Menante Defends Northeast Amateur Title In Record Fashion

Dylan Menante broke the tournament record by four strokes to win the prestigious Northeast Amateur for the second year in a row Saturday at the Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, R.I.

Menante, a two-time All-America at Pepperdine who is transferring to the University of North Carolina, shot 19-under-par 257 to win the tournament by nine strokes over Stanford's Karl Vilips. Caleb Surratt was third at 8 under and 2022 NCAA champion Gordon Sargent tied for fourth at 6 under.

Carolina's Ryan Burnett shot 66 in the final round to tie teammate David Ford and several others in a tie for 23^rd at 1 over par. Peter Fountain tied for 44^th at 5 over.

Menante, a rising senior from Carlsbad, Calif., shot 62-64-64-67 over the four rounds. He made 23 birdies and only four bogeys in the 72-hole event. He won the 2021 Northeast Amateur at 9 under, also shooting in the 60s in all four rounds.

No other player in the field, which featured many of the top collegiate players in the country, made more than 18 birdies this week and his four bogeys were also the fewest.

Menante will represent the United States in the Palmer Cup in Switzerland July 1-3.

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Ryan Burnett

David Ford

Peter Fountain

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