KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (March 10, 2008)-- The Georgian tandem of Keith Holmes and Rocky Costa followed up their impressive first round of 64 with another solid outing, this time posting a second-round 67 at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Turtle Point Golf Club to open up a four stroke lead at the amateurgolf.com Kiawah Island Two-Man.

Jeff Corken, one of their playing partners, described their game Monday as "flawless."

"Not only are they long, but they didn't miss any fairways all day," said Corken. "And they also converted a few 30-foot putts."

Stan Hall and Jud Grace also carded a 64 in the first round, but lost some ground after finishing the day at 1-under 71.

The duo actually had an over-par score staring them in the face until Hall holed out a wedge shot for eagle-2 on the 17th hole to end the day for the pair on a high note. Trying to spark a run over the last few holes, Grace and Hall put a friendly bet of a glass of scotch on the line, which led Grace to very nearly duplicate Hall's shot on 17, knocking his wedge shot to three feet.

Greg Wardle and Gary Young cut seven strokes from their previous day's total to tie for the low round of the day, 67, and move into third place.

In the net division, Gary Meadors and Roy Paxon, both of Jacksonville Beach, came down a bit from their impressive 59 on Day 1, but still extended their lead to five strokes over Sandy Burgess and Chris Wilson.

The senior flight is the most competitive of the tournament, with Dann and Dave Merrell locked in a tie with Michael Pierce and Roger Wagner at 141.

None of the division contests could be considered finished however, not with the Kiawah's Ocean Course (site of the 2012 PGA Championship) still on the horizon. Recently ranked by Golf Digest as the toughest course in the country. Playing at 6,741 for the scratch flight and 6200+ for the net and senior, Tuesday's final round should give players all the golf they can handle, especially if the wind kicks up.

Full scores and Tuesday tee times are listed below:

 

Tee Time	Championship Flight
	First	Last	City	St	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
10:10	Keith	Holmes	Macon	GA	64	67	131
10:10	Rocky	Costa	Alpharetta	GA			131
10:10	Stan	Hall	Madison	MS	64	71	135
10:10	Jud	Grace	Jackson	MS			135
10:00	Greg	Wardle	San Francisco	CA	74	67	141
10:00	Gary	Young	Palm Desert	CA			141
10:00	Eddie	Fields	Duluth	GA	70	74	144
10:00	Norm	Patterson	Duluth	GA			144
8:30	Robert	Goodwin	Atherton	CA	73	74	147
8:30	Brad	Freeman	Raleigh	NC			147
9:50	Gregory	Bales	glen allen	VA	73	76	149
9:50	Rick	Lareau	Glen Allen	VA			149
8:40	Rick	Helling	Excelsior	MN	77	77	154
8:40	Todd	Walker	Shreveport	LA			154
9:40	Dan	Daily	Cadiz	OH	77	78	155
9:40	Chris	Daily	Murrells Inlet	SC			155
8:40	Jon	Robinson	Devon	PA	75	82	157
8:40	Tom	Piersanti	Malvern	PA			157
8:30	Jeff	Evans	McLean	VA	79	80	159
8:30	Nathan	Dean	McLean	VA			159
9:50	Alan	Costa	Nantucket	MA	78	85	163
9:50	Stephen	Visco	Nantucket	MA			163
	Peter	Davison	West Hartford	CT	WD		WD
	Pete	Wlodkowski	Carlsbad	CA			WD
	Senior Flight
	First	Last	City	St	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
9:30	Dann	Merrell	West Palm Beach	FL	70	71	141
9:30	David	Merrell	Palm Beach Gardens	FL			141
9:30	Michael	Pierce	Houston	TX	71	70	141
9:30	Roger	Wagner	Tomball	TX			141
9:20	Sherman	Haggerty	El Dorado Hills	CA	69	74	143
9:20	Ben	Whipple	El Dorado Hills	CA			143
9:20	Eric	Silver	West Chester	OH	73	77	150
9:20	Jon	Lipton	Hedgerley	England			150
9:10	Allan	Holmes	Charleston	SC	76	74	150
9:10	Eben	Cockley					150
9:10	Jeff	Bowman	Ijamsville	MD	76	75	151
9:10	Milton	Hendrickson	Shepherdstown	WV			151
9:00	George	Adams	Houston	TX	80	75	155
9:00	Mickey	McDonald	Houston	TX			155
9:00	Charlie	Causey	Arlington	VA	79	81	160
9:00	Wayne	McAllister	Rockville	MD			160
	Net Flight
	First	Last	City	St	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
11:00	Gary	Meadors	Jacksonville Beach	FL	59	67	126
11:00	Roy	Paxson	Jacksonville Beach	FL			126
11:00	Sandy	Burgess	Macon	GA	63	70	133
11:00	Chris	Wilson	Macon	GA			133
10:50	Larry	Fillmore	Brentwood	CA	67	69	136
10:50	Mike	Brown	Brentwood	CA			136
10:50	Mike	Casey	Brentwood	CA	66	73	139
10:50	Bob	Paulson	Oakley	CA			139
10:40	Steve	Warren	Newburgh	IN	68	72	140
10:40	Rick	Friedman	Ponte Vedra Beach	FL			140
8:50	Eric	Czarnecki	Mt. Pleasant	SC	70	70	140
8:50	Kevin	Czarnecki	Marlborough	CT			140
8:20	Gene	Lauffer	Columbia	SC	73	67	140
8:20	Jacques	McCormack	Columbia	SC			140
8:50	Jay	Czarnecki	New Hope	PA	74	70	144
8:50	Jack	Czarnecki	Sanibel	FL			144
10:40	Mike	Kaplan	Macon	GA	68	77	145
10:40	Leonard	Bevill	Macon	GA			145
10:30	Richard	Underman	Westerville	OH	71	75	146
10:30	Tom	Underman	Avon	OH			146
8:20	Ernest	Humphreys	Barrington	RI	71	75	146
8:20	Lacy	Hayes	Charlotte	NC			146
10:30	Jeff	Corken	Florence	KY	82	74	156
10:30	Don	Corken	Florence	KY			156
10:20	William	Ross	Alpharetta	GA	72	86	158
10:20	Alan	Trammell	Peachtree City	GA			158
10:20	Barry A.	Wade Sr.	Roswell	GA	75	85	160
10:20	Charles	Hubbard	los angeles	CA			160
9:40	Jeff	Maurer	Akron	OH	78	82	160
9:40	David	Sot	Uniontown	OH			160

 

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