With Day 1 of the Idaho Senior Amateur complete, Jug Mountain Ranch in McCall, ID definitely showed that it is going to present a great challenge to all players in the field.
After a steady opening round of 78 (+6), Shawna Ianson from Boise, Idaho finds herself at the top of the leaderboard in the Women’s Super Senior Amateur. She shot 42 on the front nine, but came back with a solid 36 on the back nine, which was highlighted by a birdie on hole #12. Ianson holds a seven-shot lead over Nancy Robinson (85), also from Boise.
In the Senior Women’s Amateur, Sheryl Scott opened with a stellar 75 (+3). Her round included three birdies on the day, including back-to-back birdies on holes 15 and 16. On her round today, Scott said, “the greens were rolling really nice today and the course is in great shape.” There is a tie for second place 77 (+5) between Kris Fenwick and Kelly Loeb.
In the Men’s Super-Senior Amateur, Caldwell native and defending champion Paul Lodge had a very steady round enroute to an even-par 72. His round included two birdies, two bogeys and plenty of pars. Lodge currently has a one-shot lead over Kip Reeder from McCall, Idaho. Following closely behind, there is a four-way tie for third place at 76 (+4) between Joel Hickman, Bob Lutz, Jerry Merida and Mike Rawls.
Things atop the leaderboard in the Senior Men’s Amateur are exciting as Jason Dobis of Boise and Scott Vermeer, also from Boise, both shot the only under-par rounds in the tournament today. Both players had very different rounds enroute to shooting 71 (-1) on the day. Dobis had two birdies and one bogey, while Vermeer’s round was a little more adventurous and included four birdies and three bogeys. The players hold a two-shot lead over Stephen Hartnett who came in with a 73 (+1) on the day. There is a three-way tie for fourth at 74 (+2) between Bob Wheeler, Fran Matthias and defending champion Gary Vanier. The Men’s Division will start at 8:30 am on Friday for round two.