Siltala Punches Ticket to NCAA Championship

Sakke Siltala AMHERST, Virginia – After four days of play and numerous weather delays, Sakke Siltala punched his ticket to the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship by tying for second at the NCAA Amherst Regional.

Siltala opened play at 1-over 71 on the first day to sit tied for 27th before charging up the leaderboard with a pair of 3-under 67 rounds to secure his spot as the top finishing individual not on one of the five advancing teams.

The junior opened the final round of play Wednesday after action was postponed for him Tuesday due to rain with a bogey on hole No. 1. That would be the last blemish on his scorecard that included a birdie on No. 9 and three straight from Nos. 13-15. He…