Palmer Jackson was hoping to capture one of the biggest victories in his amateur career Saturday.
But University of Minnesota senior Ben Warian had other ideas.
Warian shot a 6-under-par 64 during the final round of the 70th Sunnehanna Amateur and walked away with the title by finishing with a 13-under 267.
University of Oklahoma junior Jase Summy finished second a shot back with a 12-under 268, and Jackson, the Franklin Regional and Notre Dame grad and Murrysville native, ended up third with an 11-under 269.
Summy shot a 3-under 67 during the final round and Jackson a 2-under 68 at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown.
Jackson started the final round with birdies on Nos. 1 and 3, but he bogeyed No. 6. On the back nine, Jackson had a birdie on No. 11, but a bogey on the par-3 No. 16 stopped his momentum.
He finished with a birdie on No. 18.
Jackson put himself in serious contention Friday by shooting a 7-under 63. He opened the tournament with a 1-over 71 and followed with a 3-under 67.
His Notre Dame teammate, Rocco Salvitti of Canonsburg, tied for 35th at 1-under 279. J.F. Aber of Sewickley finished tied for 53rd at 3-over 283, and Chuck Tragesser of Murrysville ended up 66th at 15-over.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.