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Marc Engellener, Jon Lindstrom claim wins at 2022 International Mid-Am & Senior Championships

Over the weekend, one of amateur golf’s biggest majors crowned new champions.

The International Mid-Am & Senior Championships took over Pawleys Island, South Carolina, for three days of elite amateur golf. With both individual and team titles up for grabs, both True Blue and Caledonia gave the field their toughest tests en route to naming amateur golf’s newest winners.

California’s Marc Engellener began the third and final round four shots behind 36-hole leader Justin Young. Knowing he’d need to post a number, Engellener got to work. Out in 2 under, Engellener hopped onto the birdie train as he came down the stretch.

Six birdies over an eight hole stretch allowed Engellener to do just what he wanted to do heading into the day; Post a number. His 66 was good enough for the clubhouse lead, but would it be enough to fend off Young who had been so dominant all week?

Unfortunately for Young, it would be too much to overcome. Sputtering to a halt, Young could not close out his overnight lead. A final round that featured 13 pars is nothing to hang your head at, but with a charging group of players hot on his heels, Young’s 1 over final round left him three shots shy of Engellener who finished at 9 under.

Brendan Kelly (-4) rounded out the podium with three other golfers claiming shares of fourth place at 3 under.

Posting the lowest round of the tournament is never easy, especially, when there are players more than half your age. For Jon Lindstrom, it felt like a walk in the park. He posted a tournament-best 6-under 66 in Friday’s first round.

With an early three shot lead, it seemed as though it was Lindstrom’s tournament to lose, despite some of the biggest names in senior amateur golf lurking just behind him.

After an even par second round, Lindstrom held a one shot lead.

Bob Royak, a known name to those who follow the senior am circuits, took it upon himself to apply pressure to Lindstrom in the final round. With a bogey-free 67, Royak (-3) put himself in prime position in case Lindstrom fell.

Even through No. 10, Lindstrom made bogey on the par 4 12th to drop a shot. Holding onto a two shot lead, he was able to coast through holes 13-17 with pars. On No. 18, Lindstrom was able to save a bogey for a final round 74 to hold onto his lead and win by one stroke.

Coleman Tidwell (-2) finished third while Jack Larkin (-1), Wes McNulty (E), and Doug Hanzel (E) rounded out the top five.

In the team portion of the competition it was Team Maryland who came away with the win. Brendan Kelly, Charlie Winegardener, Ryan MCCarthy, and Billy Peel were able to knock off Team West Virginia thanks to a scorecard playoff. Finishing at 7 under for the week, Team Maryland turned on the afterburners on Sunday, besting West Virginia by a whopping 17 shots.

On the senior team side South Georgia took the top spot. With Bob Royak and Doug Hanzel netting top five finishes, the squad was able to post a 4 under total to win by the same number.

North Carolina (East) and Team Arkansas shared second place honors at even par.

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Justin Young, Jon Lindstrom lead through 36 holes at the Golfweek International Mid-Am/Senior Championship

Eighteen holes remain to crown two individual and two team champions.

Eighteen holes remain before crowning the 2022 International Mid-Am and Senior champions. Separating themselves from the pack, two men pulled away in the individual race.

Justin Young holds the mid-am lead. Following an opening 4-under 68 with a 69 on Saturday, Young jumped from T-2 to solo first. Opening up a four-shot lead, Young will have plenty of chasers pursuing him Sunday.

Among those chasing is first round leader Marc Engellener. Posting an opening 67, Engellener stumbled Saturday with a 2-over 74. At 3 under for the tournament, he leads a group of five players hot on Young’s heels.

Philip Reale and Travis Woolf are both at 2 under with three more players at even par.

The mid-am team portion is simply waiting for the fat lady to stop her vocal practice. Team West Virginia (9 under) commands a 10-shot lead over the nearest squad, Team North Texas. Cam Roam (T-2), Philip Reale (T-7) and Sam O’Dell (T-12) rallied together for a combined score of 2-under 213. After being a counting score on Friday, Pat Carter (T-9) carded a 75 on Saturday.

