I know, I know…you’ve called the men in white coats to come and get me. While eyes were trained on the region of Hoyl Lake and the 67s of Woods and O’Hair, I was looking at central New York and the rolling flatlands of Verona and Vernon. The tournament’s final twosomes have yet to cross the 16th green, but the event is over. Moments after Bob May drained a birdie on 18 to get to -18, John Rollins one-upped him by posting an aviator of his own to finish -19. Overnight low Swede Hjertstedt is -1, which gets you nothing at the BC Open. Heck, two of those don’t even make the cut. Scott Gump (even) and Mark Brooks (+1) were tied with David Branshaw (-2) for second heading into Sunday. No prizes for them, either, although Branshaw might sneak out of town with a top-five if he birdies seventeen or eighteen.
The day belongs to the mighty. 64s from May and Rollins are the talk of the towns, although Nick Thompson and Omar Uresti matched them to come from t24 and t17 positions (respectively) to finish top-five. Shig Maruyama had 65 for solo third, while eight other guys had 66 or better. That’s some serious putting, lads!
Now, I need to tell you that Atunyote Golf Club in Vernon is light-years more difficult than En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott. How these guys are tearing up this Fazio design is beyond me. Guess hunger drives a man to do crazy things.
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