Deraney and Kaplan share 36-hole Carlton Woods Lead

5/3/2017 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

36-hole co-leaders Joseph Deraney (L) and Justin Kaplan (R) <br>(Carlton Woods Invitational Photo)

Heath Myers is the only other player under-par and he will begin Wednesday one shot back

THE WOODLANDS, TX (May 3, 2017) - With the second day of the Carlton Woods Invitational in the books at the Nicklaus Course of The Club at Carlton Woods the names atop the leaderboard have remained the same. Both Joseph Deraney and Justin Kaplan fired 5-under 67's on Tuesday before shooting 2-over 74's on Wednesday to drop to 3-under. However, despite the struggles the pair will still begin Wednesday's final round 3-under and ahead by a shot. Playing in his first career Carlton Woods Invitational, Deraney started his second round slowly with a front nine 3-over 39 that included six bogeys and also fortunately a birdie and an eagle on the par-5 8th that helped keep his round afloat. Although Deraney, who won three AmateurGolf.com Ranking events last year, bogeyed the 9th and 12th hole his day did start to turn around following the eagle, as he also birdied Nos. 16 and 18 on the way home. Kaplan was able to put together a solid even-par front nine with a birdie and a bogey, however on the way home he had to work hard to stay in front. Following four consecutive pars to begin the side, Kaplan double-bogeyed the 14th before bogeying the 15th to fall to 3-over for the round. Unfazed, Kaplan responded with 16th hole birdie. Heading into the final round it is Heath Myers in third place at 2-under, Derek Busby in fourth place at even-par and Jess Bonneau in fifth at 1-over. Defending champion Colby Harwell is sharing ninth at 5-over.

Results: Carlton Woods Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Justin Kaplan	Houston, TX	300	67-74-71=212
2	Joseph Deraney	Belden, MS	200	67-74-78=219
3	Derek Busby	Ruston, LA	100	72-72-76=220
4	Jess Bonneau	Cypress, TX	100	76-69-76=221
5	Heath Myers	Kingfisher, OK	100	71-71-80=222

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About the Carlton Woods Invitational

A 54-hole stroke play golf tournament played at The Club at Carlton Woods in the beautiful Houston community of The Woodlands, where golf is one of the top activities. Entry into the Carlton Woods Invitational is strictly by invitation from the Tourn...

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