15-06-2025
Championship Golf Network to livestream portions of final two rounds
Championship Golf Network (CGN) Network will livestream the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions via YouTube Friday and Saturday during portions of the third and fourth rounds, respectively.
'The Sunnehanna Amateur is more than a tournament. It's a proving ground for the game's future elite,' CGN Vice President Douglas Rios Ceballos said Wednesday.
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'CGN is proud to deliver on-site coverage of one of the most historic and talent-rich events in amateur golf, bringing fans closer to the action from Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.'
Rios Ceballos and camera operator Beau Atwood spent much of Wednesday afternoon setting up a makeshift studio in the President's Room on the second floor of Sunnehanna Country Club.
CGN will stream the Amateur from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at the 18th green.
On Saturday, the network will cover the final group from No. 8 through the final hole.
On-air coverage will be provided by Dave Marr, the voice of the Champions Tour on the Golf Channel for 17 years.
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In addition to the on-site stream, CGN will provide real-time updates via X and Instagram as well as interviews and features on emerging amateur standouts. Leaderboard graphics and post-round recaps will be included.
'The Sunnehanna Amateur Committee felt working with CGN and streaming two days of the tournament was an important step in the tournament's evolution,' said John Yerger, Sunnehanna Amateur co-chairman. 'While great for the tournament and our players, it is also a way to highlight Sunnehanna Country Club and our community, which has been incredibly supportive for 84 years.
'Collectively, we all take pride in hosting the Sunnehanna Amateur.
'We want people across the country and internationally to watch the best players in amateur golf and see for themselves what makes our tournament and community special.'
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Mountain Cats milestone: Pitt-Johnstown rising sophomore Lucas Smith, of Lynden, Ontario, tied for first place in the Sunnehanna Amateur qualifier held Sunday and Monday.
Smith, whose 3-under 67 matched qualifier co-leader Zachary Radtke of Dublin, Ohio, was among six players who advanced to the 84th Sunnehanna Amateur.
According to Mountain Cats golf coach Cody Trabert, Smith made history as the first active or alumni player in Pitt-Johnstown history to qualify for the Sunnehanna Amateur. He shot a 4-over-par 74 in Wednesday's opening round.
'Lucas is coming off an impressive freshman season where he garnered PSAC freshman player of the year and also second team all-conference honors,' Trabert said in an email.
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'He set a Pitt-Johnstown record for having the lowest freshman scoring average in program history and tied for fifth place individually at the PSAC championships in the fall.'
Smith played at Ancaster High School in Ontario before joining the Pitt-Johnstown program.
In Wednesday's first round, Smith had a challenging start, but recovered to shoot a respectable 74. He made bogey on No. 2 and had a double bogey on No. 3 before closing the front nine with another bogey to make the turn at 4-over 39.
On the back nine, Smith made birdies on 11 and 13, but had two more bogeys on 14 and 17.
Advancing through the 105-player Sunnehanna qualifier, which was extended a day due to wet weather, were Smith and Radtke as co-medalists; and a four-way tie for third place among Tyler Sabo, of Ashland, Ohio; Adam Horn, of Cincinnati; Ashton McArthur, of Rexburg, Indiana; and Areen Aggarwal, of Columbia, Missouri.
Mike Mastovich is a sports reporter and columnist for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at 814-532-5083. Follow him on Twitter @Masty81.
