PLANO — UTSA sophomore Will Adams won the Texas Golf Association's North Amateur in a sudden-death playoff Sunday at The Courses at Watters Creek.
Adams carded an 8-under-par 208 to finish in a tie atop the leaderboard with two other players after 54 holes of stroke play. On the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, the Odessa Permian High School product registered a birdie on the par-5 18th to secure the trophy.
Adams opened the tournament on Friday with a 3-under 69 that featured six birdies and then posted a 4-under 68 behind six more birdies on Saturday. He entered the final round with a two-shot lead and wrote down four more birdies en route to a 71 in Sunday's final round before winning the playoff.
As a true freshman for the Roadrunners in 2018-19, Adams recorded a 74.46 stroke average and a pair of top-20 finishes. He fired a 5-under 211 that was highlighted by a collegiate career-best 65 to finish eighth at the Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate and he tied for 16th at the Lone Star Invitational in his UTSA debut.
Adams wins TGA North Amateur on Sunday
