Golf

BULLARD — The Eagle’s Bluff Country Club course proved beastly again for the Men’s Club Golf Championship.

Only three of the 15 players broke 80 in the first round of the 54-hole event.

Paul Schneider led the way with a 5-over 76 from the tips.

“The course played 7,000 yards with windy conditions for most of the day,” said Eagle’s Bluff head pro Mark Cote. “It was calm at the end of the day. That’s not a bad score under the conditions.

“The rough is very challenging. The greens are rolling good and the fairways are good.”

Dr. Frank Duphorne, the three-time defending champion, opened with an 81 for fourth place. Jeff Kannard is in second place with a 78, followed by Rick Meewes at 79.

Schneider, who finished third last year, made his only birdie Friday on No. 1, a 529-yard par-5. He had six bogeys to get to 5 over.

The leaders will tee off today at 10:20 a.m. They will play late into the evening on Sunday.

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Joe Buie

Men’s Club Championship

Eagle’s Bluff Country Club,

Bullard

Championship Flight

Yardage: 6977 Par: 71

First Round

Friday

Paul Schneider 76

Jeff Kannard 78

Rick Meewes 79

Frank Duphorne 81

Rick Wingfield 82

Eric Ladwig 82

Jim O’Toole 83

Sean Griffin 85

Johnny Winningham 85

Sam Smith 86

Cory Zahirniak 87

Tommy McJunkins 89

Wayne McIntyre 92

Todd Wages 95

Michael Bacica 101

Saturday’s Tee Times

Senior Flight

8 a.m. — David Burger, Keith Griffin, Ky Evans; 8:10 — Bob Wilson, Larry Huitt, Warren Johnson; 8:20 — Chris Faulk, King Campbell, John Bishop Jr.; 8:30 — Monty Shank, Clark Gable, Charles Etheridge; 8:40 — Paul Gainer, Larry Mayo, Wayne Shamblin; 8:50 — Ted Wheeler, Ron England, Bob Davis; 9 — Jim Wade, Andy Jarvis, Boyce Irwin.

Men’s Flight

9:10 — Joe Mark Cavender, Neal Thompson, Jack Starwalt; 9:20 — David Cannon, Jay Albrecht, Joe Borrelli; 9:30 — David Bibby, Dennis Kress, Eric Diehl, Rob Renicker.

Championship Flight

9:40 — McIntyre, Wages, Bacica; 9:50 — Smith, Zahirniak, McJunkins; 10 — O’Toole, Winningham, Griffin; 10:10 — Duphorne, Wingfield, Ladwig; 10:20 — Meewes, Kannard, Schneider.