Log-jammed leaderboard after West Texas Amateur first round
7/17/2015 | by Texas Golf Association
see also: View results for West Texas Amateur, Abilene Country Club
Five players share the opening-round lead in Odessa at three-under par heading into day two
Rodgers, the final player to tie the lead, is a product of Odessa Permian High School as well as Odessa College and calls the host site, Odessa Country Club, his home course. After getting off to a slow start, the now UL-Monroe senior managed to shoot 5-under on his last fourteen holes to head into Saturday with a tie for the one shot lead.
Four players sit just behind the leaders at 2- under, while seven more are only two shots back at 1-under.
Another Odessa local and Odessa Country Club member, Luke Groves, shares a two shot lead in the Senior Division with Jim Quinn of Arlington at 1-under-par 71. Both Quinn and Groves had similar routine days with three birdies and two bogeys respectively. Sitting at solo third is Doug Hopton-Jones of Mansfield, with four players shortly behind at 2-over.
In the Super Senior Division, Houston’s Chris Larsen holds the lead at 8-over, Sam Boyd of Horseshoe Bay is alone at second with 9-over, and Dan Mask Sr. of Irving is in third at 10-over.
The 87th West Texas Amateur is the sixth TGA statewide championship to be held this year, and is returning to Odessa Country Club for the first time in over a decade. Established in 1939 the club is home to two courses: the Links Course and the Old Course where this year’s championship is being played. When played at full length, the course can be stretched to 7,069 yards. Paired with the West Texas winds, it certainly lives up to the challenge.
About the West Texas Amateur
Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers who reside in either region (North/South) of the state of Texas. Applicants must have a certified GHIN Handicap Index of 10.0 or less. Senior division players must be 55 years of age as of the fir...
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