Once a wild first two rounds of golf concluded Sunday evening at Forest Park Golf Course in Brazil, Zack Kent held the overall lead in the seventh annual Wabash Valley Classic men’s tournament.
Rainy weather disrupted Sunday’s round, but play continued.
Kent shot a 66 on Sunday at Forest Park after carding a 70 in Saturday’s first round at Geneva Hills in Clinton for a two-day total of 136.
Chris DeHart stands in second place at 137, powered by a 63 on Sunday in Brazil. Mike Ball is in third place at 138, following a 68 on Sunday, while Doug McDonald is fourth at 139 after also shooting a 68 at Forest Park. First-round leader John Paul “J.P.” Kanizer is tied for fifth at 140, with Troy Farris.
The final two rounds of competition lie ahead. Rea Park will be the site for Round 3 on Saturday. Next Sunday’s final round will be played at Hulman Links.
The Classic’s championship flight finished up Sunday evening. Tournament organizer Eddie Kanizer of the Wabash Valley Golf Association said it was a wild 24 hours from Saturday to Sunday, with the unpredictable weather that was incoming. The WVGA crew decided to just roll with the weather, and try to get the second round done, come what may.
“For the majority of the day, we dodged the rain,” Kanizer said. “I’m thankful for that.”
With this Saturday’s third round at Rea Park, Kanizer said the tournament’s flights and tee times will likely be distributed by Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning.
“We’ll rock and roll from there,” Kanizer said.
Kanizer likes that the tournament format involves four different courses, requiring four different styles of play.
“To me, it’s a challenge to kind of adapt your game to what course you’re going to, because each one of the four requires something a little different,” Kanizer said.
Open — Zach Kent 70-66 — 136, Chris DeHart 74-63 — 137, Mike Ball 70-68 — 138, Doug McDonald 71-68 — 139, J.P. Kanizer 67-73 — 140, Troy Farris 73-67 — 140, Konner Stevens 141, Devon Klutey 70-71 — 141, Eddie Kanizer 71-71 — 142, Tyler Wampler 74-69 — 143, Phillip Meyers 74-71 — 145, Kyle Wall 73-73 — 146, Dan Gmelich 77-74 — 151, Noah Smithson 75-77 — 152, Mark Fenton 79-73 — 152, Evan Miller 81-72 — 153, Travis Wells — 81-73 — 154, Tony Roselli 77-77 — 154, Alex Baker 77-78 — 155, Brad McElheny 80-76 — 156, Landry Husinga 84-76 — 160, John Delisle 96-86 — 182.
Seniors (Ages 50 through 64) — Chad Gann 73-67 — 140, Stacy Nitaniemi 71-70 — 141, Troy Weber 73-69 — 142, Darrell Shouse 73-73 — 146, Jeff Chambers 75-73 — 148, Dan Dickens 73-75 — 148, Dave Wampler 75-74 — 149, Marvin Keith Jr. 78-77 — 155, Andy Jackson 84-73 — 157, Chad Beals 79-79 — 158, Tony Bonilla 77-82 — 159, Scott Wittenburg 81-79 — 160, Tracy Frazier 89-82 — 171, Jay Weaver 94-77 — 171.
Super Seniors (65 and up) — Mark Schmidt 72-67 — 139, Frank Wall 74-71 — 145, Wayne Loughmiller 76-72 — 148, Mike Toney 78-72 — 150, Mark Fenton 79-73 — 152, Dan Alumbaugh 78-76 — 154, Sam Peoples 80-82 — 162, Bob Calvert 85-87 — 166, Dave Alumbaugh 89-83 — 172.
