"It really wasn't that bad of a 10; Neither was mine; Neither was his"

Written by Beaux Yenchik, Manager of Media and Communications

MCCALL, Idaho—The 5,000-foot-high golf course proved to be just as ruthless in round two as it was in round one. It had again required perfection of its victims, whch they did not return. The goal for them had been to hit it straight off the tee and to have always put their approach shots on the right side of the hole. But as balls continued to find the long stuff and not the bottom of the cup, the men and women in the two fields left Jug Mountain Ranch further away from conquering the beast than the start of the day. However, there were just a select few who had plotted their way around the track in red numbers or close to it.

Jesse Hibler continued his strong play on day two by shooting another 69 (-3). Heading into the final round with a four-shot lead over Jason Azzarito (-2), Hibler’s six under par had clearly indicated that this is his tournament to lose, which by the way he has been playing isn’t likely to happen. Leading the field with 11 total birdies between the two rounds, Hibler’s flat stick also doesn’t appear to be letting him down any time soon.

A familiar face has once again made its way to the top of the women’s leaderboard. Karen Darrington, despite shooting another 78 (+7) to currently sit at 14 over par, has positioned herself to potentially win this event for the seventh time. Yet, the leaderboard is a little more bunched toward the top than what Darrington may like. With the likes of Lori Ruiz (+16) and Kris Fenwick (+20) within striking distance, anything could happen in the final round.

To sum up the round as a whole, let’s just say there was no course record set today.

The cut line finished at 22 over par—eliminating nearly half of the men from the field.

For a complete look at both the Women’s Mid-Amateur and Mid-Amateur leaderboards, click HERE.