O’Connell Owns Early Lead at 64th Pre-Senior Championship
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The 64th Pre-Senior Championship is underway at Cobblestone Creek Country Club and Michael O’Connell of Arcola Country Club owns the solo lead heading into the second and final round. O’Connell, 45, tallied three birdies and one bogey en route to a 2-under par 68 on the 6,172-yard par 70.
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“My game was pretty consistent tee to green,” said O’Connell following his round. “I hit virtually every fairway and I was very accurate with my wedges today, so I had a lot of reasonable (length) birdie putts.”
2020 champion Derrick Scenna and 2019 champion Peter Kozubal trail O’Connell by just one stroke. The duo shot a 1-under par 69, each tallying four birdies apiece.
“I kind of feel like we fed off each other,” said Scenna of competing alongside O’Connell. “I made putts early in the round and Mike made putts in the middle of the round. I thought we both hit it pretty well coming in. Neither one of us made a birdie on the last few holes, but they were good looks.”
The 36-hole championship will conclude on Tuesday afternoon with tee times beginning at 8:00 a.m. and the leaders off at 10:00 a.m.
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