Larters at St. Andrews follows up opening-round 58 with a 55 on Cliffs to take RBC PGA Scramble Final Lead
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The second round of the RBC PGA Scramble National Final on the Cliffs Course at Cabot Cape Breton never fails to disappoint.
In the championship’s 9th edition, Monday, as it always does, lived up to the hype.
That was especially true for the team from Larters at St. Andrews comprised of PGA of Canada professional Devon Schade and amateurs Ethan Hunter, Kayle Tosh, William Middleton and Tanner Chamberlin.
After firing 58 on Sunday, they shot 55 on Monday, making four eagles, including one on the par-4 5th hole after driving the green.
“We had a couple tough starting holes with back-to-back pars, but our pro hit it to 5-feet on 5 for eagle and then we got back on track,” said team member Chamberlin. “The back was playing a bit easier than the front and we attacked a lot of holes on the ocean side.”
The RBC PGA Scramble features a format that requires each team must use three of each player’s tee shots – one player still had two tee balls remaining to use with three holes to go.
“On 16 he hit it to 10 feet on the par-3, and then on 17 he got it to 100-yards out which was perfect for us and all of us were able to bomb it down the par-5 closing hole.”
The round of the championship belonged to the squad from Sleepy Hollow Country Club, highlighted by a hole-in-one on the 12th hole by Jason Sikrtanc. Needless to say, the boys were, indeed, buzzing.
“It was a 194-yard 6 iron,” said Sikrtanc, with a smile. “My caddie Glen told me to hit it to the middle and let it drop, it probably rolled for 10 seconds and went in and all the guys celebrated. My head pro and a few of my best mates I’ve had for a long time are (on the team) so it was a good time, for sure.”
Sikrtanc mentioned the team came into the second round with a lot of intention, knowing they needed to make a big move.
They certainly accomplished what they set out for in the morning, moving all the way into sixth place, just 5.1 strokes behind the lead.
Final-round tee time begin at 8:30 AM on the Links course on Tuesday.