Trio share WACO lead

August 12, 2000

Trio share WACO lead

By LARRY YANOS / Daily Mail Sports Editor

Greg Henry, Kenny Smith and Tim Reeves each carded a 73 Saturday at the Beaver Creek Country Club Golf Course to share the first-round lead of the 17th annual Washington County Open Golf Championship.

Defending champion Finley Benjamin carded a 79.

The 36-hole WACO tournament concludes today. The final foursome tees off at 2 p.m.

The co-leaders all agreed the Beaver Creek Country Club course played tough, the greens were firm and the windy conditions made things more difficult.

HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Henry, who won the WACO championship in 1984, 1986 and 1989, shot a 37 on the front nine and a 36 on the back nine. His round included a birdie on No. 1 and bogeys on No. 5 and No. 6.

"I made a nice save (for a bogey) on six, that's the reason I finished with a 73," the Beaver Creek Country Club member said. "I hit my tee shot into the water and had to hit over the water and above the trees on my second shot. Getting a bogey there was a big boost. I parred the rest of the holes."

HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Reeves, who plays most of his golf at Black Rock Golf Course, shot a 37 on the front nine and a 36 on the back nine. His round included birdies on No. 3 and No. 9 and bogeys on No. 1, 2 and 5.

"I got off to a tough start but I recovered nicely," Reeves said. "I topped my first tee shot of the day, hit it about 50 yards. I had bogeys on 1 and 2 but the birdie on 3 helped a lot and I started playing tough. The course dried out and the greens were a lot faster than they were during a practice round earlier in the week."

HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Smith, from Chambersburg (Pa.), shot a 36 on the front nine and a 37 on the back nine. His round included a birdie on No. 14 and bogeys on holes No. 12 and 16.

"I'm satisfied with my round, although I could have hit a few more greens," Smith said.

WACO Leaderboard

Greg Henry 73
Tim Reeves 73
Kenny Smith 73
Drew Forrester 74
Chuck Ingram 76
Tim Jordan 76
Scott Lourdon 76
Mickey Brockwell 77
Bill Kushay 77
Greg Ruark 77
Tim Steiner 77
Denny Stoner 77
Jim Austin 78
Larry Mackereth 78
Finley Benjamin 79
Greg Grimes 79
Bob Lentz 79
Steven Miles 79
Alex Shaw 79
Randy Barnes 80
Gary Dingle 80
Ted Greene 80
Scott Starnes 80
Rod Steiner 80
Jim Young Jr. 80

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