Larsen cools off; finishes fifth

Garden City, Kan (westernkansasnews.com)-After two rounds of the AJGA Championships at Buffalo Dunes, Garden City’s Taylor Larsen seem primed for a run at the title. Unfortunately it didn’t end exactly the way he envisioned. 

Larsen shot a 9-over par in the final round-bringing his three-day total to 226; good for fifth place. 

“My bad shots were bad today,” Larsen said. “The difference the previous two days is that I worked around my bad shots.”

Larsen was tied for the lead entering play on Thursday. Montana product Tate Tatom won the event with a final-round 74.

Leaderboard

Tate Tatom-Gall. Gateway, Mont 72-75-74–221

Austin Murphy-Morgan Hill, Calif 77-72-74–223

Griffin Barela, Lakewood, Colo. 72-76-75–223

Jack Tianyi Cen Bradenton, Fla 78-76-70–224

Michael Hodson-Amarillo, TX 73-77-74–224

Zachary Hoskins-Orlando, Fla 72-78-74-224

Tyler Gammill-Austin, TX 77-80-69–226

Ben Fernandez-Southlake, TX 73-79-74

Taylor Larsen-Garden City 74-73-79–226

Daniel Gasper-Garden City 83-84-72-239