Scott Rundell and David Bolen are two shots ahead of six teams entering Round 2 at Horseshoe Bay
HORSESHOE BAY, Texas (May 18, 2013) -- A
total field of 164
players divided over three divisions looked to
jump out to a fast start to hopefully grasps
momentum heading into the weekend rounds
of the 2013 State Four-Ball Championship
which is being held at Summit Rock in
Horseshoe Bay. Impeccable course conditions
set
the stage for teams to make an early charge
and several did just that finding red
numbers after day one.
The team of Scott Rundell and David Bolen
find themselves heading into tomorrow's
second round two shots ahead of six teams
who all fired opening rounds of five under
par, 67. Rundell and Bolen staggered out of
the gates with a quick bogey on the par 5,
second hole but quickly erased it with two
back-to-back birdies on holes 3 and 4. Another
birdie on the ninth allowed the team to make
the turn at two under and from there they
never gave ground. Catching fire down the
stretch Rundell and Bolen birdied four of their
final five holes to cruise to an opening round
of seven under par, 65. Warm temperatures
combined with a steady south wind wasn't
enough to deter players from going low as six
teams find themselves two shots back
including the two-time defending champions
John
Bearrie and Aaron Hickman. In all, twenty-one
teams find themselves within five shots of
the leaders heading into the weekend.
In the Senior division, Dennis Cahill and Tom
Laurenzo took charge early carding an
opening round of 63, nine under par. Their
round was solid throughout, with the team
making 5 birdies on each side with just one
lone bogey coming on their final hole of the
day. Sitting one shot behind the leaders is the
team of Pat Youngs and Mike Booker who
opened with a blemish free 64 and three
teams find themselves tied for third in the
Senior Division after all firing opening rounds
of seven under, 65. On a day when birdies
came in bundles, Matt Griffin added a quick
jolt to his teams stance on the leaderboard
with a hole-in-one ace on the par three,
fifteenth, helping his team to a opening round
of
68. In all twenty-three Senior teams opened
with under par rounds setting the stage for
a great weekend battle of golf.
Posting an opening round of 67, Bob Hullender
and Mike Arnold head into Saturday
holding a one shot lead over brothers Patrick
and Mickey Cooper in the Super Senior
Division. Showing that they still have plenty of
game, Hullender and Arnold opened their
round with three straight birdies and finished
without a blemish on the scorecard. Patrick
and Mickey Cooper had an up and down round
posting a four under par 68 which included
seven birdies and three bogeys. Rounding out
third in the Super Senior division, which
consists of teams 65 years of age and older,
is Bill Stillwell and Todd Ezell who opened
with an even par, 72.
About the Texas Four-Ball
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