After an opening day that was plagued by weather, the skies cooperated on Wednesday at Kearney Hill Golf Links, allowing for a full day of golf in the 100^th Kentucky Open. Subsequently, the first round concluded at 12:15 p.m. EDT with the second round also beginning mid-day. Darkness prevented the second round from finishing entirely, as play was suspended at 8:55 p.m. EDT. The players needing to finish their second round will resume play at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday morning with the final round beginning at approximately 9:30 a.m. EDT.

As play currently stands with nearly two-thirds of the competition complete, three players share the lead at 132 (-12). J.B Williams, Brendon Doyle and amateur Evan Davis will go to sleep tonight as co-leaders and begin their final round with a great chance to win. Two more amateurs, Clay Amlung and Justin Tereshko trail them by a stroke. The cutline is currently at +2 and is held by exactly seventy players. The top seventy and ties will advance to the final round. Six players sit between +1 and +4 who need to finish their second round tomorrow morning, meaning the cut could fluctuate to +1 very easily.

“My start was key today,” Williams said. “I made a birdie and an eagle which really got me going. I just hit the ball well and managed to find fairways which is key in an Open like this. I made some nice par putts to keep the momentum going. It stung to make my first bogey on the 16th but I recovered well. I’m just looking forward to being in the heat of the pack tomorrow. It’ll be exciting; I’ve been in the final round of the Kentucky Amateur but not in the Open. I love the course, feel like it sets up well for me, so I’m really looking forward to it.”

“I played really solid today,” Doyle said. “I had a lot of birdie opportunities. I got off to a good start which took some pressure off and let me fire at pins. I just need to do same thing again tomorrow. Obviously scores are really low so if I want to win I’m going to have to do more of the same. It should be a fun day.”

“Today the putter got hot for me,” Davis said. I hit ball decent and my course management was good. I just need to be patient tomorrow; stick to my game plan, control my mentality. I love competing so this is what I practice and play for, so it will be a lot of fun having a chance to win tomorrow.”

DAY TWO NOTES:

• Justin Tereshko turned in the round of the tournament with a second round score of 63 (-9). Included in that round was a back-nine 30 (-6) which featured birdies on 13, 14, 15, 17, and an eagle on 18.
• Jay Kirchdorfer was inches away from making an albatross on the par-five 3^rd. His approach shot hit the flagstick on the fly before hitting the lip of the hole on the way down. The hole was damaged in the process and required repairs before he and his group could finish the hole.

The conclusion of tomorrow’s final round will be available to view on Golf House Kentucky’s Facebook when the final groups make their way to the 18^th hole. If a playoff is necessary, that will also be available to view on Facebook. Stay up-to-date with all the latest news from Kearney Hill tomorrow by following Golf House Kentucky on all social media networks and using the hashtag #100KYOpen.