What Happened
David Hronek took the clubhouse lead through the morning wave in round 1 of the 47th Florida Senior Open Championship after an opening round of 6-under par, 66. Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club plays host to the Florida Senior Open for the third time in four years, seeing 154 golfers tee it up with hopes of hoisting the trophy after 54 holes.
Starting on the back 9, Hronek opened up with a birdie on hole 10 followed by another birdie on 14. Making the turn at 2-under par, Hronek would rattle off five more birdies in a six-hole stretch to get to 7-under par. The lone bogey of the day form Hronek would come on the par 3- 7th hole ultimately finishing his round at 6-under par.
Playing in the afternoon wave in round 1, Skip Kendall would make an early bogey after a 3-putt on the par 3, 3rd hole. That would be his lone blemish of the day after making two birdies on holes 6 and 9, Kendall would make the turn at 1-under par. The Windermere native would make birdies on six of his next seven holes to fire an impressive 6-under par, 30 on the inward nine. Kendall would finish at 7-under par and take a 1-shot overnight lead into round 2.
What’s Next
The second round of the Florida Senior Open Championship will begin at 7:45 AM on Tuesday with a cut to low 60 and ties following the second round.
Notable
- Twenty-three players finished the round at even-par or better
- Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club (par 72) played to a scoring average of 77.57 strokes, with the par 4, 4th hole playing the most difficult on the day at 4.82 strokes
- David Hronek had the lowest score of the morning wave at 6-under par, 66
- Skip Kendall had the lowest score in the afternoon wave at 7-under par, 65
- Todd Elliott and Joe Alfieri are tied for the low amateur after 18-holes at 1-under par
Quotable
"I struck it really nicely and didn't really miss any greens. I hit it a little bit closer to the hole on the back nine and took advantage of the opportunites that I had." - Skip Kendall on his 6-under par, 30 on the back nine
"I drove it really, really good and I made some putts. I made a long putt on 14 from about 30 feet, I hit my irons really good today and gave myself a lot of chances." - David Hronek on his first-round 66
"The approach shots are key to getting around Miromar Lakes, the greens are really hard and its hard to get it up and down if you miss it the wrong place as they are all elevated." - Steve Vecellio on the keys to getting around Miromar Lakes B&GC after an opening round 3-under par, 69.
