The weather was much improved for the second round of the Turkey Creek Junior Golf Classic; a little brisk in the morning, but the temperatures warmed to the high 50s by the afternoon. The Superintendent did not double cut the greens today, after
many remarks of the greens being so quick for the first round. Junior Steve Ziegler of Broomfield, CO, led the way for round two. Ziegler, the only player to finish at par or better on Sunday, moved into first place from 6th place after an opening round 77. Ziegler, who has 3 Top 5 finishes so far this season, is looking for his first win. The highlight of Steve's round was an eagle on the par 5 16th hole. Ziegler will have a one shot advantage over Kamden Brakel of Acampo, CA (2007) heading into Monday's final round. Brakel, who finished T8 at Teal Bend, carded a round of 74 on Sunday to move from third to second. Three players carded rounds of 73 on Sunday: Jonathan Cockerill of Carson City, NV (2006), who improved his score by 16 strokes from the opening round; Abraham Lee of La Canada, CA (2007), who leads this division in birdies for the event with 7 and D. J. Milligan of Cedar Ridge, CA (2007), who moved into a T10. Senior Ryan Hallisey of Granite Bay, CA, entered Sunday's second round, two strokes back of overnight leader Robert Budenbender of Citrus Heights, CA (2006). He will begin the final round in third place, 2 shots back of Ziegler. Niko Bain of Glendale, AZ (2008) and Bradley Wyatt of La Verne, CA (2006) are at 152 and tied for 4th with one round to play. Senior Tyler Smith of San Juan Capistrano, CA and Michael Kraft of Pacific Grove, CA (2007) are tied with Abraham Lee for 6th place. First round leader Robert Budenbender of Citrus Heights, CA (2006) will begin the final round in 9th place and Peter Gibbs of Granite Bay, CA (2007), who carded two eagles on the day, will begin the final round T10 with D. J. Milligan. In the Boys 13-15 division, Parker Houston of Rancho Santa Fe, CA (2010), who has two wins already this season, carded a second round of 74 to increase his lead on his quest for a third title. Houston currently leads the Boys 13-15 West Region points and would like to move into a tie with Trent Sanders for most wins [3] in the 13-15 division. Matt Rawitzer of Bellingham, WA (2009) carded a second round of 77 to now hold second place by himself. James Albert of San Bernardino, CA (2009) tied Houston for the Low Round of the day with his 74 that moved him into a tie for 3rd with Grant Rappleye of Elk Grove, CA (2008). Kevin Penner of Sammamish, WA (2009) will begin the final round in 5th place. In the Boys 11-12 division, Luke Vivolo of Carmel, CA (2011) continues to lead. Kraig Mcleod of Pebble Beach, CA (2012) carded a 78 on Sunday to close the gap by one shot. Vivolo will have a 4 stroke advantage at the start of Monday's final round. |
