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DANIELS -- A pair of former Division I golfers from the Mountain State shared the lead at 4-under par following the completion of Wednesday’s first round of the 93rd West Virginia Open contested at Glade Springs Resort.
Ex-West Virginia University golfer Chris Williams and Marshall University graduate Pat Carter, who is a 13-time W.Va. Amateur champion, paced the field by two strokes.
In all, only nine golfers finished in the red as the competitors played on either the Cobb Course or Stonehaven with the top 60 players and ties making the cut on Thursday to Friday’s final round.
A trio of professionals are tied for third after carding respective 2-under par rounds of 70 -- Lucas Cromeenes, David Scragg and Mason Williams.
Parkersburg South graduate Kenny Hess, who won the 2020 event the last time it was held at Glade Springs, currently sits four strokes off the pace after an even par effort of 72. Hess and fellow pro David Bradshaw are among a group of six sitting in a tie for 10th.
“I haven’t played the Cobb at all since I won. I’ve only played the Stonehaven Course now twice, I think,” admitted Hess. “The pro-am on Monday I shot 7-under on the Stonehaven and tied low pro to win some money in that, so I feel good going into it because it’s definitely getable if you hit fairways. It’s a course that you have to keep it on the golf course. If not, you’re not finding your golf ball. Today was playing difficult with the wind. We’re not used to seeing 15 mile an hour wind on the Cobb Course.
“It definitely changed your approach to a lot of tee balls and a lot of approach shots. You had to think differently. I played better than the score I posted. I made a really bad swing on the 16th hole. I mean like the worst swing I’ve made in a tournament in five years and made a double, but other than that swing I would’ve been a quiet 2-under par. I played like I probably should’ve shot six or seven under, so I have a lot of confidence, a lot of plan that I can still go make 14 birdies the next two days and win this thing.”
Wirt County freshman Jude Walker carded a 75 and is tied for 28th along with ex-Parkersburg South Patriot and current WVU Tech golfer Parker Vannoy.
Eight golfers are tied for 32nd after shooting 76 and that includes Ravenswood graduate Alex Easthom, ex-Patriot Ben Palmer and former St. Marys Blue Devil Coleman Lamp.
University of Charleston commit Cameron Fallon, who just graduated at PSHS, shot a 78 and is tied for 49th.
93rd West Virginia Open Championship
at Glade Springs Resort, par 72
T1. Chris Williams 68
T1. Pat Carter 68
T3. Lucas Cromeenes* 70
T3. David Scragg* 70
T3. Mason Williams* 70
T6. Ryan Bilby* 71
T6. Christian Brand 71
T6. Logan Lagodich* 71
T6. Owen Elliott 71
T10. Jared Taylor 72
T10. Argyle Downes 72
T10. David Bradshaw* 72
T10. Kenny Hess* 72
T10. Bryson Beaver 72
T10. Hunter O’Neal 72
T16. Landon Perry* 73
T16. Carson Higginbotham 73
T16. Tanner Vest 73
T16. Cam Roam 73
T16. Joseph Kalaskey 73
T16. Jackson Woodburn 73
T16. Bryan Myers 73
T23. William Biddington 74
T23. Cole Moore* 74
T23. Davey Jude 74
T23. Todd Duncan* 74
T23. William Wentz 74
T28. Jude Walker 75
T28. Isaac Hutchison 75
T28. Parker Vannoy 75
T28. Brian Anania 75
T32. Justin Doerr 76
T32. Alex Easthom 76
T32. Thad Obecny II* 76
T32. John Ross* 76
T32. Ben Palmer 76
T32. Ian Patrick 76
T32. Justin Estep* 76
T32. Coleman Lamp 76
T40. Stephen McDavid 77
T40. Tommy Evans 77
T40. Cole Burgess* 77
T40. Alex Randolph 77
T40. Trevor Hedges* 77
T40. Justin Windon 77
T40. Jeff McGraw 77
T40. Zach Chapman 77
T40. Bentley Shirkey 77
T49. Cooper Ward 78
T49. Will Evans* 78
T49. Sam O’Dell 78
T49. Campbell Koegler 78
T49. Jace Lancaster 78
T49. Jess Ferrell 78
T49. Nikolas Tomblin 78
T49. William Johnson 78
T49. Justen Holstein 78
T49. Cameron Fallon 78
T49. Duncan Waugaman 78
T60. Jeremiah Fizer 79
T60. Matt Felber* 79
T60. Ben Carew 79
T60. Isaac Hayes 79
T60. Adam Gill 79
T60. Chase Preston 79
T60. Andrew Johnson 79
T60. Caleb Young 79
T60. Matthew Aman 79
T60. Larry Kalaskey 79
T60. Joey Difrancesco 79
T60. Jude Smith 79
T60. Rocky Frye 79
T60. Connor Ingels 79
T60. Andrew Pennybacker 79
T75. Matthew Landes 80
T75. John Kongora 80
T75. Noah Mullens 80
T75. Christian Casingal 80
T75. Grant Roush 80
T75. Cameron Jarvis 80
T75. Trenton Roush 80
T75. Parker Conover 80
T83. Peyton Van Meter 81
T83. Josh Stephenson 81
T83. Kellen Pauley 81
T83. Drew Green 81
T83. Chris Daniels 81
T83. Ben Randolph 81
T83. Nathan Doak 81
T83. Jason Holstein 81
T83. Parker O’Dell 81
T92. Rick Ellison* 82
T92. Noah Mitchell 82
T92. Jackson Williams 82
T92. Jeremy Vallet 82
T92. Ty Roush* 82
T92. Cory Dillinger* 82
T93. Owen Estel 82
T92. Tyler Shoub 82
T92. Bryson Mabry 82
T92. Robert Lowe III 82
T92. Cade Burgess 82
T103. Matthew Gissy 83
T103. Mitch Hoffman 83
T103. Jared Nelson 83
T103. Grant Winkler 83
T103. Alix Lewis 83
T108. Jacob Brown 84
T108. Buck Gower 84
T110. Hunter Johnson 85
T110. Samuel Mullins 85
T112. Dylan Carroll 86
T112. Jonathan Clark 86
T112. Carson Sergent 86
T115. Jourdan Sirbaugh 87
T115. Glen Martin 87
T115. Carson Boggs 87
T115. Joel Pyron* 87
T115. Tyler Stover 87
T115. Chuck Workman 87
T121. Baley Beckwith 88
T121. Carson O’Dell 88
T121. Tyler Shamblin 88
T121. Malachi Flohr 88
T125. Cledus Judd 90
T125. Cameron Grobe* 90
T125. Sheng Han 90
128. Jason Dalton* 93
129. Alex Crist 96
*Denotes professional