Tight at the Top

Hitchner leads as players shoot low scores despite shifting conditions

  • Brantley Baker of Leesburg, Georgia hits a shot from the fairway at the ninth hole. He finished Friday’s first round tied for second at 3-under. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Brantley Baker of Leesburg, Georgia hits a shot from the fairway at the ninth hole. He finished Friday’s first round tied for second at 3-under. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
The 64th edition of the Florida Azalea Amateur golf tournament at the Palatka Municipal Golf Tournament saw scores recorded in the 60s in Friday’s first round. Five, to be exact. That does not…

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