This kid is good!

Soon to be Senior in High School Matt Gilchrest is on quite a roll in the last four weeks.  It started with a repeat win at the AJGA in San Antonio.  He followed up that with a co-medalist performance at the US Amateur Qualifier.  Matt then travelled north with me to play in the Northern Amateur.  The day before the practice round Matt and I went out to play a local course called The Brassie.  From the tips, he shot a course record 66.  I got beat by 10!  The Northern Am had a field of 90 with over 70 players being Division 1 college golfers.  Matt finished in a tie for 15th place.
Back in Texas he won the AJGA at Austin Country Club for his second AJGA in a row.  This week he played in the AJGA at Timarron CC, a course just outside of Dallas.  With scores of 68-70-62 Matt won by a whopping 9 shots.  Yes, that's right, 62 in the final round with a 3-putt!  The round was a competitive course record.  That's two course records in 3 weeks.
Through this stretch he has played these rounds in an incredible 42 under par.  Just off the charts great golf.  Tomorrow he leaves for a big one, the US Amateur at Cherry Hills CC in Denver, Colorado.  My only hope is that he still has some gas left in the tank.  It's been a fantastic ride.

AJGA Timarron recap