Team South Texas (2 over), Team Fort Worth (3 over) and Team Alabama (5 over) all lurk within striking distance.

On the senior side, Jon Lindstrom has continued to build on an impressive week. Kicking the tournament off with an event-best 6-under 66, Lindstrom stayed put with an even par 72 on Saturday. Losing no ground, Lindstrom holds a one-shot lead heading to the final round.

Nipping at his heels is Wes McNulty. He built upon his 3 under first round with another under-par round. Firing a 2-under 70, he now finds himself a shot back and in prime position to apply pressure to Lindstrom on Sunday.

Not only are the two duking it out for the individual title, they’re both leading their teams toward a shared title.

McNulty’s Team Arkansas squad, sitting at 2 under, holds a two-stroke advantage over Lindstrom’s Team Colorado. Team North Carolina (East) lurks three shots behind Arkansas while Team Missouri (East) and Team Georgia (South) both are at 4 over.

With 18 holes left, four championships will be claimed on some of the most beautiful golf property in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, come days end on Sunday.

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Preview: The 2022 International Mid-Am & Senior Championships

The best mid-ams and senior amateur golfers in the world are soon descending upon Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

The best mid-ams and senior amateur golfers in the world are soon descending upon Pawleys Island, South Carolina. The 2022 International Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship plays host to a who’s who of amateur golf. Considered as a major in the amateur golf world, the best of the best will be teeing it up August 4-7 for a piece of history.

Names like Paul Simson, Doug Hanzel, Bob Royak and Rusty Strawn all pop off the screen when looking at the senior roster.

Simson is one of the best American amateur golfers in the game’s history. Two U.S. Senior ams, a mini grand slam in 2010 winning the U.S., British, and Canadian Senior amateur championships in less than two months time, nine North & South victories (2 amateur wins, 7 senior amateur wins), and over 40 Carolinas Golf Association championships gives Simson a World Golf Hall of Fame worthy career.

Hanzel is coming off a win last month at the National Senior Hall of Fame tournament. Royak is constantly at the top of leaderboards and won the 2019 U.S. Senior amateur. Strawn is currently ranked No. 2 in the Golfweek Senior Amateur rankings, trailing Kevin VandenBerg, who is also in the field this week.

In all, 38 seniors in the field are ranked in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

As for the mid-ams in the field this week, 13 are ranked in WAGR. Brett Viboch, ranked 1,599 in the world, is the top ranked mid-am at the event. Constantly at the top of the leaderboards both at USGA mid-ams and Northern California amateur championships, Viboch is due to break through.

Other notables in the field include Jay Livsey, Justin Young, Domingo Jojola, and Gant Bills.

Mike Stranz’s masterpieces Caledonia and True Blue are the courses playing host this week. With remnants of the rice plantations that once stood where the courses now reside, both tracks take a players best golf if they are going to claim a championship.

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Watch: Fisherman loses huge king mackerel to bull shark

A fisherman hooked a king mackerel off the pier on Pawleys Island in South Carolina, but before he could land it, the tax man paid a visit.

A fisherman hooked into a huge king mackerel off the pier on Pawleys Island in South Carolina, but before he could land it, the tax man paid a visit.

In this instance, the tax man was a big bull shark that ruined any chance of Jim landing his fish.

Why are sharks known as the tax man among the fishing community? It’s because of their tendency to collect a portion of their hard-earned catches, as seen in the video John Harrison provided to WPDE, which posted it on Facebook.

The video shows the angler bringing the king mackerel to the surface. You then hear Jim’s fishing buddy say, “Get the gaff, get the gaff, get the graff, nice king. Don’t mess this up, Jim.”

When someone finally lowered the gaff toward the fish, a bull shark came up and snatched it by the tail and swam off.

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Other anglers sympathized with Jim meeting the tax man. Among the comments:

“Tax man never takes a day off.”

“Gotta pay the tax man (shark).”

“The tax man always comes.”

“Pay the tax man.”

“The tax man shall always collect. Time to pay your dues.”

Unfortunately, this tax man took 100 percent of Jim’s catch.