Eskelin leads Peninsula Amateur
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Defending champion Josh Lansing tees off the second hole Saturday morning at the start of the Peninsula Amateur Golf Tournament at Birch Ridge.
Photo by M. Scott Moon
Todd Eskelin carded a 7-over-par 77 in the first round of the 33rd annual Peninsula Amateur Golf Championship at Birch Ridge to take the lead in the tournament, while Lisa Parker turned in a round of 86 to take the women’s lead.
The Peninsula Amateur, the longest running individual golf tournament on the Kenai Peninsula, is a two-day event. Golfers had to complete their first round on either Friday or Saturday with a co-player in the tournament. The final round is today.
Eskelin enters the final round with a four-shot lead on Bob Sizemore and Justin Herman and a five-shot lead on Josh Lansing. Lansing is the defending champion at the event.
Parker holds a three-shot lead over Paula Crowley and a five-shot lead over Kathy Herring.
Bob Sizemore tees off the second hole Saturday morning at the start of the Peninsula Amateur Golf Tournament at Birch Ridge.
Photo by M. Scott Moon
In the first flight, Darell Jelsma had an 82 to take an eight-stroke lead over George Stein and Mick Reeve. In the second flight, Gary Dawkins had a 98 to take a five-stroke lead over Dave Stein.
Peninsula Amateur
at Birch Ridge
(Friday, Saturday) Sunday
Championship flight
Player Gross Net
Todd Eskelin 77 72
Bob Sizemore 81 76
Justin Herman 81 71
Josh Lansing 82 78
Steve Dexheimer 86 76
Taylor Jackson 88 79
Beau Forrest 94 84
Caleb Sizemore 101 91
First flight
Player Gross Net
Darrell Jelsma 82 67
George Stein 90 76
Mick Reeve 90 71
Dave Keating 93 75
Joe Roderick 97 84
Stew Bogart 98 87
John Roderick 101 84
Second flight
Player Gross Net
Gary Dawkins 98 69
Dave Stein 103 79
Phil Turkington 103 78
John Lansing 125 97
Ladies
Player Gross Net
Lisa Parker 86 62
Paula Crowley 89 76
Kathy Herring 91 64
Jana Query 95 75
Carolyn Turkington 110 82
Sharon Keating 117 87
Dahlgren has top round at Senior Open
John Dahlgren fired a 10-over-par 82 on Saturday to take the lead after the first day of the two-day Butch Anderson Senior Open at the Kenai Golf Course.
Billy Applewhite was a stroke off of the lead after an 83, while Gordon Griffin and Ken Liedes had rounds of 84 and Jesse Wade had a round of 85.
The tournament continues today at Kenai Golf Course.
Butch Anderson Senior Open
at Kenai Golf Course
Saturday, Sunday
Player Gross Net
John Dahlgren 82 72
Billy Applewhite 83 76
Gordon Griffin 84 75
Ken Liedes 84 77
Jesse Wade 85 74
Doug Jung 86 79
Doug Haralson 87 75
Eddie Sibolboro 88 76
Craig Jung 89 78
Bill Burtram 91 79
Dana Bassel 90 77
Eldon Harvey 94 89
Jim Bradford 96 87
Keith Stuart 96 77
Buzz Rome 98 80
Max Pate 99 76
Andy Anderson 101 74
Jim Legner 104 88
Sid Cox 105 84
Cliff Baker 108 87
Alvin Glidden 108 79
Paul Zimmerman 110 95