Talty, DeMeo, Jr. Lead Hebron Following Round One

(FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – July 30, 2018) – Round one of the Michael Hebron Amateur Championship concluded today as 77 competitors took on Bethpage State Park Golf Course (Black). There was a cut following the round as 42 players who shot 9-over or better moved on to tomorrow’s final round.

Related: Round 1 Results | Round 2 Pairings

Two competitors stood out from the pack as Kevin Talty of Smithtown Landing and Nick DeMeo, Jr. of Wheatley Hills fired rounds of 3-under 68 to take the lead following the opening round. A birdie on the first hole set the pace for Talty’s round as he made the turn at 3-under. He continued his stellar play by carding nine consecutive pars on the inward nine. DeMeo, Jr. vaulted himself to the top of the leaderboard thanks to an impressive inward nine of 3-under, which was highlighted by a birdie on the difficult No. 10.

Ben Mitchell of Fresh Meadow finds himself four shots back from the leaders after a round of 1-over 72, while Jon Sherman of Port Jefferson, Dominic Formato of North Hills and Christian Oakley of Southampton positioned themselves in the top five after rounds of 2-over 73.

Bethpage played to a par 71 at 6,913 yards.

Scoring updates will be available online and on the My MGA app, with 9- and 18-hole updates available throughout the final round of play.