Tom Campbell of Danville was in seventh place entering today’s final round of the Kentucky State Amateur at Simpsonville.
Campbell, the men’s golf coach at Centre College, shot 2-under-par 69 on Wednesday at the Cardinal Club and was 1 under par through 36 holes.
He was six strokes off the lead held by Patrick Newcomb of Benton, and he and Chris Hill of Danville were the only two of seven area players in the field to make the cut, which was at 151.
Kentucky State Amateur Championship
Wednesday
At The Cardinal Club, Simpsonville
Par: 71; Yardage: 6,976
Tom Campbell, Danville 72-69—141
Grant Hinton, Elizabethtown/Centre 76-71—147
Chris Hill, Danville 77-72—149
Patrick Davidson, Louisville/Centre 75-75—150
Failed to Qualify
Andrew McKinney, Danville 77-75—152
Chris Butler, Stanford 77-76—153
Andrew Yeast, Harrodsburg 81-72—153
Grant Blevins, Danville/Centre 79-78—157
John Minton III, Bowling Green/Centre 77-80—157
Kenyon Cook, Lexington/Centre 78-81—159
J.T. Ross, Danville 80-79—159
