{"id":11391,"date":"2019-01-15T19:53:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T08:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/?p=11391"},"modified":"2023-06-20T17:48:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T07:48:42","slug":"david-micheluzzi-shot-lowest-amateur-round-score-at-spring-valley-ausam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/david-micheluzzi-shot-lowest-amateur-round-score-at-spring-valley-ausam\/","title":{"rendered":"David Micheluzzi shot lowest amateur round score at Spring Valley #AusAm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article taken from: Golf Australia (credit to Golf Australia)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\nDavid Micheluzzi admitted he had unfinished business after shooting the lowest ever amateur round at Spring Valley to light up the men\u2019s Australian Amateur Championship.<\/p>\n

\nMicheluzzi, at world No.7 the highest ranked player in the field, flexed his muscle on one of his \u201chome\u201d courses, carding an eight-under-par 63 to lead by two after a day of quality golf in searing Melbourne heat.<\/p>\n

\nThe Victorian, who had a memorable 2018, including finishing fifth and joint low amateur at the Australian Open in November, was runner-up in this event at Perth\u2019s Lake Karrinyup last year.<\/p>\n

And, ominously for the chasing pack, Micheluzzi said today\u2019s masterpiece was \u201cthe most comfortable I\u2019ve been on a course in a long time\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe train here a lot, so I know the course pretty well \u2026 I got a few putts to drop and it totalled up to 63. I\u2019m pretty happy with that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got a bit of fire in the belly from last year, I just want to get one more place and then I\u2019ll be very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Australian Eisenhower Trophy representative was stunning at times today, recording five birdies in a six-hole stretch from the seventh without looking out of third gear.<\/p>\n

He tried to press further and fly the corner on the tight dog-leg par-four 13th<\/sup> only to clip the right trees and while his pitch out still found the front edge of the deep green, the resultant three-putt to a back right pin was his only blemish.<\/p>\n

Micheluzzi\u2019s lead in the race to be medallist after tomorrow\u2019s final stroke play qualifying round is two from some lesser known, yet very promising names.<\/p>\n

Andre Lautee, who usurped Micheluzzi as Victorian Amateur champion in December, continued his outstanding form to card a fine 65 alongside Victorian-based South Australian Travis Miller, all at Spring Valley.<\/p>\n

They were joined by Queenslander Lochie Coleborn, playing at Woodlands, who defied a nervous build-up to the national championship to card a nifty 66.<\/p>\n

Lautee began with four straight pars off the 10th<\/sup> tee, but kick-started his round with back-to-back birdies on the 15th<\/sup> and 16th<\/sup> holes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pretty solid, it was a good day,\u201d said Lautee, a member at nearby Kingston Heath.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not making too many mistakes out there, turning 75s into 72s \u2026 it\u2019s really helped me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miller, a former Kooyonga junior now based in Melbourne, was rolling along trying not to think of his imposing score when he pulled his tee shot into a tough bunker on the long par-three 14th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

But one moment of magic later, the 21-year-old who\u2019s coached by former Australian Masters champ Craig Spence, canned the trap shot for a sixth birdie on a bogey-free card.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great \u2013 enough to keep me under control, especially towards the end and just starting to get a little bit nervous keeping the round together,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

Coleborn was the best of the morning field at Woodlands, his six-under 66 coming as somewhat of a surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely not (what I expected). I didn\u2019t hit it too well in my practice rounds or even on the range this morning, but something just clicked and everything went my way,\u201d Coleborn said.<\/p>\n

\u201c(But) it\u2019s pretty similar to my home club (Mt Coolum on the Sunshine Coast), so I feel very comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

In unusually humid conditions, New Zealand\u2019s world No.20 Daniel Hillier carved out a fine five-under 66 at Spring Valley, later matched by German David Rauch with a 66 at Woodlands.<\/p>\n

Only a couple of fancies found themselves in early strife, most notably last year\u2019s medallists Connor McKinney and Darcy Boyd, who both fired four rounds at Spring Valley and Woodlands, respectively.<\/p>\n

The top 64 men will advance to the knockout phase after tomorrow\u2019s second round.<\/p>\n

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Article link:\u00a0https:\/\/www.golf.org.au\/newsdisplay\/michas-63-lights-up-ausam\/102609<\/p>\n

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