Brock Blais makes late run but ties for second in Florida Amateur
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Ponte Vedra High graduate Brock Blais made a late run on June 14 at the 109th Florida Amateur but bogeyed the final hole of the Dye Preserve Golf Club in Jupiter to tie for second, one shot behind winner Hampton Beebe of West Palm Beach.
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Blais, a rising junior at South Carolina and the 2022 Florida Times-Union boys high school player of the year, shot 69 for a 5-under 282, playing the front nine at 3-under, then making birdies at Nos. 15 and 16.
Beebe (71), who parred No. 18 while playing partner and 54-hole leader Garrett Ebbert of Lake Mary (74) bogeyed, won at 6-under 281.
Beebe is an incoming freshman at Auburn. He came from two shots off Ebbert's lead to win near his hometown, and six days after he caddied for Giuseppe Puebla of Royal Palm Beach when he won a U.S. Open sectional at the BallenIsles Country Club.
Andrew Riley, the Times-Union's 2020 boys high school player of the year from Creekside, tied for 11th at 2-over and Colton Swartz of Fleming Island, who recently helped Florida Southern win the NCAA Division II national championship, tied for 21st at 5-over.
In the Florida Women's Amateur, Bolles graduate Chloe Schiavone, a two-time Times-Union player of the year, lost in the semifinals to Evyn Cannon 3 and 2 on June 13, after posting rounds of 71-71—142 to finish 10th in stroke play qualifying at the Royal Poinciana Golf Club in Naples.
Katelyn Hueber of Gainesville defeated Cannon in 22 holes in the championship match.
Sahana Chokshi of Jacksonville (74-67—141) tied for sixth and Stella Moritz of Ponte Vedra Beach (73-73—146) tied for 25th in stroke-play qualifying and lost first-round matches.
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