Jones and Conrad, Pierce and Allen Tussle Atop Idlewild Leaderboard
Jones and Conrad, Pierce and Allen Tussle Atop Idlewild Leaderboard
Hastings jumps to final round lead card
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Kevin Jones, shown here during round one of the 2019 Idlewild Open, continued his strong play Saturday. Photo: Terry Miller
MPO: Another Double-Digit Under Par Day
With another day of perfect scoring conditions came another set of blazing scores from the MPO division at the Idlewild Open. With a solid logjam after first and second place on the leaderboard after round one, many players were looking to make their mark on moving day.
A group of early movers includes Alex Russell, Armando Ensenat, and Logan Bowers, with the two former throwers carding 6-unders and the latter finishing the day at 5-down. Continue reading at DGPT.com >>
FPO: Lots of Moving on Moving Day
Paige Pierce struck early to tie for the lead during round two of the Idlewild Open. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen
Idlewild has a way of taking and not giving, and the women of round two did their best to hang on. The previous seven Pro Tour events have averaged winning scores on the FPO side of 15-down, but two rounds in and it is clear that at Idlewild even-par would be a great score.
Through 13 holes, Paige Pierce was sitting at 1-under and had closed the three-stroke deficit to Catrina Allen. "I'm still having trouble off the tee," Pierce said. "My putts are good but I need to clean things up off the tee." She was 80% on fairway hits, which is critical to success at Idlewild. She was also 100% in C1X and hit a circle 2 putt for birdie on hole 9. Continue reading at DGPT.com >>