Holling, Steichen Share 36-hole Lead at Junior Amateur
FREMONT (August 3, 2021) - Grand Island's Marcus Holling and Omaha's Connor Steichen produced the only under-par rounds of the day on Tuesday, and share the 36-hole lead at the 54th Nebraska Junior Amateur Championship at Fremont Golf Club.
Holling and Steichen both shot a second round of 70 (-1) to jump into the lead at 141 (-1). Holling was the first player in under-par, making birdie on No. 15 to get to even-par and then finishing with another to post his red number. He knocked a wedge close from the left rough on No. 18 and rolled in the putt for his closing birdie.
Steichen followed soon after with his 70 (-1) to match the low round of the day. The 2021 Nebraska Junior Match Play runner-up made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 to move to 1-under, and close out his round with two-straight pars.
Omaha's Jake Boor is just a stroke back after a round of 72 (+1). He was tied for the lead after the first round, and jumped in and out of the lead during the second round. He turned in 35 (-1), but bogeyed three of his first six holes on the second nine, before a birdie on No. 7 to finish at 142 (E).
Jackson Benge of Omaha is in fourth at 143 (+1) after a rare round of 18 straight pars. His 71 (E) kept him two strokes back. Ashland's Coltrane Mittag also shot a 71 (E), and sits in fifth at 144 (+2).
Three players are tied for sixth at 146 (+4), including the reigning Nebraska Junior Match Play Champion, Christopher Atkinson of Omaha. Lincoln's Thomas Bryson and Hastings' Brayden Schram are tied with Atkinson after 36-holes.
The field was cut after Tuesday's round, with 41 players advancing at 155 (+13) or better. The final round is set for an 8 a.m. start on Wednesday, with the leaders set to tee off at 11 a.m. Full results and final round pairings are available at the championship website below.
Nebraska Junior Amateur Championship
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The Nebraska Golf Association, founded in 1966, is comprised of all members of public and private clubs and/or municipal or regional golf associations which utilize an approved handicap service recognized by the USGA and provided by the NGA. Our mission is to uphold and promote the game of golf and its values to all golfers in Nebraska. Among the duties of the Association include governance of member clubs and service as their handicapping and course rating authority, conduct of state golf championships, local USGA qualifying & other notable competitions, promotion of junior golf, presentation of worthwhile educational programs and support of allied golf organizations in Nebraska. The Nebraska Golf Association is an Allied Golf Association of the USGA and carries out core services including Handicap Administration and Oversight, Course Rating, Rules of Golf and Rules of Amateur Status, Tournaments and USGA Championship Qualifiers and USGA Initiatives and Community Programs.
