Killeen Holds Narrow Lead after 18-Holes at the Duel in the Desert

Lajitas, Texas – The first 18-holes of the Duel in the Desert are complete at Lajitas Golf Resort’s Black Jack’s Crossing, the #1 ranked public golf course in Texas, voted by the Dallas Morning News. The Duel in the Desert is the 36-hole Final Match of the 2022 Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon / Cleveland Golf / Asics Match Play Championship. 

No. 1 seed JJ Killeen, PGA director of golf at Red Feather Golf and Social Club, and No. 7 seed Jon Antunes, PGA director of instruction at Heart of Texas Golf Academy, are the two professionals competing after qualifying back in October. 

Killeen leads 2-up with 18 more holes to play. He grabbed the early lead with a birdie on the second hole. His lead then continued to grow, and at the turn he was 3-up. On the 10th hole, the defending champion Antunes won his first hole of the day. Antunes’ momentum continued, and he cut the deficit down to one after hole #16. But, a birdie on the par-5, 18th hole from Killeen gives him a two-hole advantage heading into tomorrow’s final round.

The final 18 holes of the Duel in the Desert will begin at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. The two professionals are vying for a $10,000 winner’s check with the runner-up cashing $5,000. 

The Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon / Cleveland Golf / Asics Match Play Championship is presented by Adventures In Golf, AT&T Byron Nelson, Lajitas Golf Resort, PGA TOUR and XXIO. 

Lajitas Golf Resort’s Black Jack Crossing

Par: 36-36–72

Yardage: 7,236 Yards

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