Barry O’Neill is in the hunt!
Today the defending Pelican Lakes Resort & Golf men’s club champion shot a first round score of 72 (even par) in the three-day PGA of America National Championship held at @KiawahResort in South Carolina to place in a tie for second out of 130 other club champions from around the world. Today’s round was held at The Ocean Course where Barry carded three birdies and three bogies and finished four back of leader Bryan Carreon of Braemar Country Club in Los Angeles, CA.
“Gotta go low tomorrow,” Barry said.
Barry started on The Ocean Course’s back nine and rattled off six-straight pars before making birdie on the 555-yard par 5 16th hole. He ran into a snag on holes 2 through 4 with three-straight bogies but settled down to birdie the par 3 5th hole and the par 4 9th hole to tie seven other players at 72.
Barry posted the low round out of the seven other players from Colorado. The next closest to Barry is A.J. Morris from Aspen Golf Club, who shot a 77 (...