Swafford, Henley high on PGA Tour leaderboard at season opening event

​It is the opening week of the 2016 PGA Tour schedule and the Scott Hamilton Golf Academy has several players who made the cut and are chasing leader Brendan Steele heading into Sunday’s final round in Napa, California at the Frys.com Open at Silverado CC. Hudson Swafford and Russell Henley are both six shots behind the leader and tied for 20th. Brendon Todd is in a tie for 39th after a 68 on Saturday, while Aaron Baddeley and Boo Weekley are tied for 61st going into the final round. Chris Kirk, Ben Martin, and Steven Bowditch are Scott Hamilton Golf Academy players who played this week but missed the cut.

Former SHGA player and Acworth resident, Jason Bohn shot 64 and moved up 25 spots Saturday to a tie for fourth.

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