June 28, 2004

In the third round of his third tournament this summer, former Naval Academy golfer Billy Hurley (Leesburg, Va.) has leapt from 17th to fifth with a 3-under par 66 Saturday afternoon. Hurley, along with Webb Simpson and Andy Svoboda, are 2-under par (205) and just four strokes out of the lead held by UCLA's Roy Moon.

Hurley got off to a slow start in the tournament, turning in a 1-over 70 after the first day. He slipped deeper in the standings despite shooting par in the second round of action. Hurley's 3-under par Saturday was tied for the second-lowest round of the day, just behind Palmer Cup teammate and defending Northeast Amateur champion Chris Nallen who is a stroke behind Hurley at 1-under par and shot 4-under in the third round.

The final round of the Notheast Amateur Championship is set to be played Sunday morning at 7 a.m.

2004 Northeast Amateur Championship Leader Board
(through three of four rounds)
1. Roy Moon, UCLA 67-65-69 201 -6
2. Anthony Kim, Oklahoma 65-68-69 202 -5
3. Matt Every, Florida 70-64-69 203 -4
4. Nick Mackay, Jackson State 73-65-66 204 -3
5. Billy Hurley, Navy 70-69-66 205 -2
Webb Simpson 67-69-69 205 -2
Andy Svoboda, St. John's 71-66-68 205 -2
8. Matt Davidson, Furman 68-72-66 206 -1
Brian Harman 69-69-68 206 -1
Chris Nallen, Arizona 71-70-65 206 -1
Frank Vana 70-66-70 206 -1