First Posted: 8/2/2013
The team of Chuck Brand and Joe Weiscarger shot a 5-under 67 to take top honors in qualifying for the Irem Temple Potentate Tournament on Friday at Irem Temple Country Club.
Brand and Weiscarger finished one stroke better than a trio of teams at 4-under 68. MIke Lazevnick and Ron Carrison, Dom Castrigano and Matt Cuddy, and Mike Ruggere and Matt Hoover finished the day tied for second.
The match-play portion of the tournament will begin today at 7 p.m. for the top 16 teams from qualifying.
Brand and Weiscarger will square off against John Konocki and Dave Kern, who combined to shoot an even-par 72 on Friday and qualify as the 16th team in the Championship flight.
After this morning’s first round, the winning teams will head back out on the course starting at 12:50 p.m. today for the quarterfinals. The semifinals and finals will be held Sunday.
RESULTS
Brand-Weiscarger – 67
Lazevnick-Garrison – 68
Castrigano-Cuddy – 68
Ruggere-Hoover – 68
Thomson-Sagan – 69
Blinn-Corbett – 70
Ziminsky-Fisher – 70
Francis-Belgio – 70
Slocum-Hoover – 70
Suder-Bonavoglia – 72
Gelso-Mascioli – 72
Breshnanhan-Schank – 72
Mamary-Schiel – 72
Gover-Rado – 72
Wills-Wills – 72
Konicki – Kern 72