In the end, Ben Shipp put himself exactly where he needed to be coming down the stretch at the South Beach International Amateur.<\/p>\n
Despite entering the final round at Miami Beach Golf Club four shots off the pace, Shipp, a senior at North Carolina State, inched his way into contention and when the leaders stumbled down the stretch, found himself in a playoff for the title.<\/p>\n
After two extra holes with Oklahoma senior Garett Reband, who had the lead or a share of it all week, Shipp earned his first title since the Puerto Rico Classic at the beginning of last springs college golf season.<\/p>\n
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Shipp was only within reach of the leaders because of a third-round 67 at Miami Beach Golf Club. He played the front nine on Sunday in 2 over before turning and reeling off birdie, bogey, then eagle at Nos. 10-12. By the time Shipp made his next birdie, at No. 15, he had a share of the lead at 2 under. Reband made double at No. 15.<\/p>\n
Both Reband and Shipp made birdie at No. 16 a drivable par 4 while Karl Vilips, the Australian teen who also was in contention, lost his share of the lead with a bogey.<\/p>\n
Reband ultimately left the door open for Shipp with a bogey on No. 18. Shipp prevailed after two extra holes.<\/p>\n
Shipp hails from Duluth, Georgia, and was runner-up in his last start of the fall college season, the Bank of Tennessee Collegiate. He advanced through the first two rounds of match play at this summers North & South Amateur, played at Pinehurst Nos. 2.<\/p>\n
Reband ultimately finished second in Miami with Vilips in solo third at 1 under.<\/p>\n
A pair of Englishmen finished fourth and fifth: Jake Bolton was even par and Benjamin Jones posted one of the best rounds of the day, 4-under 67, to finish at 1 over.<\/p>\n
Patrick Welch, a sophomore teammate of Rebands at Oklahoma, also had a closing 67 that put him in a share of sixth at 3 over along with German Jannik De Bruyn.<\/p>\n
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