In the Men’s Super Senior Amateur, Paul Lodge extended his lead with an unbelievable under-par round. He made the turn at even par before adding two birdies on the back nine to shoot 71 (-1) on the day. This is the only under-par round in the field thus far. Lodge currently holds a five shot lead over Kip Reeder, from McCall, who shot 75 (+3) today.
In the Men’s Senior Amateur, Gary Vanier and Stephen Hartnett both shot under par rounds to put them into a tie for the lead. Vanier, from Tetonia, Idaho, had an exciting round with three birdies on each nine to shoot 69 (-3) on the day. Boise native Hartnett had four birdies and two bogeys on his way to 70 (-2). Both players are one-under for the event. They hold a one-shot lead over Scott Vermeer, who followed yesterday’s one-under round with a one-over par round of 73.
In the Senior Women’s Amateur, Sheryl Scott extended her lead by firing another 75 on day two. In an exciting front nine that included only two pars, Scott ended her round with an outstanding birdie on the 18th hole to give herself a seven-stroke lead going into the final round. In second place, Karen Darrington climbed up the leaderboard with a 76 (+4), by also birdieing the 18th hole. Darrington has a two-day total of 81-76=157 and is poised to make a run at yet another championship title.
Shawna Ianson extended her lead in the Super Senior Women’s Amateur by firing a second round score of 80, bringing her two day total to 158 (+14). Ianson continued her trend of playing well on the back nine at Jug Mountain Ranch by shooting one over par, 36 on day two. Having won both the IGA Women’s Mid Amateur in 2012 and the IGA Senior Women’s Amateur in 2016, Ianson is currently looking to win her first ever IGA Super Senior Women’s Amateur.