Unrelenting rain suspends Round 2 of the Massachusetts Amateur at Winchester Country Club

Unrelenting rainfall Tuesday suspended the second round of the 118th Massachusetts Amateur Championship at Winchester Country Club. Round 2 was scheduled to resume Wednesday at 7 a.m.

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First-round leaders Patrick Kilcoyne, a runner-up to reigning MassAm champion Ryan Downes last year at GreatHorse, Carson Erick and Jake Mvra — who finished the first round tied at 3-under 68 — set out to complete Round 2, but only Kilcoyne managed to finish his round, firing a 1-over 72.

Inclement weather forced suspension of play at 8:35 a.m. Play resumed at 11:33 a.m., then was called for the day at 3:18 p.m. The second round will resume at 7 a.m. to be followed by the start of match play.

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Among the 14 players who managed to complete their second round, Conner Willett, the 2022 MassAm champion from Charles River CC, was the only player to break par with a 1-under 70 after he sandwiched birdies on Nos. 2, 14, and 17 between bogeys on his opening and finishing holes.

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