ERIN - Kyle Bruce, a 2012 Monroe High School graduate, finished in a three-way tie for 49th place at the 114th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship Thursday.
Bruce shot a 7-over-par 79 for the second straight day at Erin Hills Golf Course. He finished the tournament at 27-over 315 to tie with Brookfield's Ed Dzirbik Jr. and West Bend's Jeff Anderson.
Bruce birdied No. 1 and recorded 10 pars. Bruce, who will be a senior on the Edgewood College golf team, had six bogeys and a double bogey on No. 10.
Eddie Wajda shot a 2-under 70 in the final round to win the State Am. Wadja, who plays on the University of Wisconsin golf team, finished at 5-over, one shot ahead of Matthew Bachmann and Patrick Sanchez.
Wajda was still taking it in an hour after his victory.
"It's crazy to think this is my fourth State Amateur," he said. "I remember walking the back nine watching Jack Schultz, who was playing at Michigan at the time, and Chris Meyer from Wisconsin, thinking how cool it was to walk it with them. Winning it today, it's crazy."
He knew the course would play tough, but that it would give him a chance to make a move during the final round.
"You can make a double or triple here so quickly. I knew three shots back wasn't that much to make up in reality," he said.
Wajda said he did not know where he stood in relation to the field until he finished.
"I had no idea until I finished. It turned out all right," he said. "It's pretty crazy. It's an awesome feeling. It's unbelievable."
Bruce shot a 7-over-par 79 for the second straight day at Erin Hills Golf Course. He finished the tournament at 27-over 315 to tie with Brookfield's Ed Dzirbik Jr. and West Bend's Jeff Anderson.
Bruce birdied No. 1 and recorded 10 pars. Bruce, who will be a senior on the Edgewood College golf team, had six bogeys and a double bogey on No. 10.
Eddie Wajda shot a 2-under 70 in the final round to win the State Am. Wadja, who plays on the University of Wisconsin golf team, finished at 5-over, one shot ahead of Matthew Bachmann and Patrick Sanchez.
Wajda was still taking it in an hour after his victory.
"It's crazy to think this is my fourth State Amateur," he said. "I remember walking the back nine watching Jack Schultz, who was playing at Michigan at the time, and Chris Meyer from Wisconsin, thinking how cool it was to walk it with them. Winning it today, it's crazy."
He knew the course would play tough, but that it would give him a chance to make a move during the final round.
"You can make a double or triple here so quickly. I knew three shots back wasn't that much to make up in reality," he said.
Wajda said he did not know where he stood in relation to the field until he finished.
"I had no idea until I finished. It turned out all right," he said. "It's pretty crazy. It's an awesome feeling. It's unbelievable."
