Barnes Blake: Back-to-Back New Jersey Amateur Champion at Baltusrol
Barnes Blake successfully defended the New Jersey Amateur Championship with a wire-to-wire, seven-stroke victory at Baltusrol Golf Club, becoming the first player in 12 years to win consecutive titles. Blake explains how he recovered from playing his first six holes in 3-over, transformed the championship with an opening 66 on the Lower Course and maintained control across 72 holes on two distinctly different championship tests.The conversation examines the strategic adjustments required between Baltusrol’s Lower and Upper courses, the discipline of playing with a commanding lead and the…
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