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Enslen new to tournament, but still in contention

By 84 Lumber Fayette County Open For The 2 min read

By Alan Smodic FARMINGTON – Newcomer Jeremy Enslen entered Saturday’s third round of the 84 Lumber Fayette County Open at The Links course at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa in a tie with defending champion Mike Revak.

And after one round on an unfamiliar course, Enslen sits only two shots back of Revak with the best shot of unseating Revak as the champion. That’s all Enslen was asking for.

“Mike is a good player,” he said. “He’s really consistent out there and knows what he’s doing. I look forward to us playing together again.”

Enslen and Revak are joined by Chris Taylor in the final group. Their group tees off at 10:39 a.m.

SENIOR STATUS: Defending senior champion Bernie Wydo put a lot of pressure on the rest of the participating seniors Saturday with his 1-over-par 71.

Wydo took a 36 in and a 35 out for his 71, which puts him in a four-shot lead in the senior division over George Knapp’s 75.

Bill Kerr (75), Dave Smithburger (79) and Jim Manges (80) round out the top five after the first recorded round.

BEST ROUNDS: Wydo posted the best score of the day with his 1-over 71, while a number of golfers followed behind with a 74.

Matt Pramuk, Santino Marchitello, Chris Taylor, Brandon Katzeff and Revak all hit the 74 mark. Fifteen of the players cracked the 80 on the day, the highest total to do so in the three rounds of the tournament.

Dave Smithburger finished with the best turnaround of the day. After shooting a 43 in the front nine, he responded with a 1-over-par to improve his score by seven shots to finish with a 79.

HIGH ROUGHS: After pin placements were the talk of the golfers at Pleasant Valley Country Club, the roughs sparked some discussion between a couple golfers as the round ended.

“It was high,” Enslen said, “what I call U.S. Open rough. But it wasn’t too bad. I was fortunate enough to not find myself in it too often.”

A sign of the rough to come occurred on the fifth hole when one of Revak’s shots landed off the fairway and into the rough. After searching for his ball, the leader never did find it and took a two-stroke penalty before moving on.

“It was bad at the time,” Revak added. “You just had to make shots and stay out of it. That hole just got me.”

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