A dozen players are within striking distance of leader Drake Wilcox heading into the final round of the Wisconsin State Am at The Lido at Sand Valley.
The final round of the 124th Wisconsin State Amateur should bring plenty of drama – and potentially another first-time tournament champion – as a dozen players are within three shots of third-round leader Drake Wilcox. Wilcox is even par through three rounds at The Lido, which is part of the Sand Valley Resort in Nekoosa.
Wilcox, a Sheboygan Lutheran alumnus who played collegiately at Queens University of Charlotte, took the third-round lead on July 23 despite shooting a 3-over-par 75. He has managed to stay consistent, however, after opening with a 71-70 in his first two round.
That has allowed Wilcox the chance to begin the final round with a one-shot advantage over Milwaukee’s Garrett Schultz, Madison’s Charlie Erlandson, Middleton’s Jacob Beckman and second-round leader K.C. Nickel of Waunakee.
Nickel shot a 5-over 77 after opening his tournament with consecutive 70s but remained in the hunt. Erlandson, a member of the University of Wisconsin golf team, rallied back into contention with a 1-over 73 in his third round. Erlandson experienced a 10-shot swing from rounds one and two, going 67-77 in his first two days of the tournament.
Erlandson and Nickel are not alone in riding the rollercoaster that is The Lido, which opened in 2023. Two-time champion Ryan Quinn tumbled from contention at 2-under after two rounds into a tie for 40th by shooting 86 in his third round.
Meanwhile, Garrett Schultz had the lowest round of the day with a 1-under 71 to shoot up from 16th place.
Will Harned (Nashotah), Michael Addie (Sussex), Adam Miller (Nekoosa) and Vincent Sigl (Seymour) are tied for sixth at 1-over.
Even-par rounds allowed Max Brud (Stoughton) and Cody Guetzke (Hartland) to jump into a tie for 10th with Sebastian Kasun (Elm Grove) and Brandon Cloete (South Africa) at 2-over.
Past champions Garrett Jones (t15, 5-over) and Jack Schultz (t20, 6-over) are part of a group of nine golfers that are five and six shots back of Wilcox.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: State Am set up for wild finish as a dozen players chase leader Drake Wilcox
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