SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State senior golfer Wyatt Koricanek entered the 112th Texas Amateur as an alternate. Still, he found himself atop the leaderboard after firing a nine-under-par 135 through 36 holes at the Midland Country Golf Club on Friday.
Koricanek was the second alternate from a May 13 qualifying tournament at the Vaaler Creek Golf Club in Blanco and received his invitation last Sunday night.
"I have been playing pretty solid and consistent," Koricanek told the Texas Golf Association after Friday's second round. "I was happy to get into the tournament as an alternate.