Jarred Jeter (Texas G.A. photo)
LUBBOCK, Texas - Jarred Jeter of College Station and
Andrew Wyatt of Midland are tied for the lead at the
2016 West Texas.
It was moving day this Saturday on the Rawls Course
at Texas Tech. Micah Rogers of Odessa was probably
the most notable mover after he fired a 6-under 66 to
move all the way up to second place behind Wyatt and
Jeter. Rogers, who went out during the morning,
started his day 2–under and eight strokes back of then
lone leader, Jarred Jeter. After six birdies, he sits at 8-
under for the championship and three strokes back of
the lead.
Rounding out the top five were Baxter Ward of
Nacogdoches, Jason Fitzgerald of Wichita Falls, Devin
Jackson of Longview and George Gardner of Southlake.
They are all tied in the fourth spot at 6-under for the
championship.
The wind punished the afternoon wave with gusts
climbing up to 27 miles per hour. This made Jeter’s
score of a 1-under 71 an honorable feat and Wyatt’s 5-
under 67 almost unimaginable.
“Today I played smart. I got a good round in the wind,”
Wyatt said. “I kept it simple and just tried to make no
bogeys and every now and again you make a birdie
and that helps.”
Wyatt indeed kept it simple. He reiterated that his
game plan was to hit the ball and then go find it to hit
it again. This simplicity was key to his round as he
carded three birdies, no bogeys and an eagle on the
par-5 17th. Jeter, his co-leader, did not share the
same sentiments.
“It was brutal out there, night and day from
yesterday,” Jeter said. “I am a little bit disappointed in
[my score] just because I kept bouncing back in forth
and never was staying solid.”
Jeter accurately described his round as up-and-down.
He was 2-under for the day heading into 14 but a
double bogey saw him shoot back down to even. Then
he went birdie, bogey, birdie on holes 15, 16 and 17 to
obtain his final score of 1-under. Based on the windy
conditions Jeter will gladly take that score and the 36-
hole co-lead at 11-under for the tournament.
In the Senior Division Sandlin Lee of Dallas, who was
tied at the top to begin his second round, became the
sole leader despite a 1-over round. He sits at 2-under
for the championship. Mickey Jones of Odessa is the
Senior division mover of the day. He started the day 2-
over but after blasting five birdies and surviving two
bogeys for a round of a 3-under 69, he sits at sole
second and one behind Lee.
In the Super Senior division, Patrick Pritchett of
Lubbock continued his dominance by shooting even
par. He remains 1-over for the championship and has a
three-shot lead over the rest of the field in the Super
Senior division. Michael Hastings of Waxahachie and
Don Grider of Georgetown both stayed neck and neck
with Pritchett throughout the second round and
equaled his score with even par on the day. They both
are currently in second place at 4-over for the
championship.
At the end of round two play, the field was cut to the
top 72 players and ties. That number was then divided
up based on scores within each division. The Open
division saw the top 50 and ties make the cut, the
Senior division saw 15 and the Super Senior saw
seven.
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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 first round of tournament play. Super
Senior players must be 65 years of age as of the first
round of
tournament play.
Format/Field Size and Cut: The championship will be
contested over 54 holes of stroke play with three (3)
divisions;
Championship, Senior and Super Senior. Each
division will play from separate tees/yardages and
separate
champions will be recognized in each division.
At the conclusion of 36 holes the field will be cut to
the low 72 players (and ties), with a pro-rated
representation
from each division. The pro-rated allocation of
players making the cut from each division will be
reflective of the
number of players in each division, relative to the
total field size. The determination of total field size,
number of
players in each division and pro-rated representation
of players making the cut (before ties) will be
announced in
conjunction with pairings being posted.
The field is limited to 144, as outlined below:
Championship: Open (84 players)
Senior: 55 & Over (42
players)
Super Senior: 65 & Over (18 players)
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