Port St. Lucie's Jessy Huebner shot under par once again on the second day of the 49th Junior PGA Championships.
Port St. Lucie's Jessy Huebner is among the tournament leaders after the first cut at the 49th Junior PGA Championships.
Huebner shot 70 (2-under) and is inside the Top 10 after his second round on July 30 at Purdue University's Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The No. 8 player in the latest American Junior Golf Association rankings, Huebner is eight shots back of tournament leader Lunden Esterline (14-under) of Kansas.
His tee time and pairing for the third round will be released upon the completion of play Wednesday evening.
The Junior PGA Championships are comprised of two 72-hole stroke play tournaments for boys and girls junior amateur golfers. This year's boys and girls tournaments will each feature 156 golfers, respectively.
The tournament will cut to the top 60 plus ties after Wednesday's second round. It will cut down to the top 30 plus ties after the third round on Thursday.
The Junior PGA Championships were first hosted in 1976.
From 1980-2000, the event was hosted PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens in all but two years. In 1990, Tiger Woods finished runner-up to Fort Lauderdale's Chris Couch at PGA National.
Previous tournament winners include major champions Trevor Immelman and David Toms.
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Junior PGA Championships: Jessy Huebner among leaders after first cut
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