Jones Putts His Way To Four-Shot Idlewild Lead
Jones Putts His Way To Four-Shot Idlewild Lead
Pierce up two heading into Sunday's final
Jones In The Zone
By Zach Podhorzer, DGPT.com
Finishing the second round of the Idlewild Open at 6-under par, Kevin Jones is now the proud owner of a four-shot lead over southpaw Zach Melton, who tossed a nice 7-down, moving into second at 12-under. Behind him is a hippy-flow, gumby-smooth pair of players tied at 10-under par, none other than James Conrad and Michael Johansen. Paul McBeth’s putt on hole 18 was the deciding factor in whether he would make the lead card for the final day, but the circle’s edge test got him when he came up a few inches short. A good part of the MPO field played some, if not pretty much all, of round one before taking on round two this afternoon.
Let’s start our review of the day right at the top. Don’t be confused by how low the scores might seem here at Idlewild compared to some of the rounds we’ve seen lately. Eagle McMahon may have thrown back-to-back 16-unders, but Jones’ total of -16 after two rounds is already three better than last year’s winning score. Before I get into the details you just have a look for yourself:
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Pierce Peels One More Over Hokom
By Jon Berg, DGPT.com
After a wet and wild first round yesterday at the Idlewild Open, the FPO players kicked off today's round hoping to avoid the stormy conditions they encountered yesterday in Burlington, Kentucky. In fact, they were very fortunate to complete yesterday's round with only a slight rain delay, while play ended up being suspended for a majority of the MPO field until early this morning. Even without the rain, the Idlewild course has proven to be very technical with a combination of tight wooded fairways and elevation changes. The challenging par-66 layout tests even the most experienced players and requires every shot within their arsenal.
After a decent start compared to the rest of the field, Paige Pierce was able to navigate her way through the tough weather and course conditions during the first round to secure a one-shot lead over Sarah Hokom, who had a hot start but stumbled a bit coming in with some unfortunate bogeys and a double bogey on holes 16 thru 18. Rounding out the top card for today’s round we have Rebecca Cox and Mandy Sharp, with both tied for third and six throws behind Pierce. On the chase card, we have Paige Bjerkaas, Holly Finley, Madison Walker, and Jessica Weese, who all need to shave some throws in today’s round if they want a chance at catching the leaders going into Sunday’s final round.