Blake Earns Repeat Title at 125th New Jersey Amateur Championship
WASHINGTON 鈥� Georgetown’s Barnes Blake successfully defended his title at the 125th New Jersey Amateur Championship, presented by Provident Bank, earning a wire-to-wire victory on Wednesday at Baltusrol Golf Club. Blake opened the tournament with a 6-under-par 66 and maintained the lead throughout all 72 holes, becoming just the 14th player since the championship adopted stroke play in 1971 to lead from start to finish. He also became the first golfer to win back-to-back New Jersey Amateur titles since Michael Stamberger accomplished the feat in 2013 and 2014. Blake capped the championship with a 5-under-par 67 in the final round,…
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