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Article: Marcolla exits Junior Amateur after 21-over finish
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- St. Joseph News-Press
- Article date:
- July 25, 2003
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CHILLICOTHE, Mo. - Kyle Marcolla knew it would take a great
performance to make the cut at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
But the Chillicothe senior had no idea just what that would
entail.
Marcolla - this year's St. Joseph News-Press Boys Golfer of the
Year - failed to make it out of stroke play in the U.S. Junior
Amateur earlier this week at the Columbia Country Club in Chevy
Chase, Md.
He shot a nine-over-par 79 on the first day of competition and a
12-over 82 on the second. His 21-over total tied him for 129th place
out of 156 golfers.
"I drove the ball pretty good, which was good because the fairways
were narrow," Marcolla said. "But my irons weren't very crisp. I
didn't put ...