Dover's Ryan Troyer wins Ohio Amateur Golf Championship

FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) - Ryan Troyer tried not to let a 3-stroke lead affect his play entering the final round of the Ohio Amateur Championship but it did, although not enough to cost him the title.

Troyer, from Dover, parred the first 10 holes en route to a two-shot victory at the Findlay Country Club on Saturday.

He completed the round with an even-par 70 to finish with a 4-under a 276 for the tournament.

"I just wanted to come out and play golf like I have the last three days and not think about it," Troyer said. "However it does come into your mind. Some of those tuck pins you find yourself playing a little safe, which is fine."

Brandon Pluchinsky, of North Lima, had the best score of the final day, a 67 that included an eagle on the 16th hole, to finish two strokes back at 278.

"It was too big a lead," Pluchinsky said. "Ryan played really well. He deserved to win."

Taylor Suggs, of Cincinnati, was third at 279 after shooting 69.

Troyer completed his junior season at Malone University and later this summer plans to turn pro. He could have capped the Ohio Amateur with a birdie on the 18h hole but left a 6-footer short.

"I didn't have it today," he said. "I didn't play very well. I was able to make a lot of pars. Fortunately it was good enough. It was a grind out day."

Pluchinsky tried to make a run at Troyer over the final two holes but managed only par on each.

"After the eagle, I had an idea I would need to birdie the last two holes," Pluchinsky said. "I missed two short putts. That's golf."

The top 20 finishers received exemptions for the 2017 Ohio Amateur at the Springfield Country Club.

Defending champion Joo-Young Lee, of Hilliard, finished tied for 12 at 6-over 286.

Past winners include Arnold Palmer and 2003 British Open champion Ben Curtis.

Another former winner from the past is still competing.

Steve Anderson, 46, won the 1990 championship and finished tied for ninth with a 4-over 284 this year. After playing professionally for many years, he regained his amateur status a decade ago and entered the tournament from his home in Hobe Sound, Florida.

"When you come up here you want to be competitive. I just didn't get off to a very good start," he said. "It's fun to ask the young players what year they're born; '94 to'96 seem to be the majority of them. They weren't even born when I won it."