Andy Spencer takes lead at golf’s Watson Challenge
Golfer Andy Spencer finished the second round of the 2017 Watson Challenge as the leader with one round to go.
Spencer, who plays in college at KU, shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday at Milburn Country Club in Overland Park, jumping past first-day leader Chase Hanna, who shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday.
Spencer is at 7-under 137 heading into Sunday’s final round, 3 strokes ahead of the second-place Hanna, who is at 4-under.
Hanna, who finished his college career at Kansas this past season, also has something else in common with Spencer: Both are graduates of Shawnee Mission East.
Spencer and Hanna will be in the final group (10 a.m. tee-off) on Sunday along with Sean Dougherty, who is tied for third after a 71 on Saturday that left him 6 strokes back of Spencer.
Legendary Kansas City golfer Tom Watson was tied for 26th after shooting a 5-over 77 on Saturday. Watson, who is at 9-over 153 for the tournament, will tee-off at 8:30 a.m.
Tickets can still be purchased for $25 at Milburn Country Club and are valid for the final day of the three-day, 54-hole tournament. All juniors under 18 years of age do not need a ticket.
Leader board
Note: a-amateur, p-professional
Place, golfer | Par | R1-2 | Total |
1. Andy Spencer (a) | -7 | 70-67 | 137 |
2. Chase Hanna (a) | -4 | 69-71 | 140 |
T3. Tyler Dunn (p) | -1 | 72-71 | 143 |
T3. Sean Dougherty (p) | -1 | 72-71 | 143 |
5. Ryan Zech (p) | E | 73-71 | 144 |
6. Steve Groom (a) | +1 | 70-75 | 145 |
T7. Curtis Yonke (p) | +2 | 71-75 | 146 |
T7. Harry Higgs (p) | +2 | 71-75 | 146 |
T7. Alex Higgs (p) | +2 | 73-73 | 146 |
T7. Clay Devers (p) | +2 | 74-72 | 146 |
T7. Rob Wilkin (p) | +2 | 72-74 | 146 |
T12. Travis Mays (a) | +3 | 73-74 | 147 |
T12. Alex Springer (a) | +3 | 76-71 | 147 |
14. Alex Forristal (p) | +4 | 74-74 | 148 |
T15. Chris Mabry (p) | +5 | 70-79 | 149 |
T15. Matt Green (p) | +5 | 74-75 | 149 |
T15. Ryne Fisher (a) | +5 | 76-73 | 149 |
T15. Jeff Sedorcek (p) | +5 | 76-73 | 149 |
T19. Aaron Watkins (p) | +6 | 76-74 | 150 |
T19. Bryan Norton (a) | +6 | 74-76 | 150 |
T19. Ryan Bender (a) | +6 | 77-73 | 150 |
22. Blake Allen (a) | +7 | 76-75 | 151 |
T23. Josh Weems (p) | +8 | 77-75 | 152 |
T23.John Richman (p) | +8 | 78-74 | 152 |
T23.Matt Murdoch (p) | +8 | 79-73 | 152 |
T26. Tom Watson (p) | +9 | 76-77 | 153 |
T26. Joe Ida (a) | +9 | 77-76 | 153 |
T26. Luke Smith (p) | +9 | 78-75 | 153 |
29. Joe Winslow (p) | +10 | 77-77 | 154 |
T30. Christian Ghilardi (a) | +11 | 74-81 | 155 |
T30. Jeff Sheppard (p) | +11 | 77-78 | 155 |
T30. Mark Terranova (a) | +11 | 75-80 | 155 |
T30. Zac Gavlak (p) | +11 | 77-78 | 155 |
T30. Preston Fleenor (a) | +11 | 78-77 | 155 |
T35. Jeff Bell (a) | +12 | 75-81 | 156 |
T35. Matt Kelley (a) | +12 | 77-79 | 156 |
T35. Mark Addington (a) | +12 | 79-77 | 156 |
T35. Nick Burkart (p) | +12 | 80-76 | 156 |
T39. Nate Sargent (p) | +14 | 80-78 | 158 |
T39. Evan Scobie (p) | +14 | 81-77 | 158 |
41. Colton Allen (a) | +15 | 83-76 | 159 |
42. Chris Piedimonte (p) | +16 | 83-77 | 160 |
43. Mike Tanner (p) | +17 | 80-81 | 161 |
44. Zane Burgess (p) | +19 | 83-80 | 163 |
T45. Ben Perry (p) | +20 | 82-82 | 164 |
T45. Justin Wingerter (a) | +20 | 82-82 | 164 |
T45. Chris Bussell (p) | +20 | 84-80 | 164 |
48. Vern Bennett (a) | +23 | 81-86 | 167 |
SUNDAY’S TEE TIMES
(All times are a.m.)
7:30: Ben Perry, Justin Wingerter, Vern Bennett
7:40: Mike Tanner, Zane Burgess, Chris Bussell
7:50: Nate Sargent, Colton Allen, Chris Piedimonte
8:00: Matt Kelley, Jeff Bell, Evan Scobe
8:10: Christian Ghilardi, Nick Burkart, Mark Addington
8:20: Jeff Sheppard, Zac Gavlak, Mark Terranova
8:30: Tom Watson, Joe Winslow, Preston Fleenor
8:40: Josh Weems, Luke Smith, Joe Ida
8:50: Blake Allen, John Richman, Matt Murdoch
9:00: Ryan Bender, Aaron Watkins, Bryan Norton
9:10: Ryne Fisher, Matt Green, Chris Mabry
9:20: Travis Mays, Alex Forristal, Jeff Sedorcek
9:30: Curtis Yonke, Harry Higgs, Alex Springer
9:40: Clay Devers, Alex Higgs, Rob Wilkin
9:50: Tyler Dunn, Ryan Zech, Steve Groom
10:00: Andy Spencer, Chase Hanna, Sean Dougherty
PGA Tour Schedule
June 8-11 — FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.
June 15-18 — U.S. Open, Erin Hills, Hartford, Wis.
June 22-25 — Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.
June 29-July 2 — Quicken Loans National, TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, Md.
July 6-9 — The Greenbrier Classic, The Greenbrier (The Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
July 13-16 — John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.
July 20-23 — British Open, Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, England
This story was originally published June 10, 2017 at 10:25 PM with the headline "Andy Spencer takes lead at golf’s Watson Challenge."