn (6-under), penciling five birdies and a single bogey in the second round, finished the afternoon tied for fourth with Kenny Palmer, Jesús Castaneda and David Timmins.
Liechty posted six birdies, but a double bogey on No. 15 ultimately tied the Layton High alum for ninth alongside Utah State’s Noah Moody and Utah’s Brandon Robison.
Ryan Liechty, an incoming senior at Layton, finished 2-under in a four-way tie for 17th place alongside Tyse Boman, Bret Parker and Oliver Gladwell. Box Elder alum Dallin Wheatley squeezed into the top 30 at 1-under in a nine-way tie for 29th place.
A 10-way tie for 52nd place featured three locals at 2-over: Layton alum Cooper Cannon, recent Roy High alum and state javelin champion Jesse Jones, and Weber State/Davis alum Rand Sargent.
Weber State alum Brendan Thomas (7-over), Utah Tech commit Jack Summerhays (7-over), Box Elder alum Jacob Marx (8-over), and Bonneville alum Dakota Buckway (10-over) missed the cut.
NORTHERN UTAH ROUND OF 64 PAIRINGS
Tee times may be tentative, based on the morning’s playoff to determine the final three participants in the 64-player match-play bracket.
• Dallin Wheatley vs. Aidan Thain (7:30 a.m.)
• Parker Bunn vs. Darrin Overson (8 a.m.)
• David Liechty vs. Cooper Cannon (8:20 a.m.)
• Ryan Liechty vs. Daniel Griffiths (10:20 a.m.)
• Cooper Canon vs. David Timmins (10:30 a.m.)
• Rand Sargent vs. Noah Moody (10:50 a.m.)
• Cole Ogden vs. Dylan Winona (11:50 a.m.)
• Jesse Jones vs. Bowen Mauss (11:40 a.m.)
• Max Landon vs. Matthew Berzovich (12:10 p.m.)
Find the full slate of matchups and live scoring at GolfGenius.com
Connect with Standard-Examiner sports reporter Conner Becker via email at cbecker@standard.net, X @ctbecker and Instagram @standardexaminersports.
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