Golf

Colten Ray, Rick Maxey and Tosch Lucas each shot 75 to share the first-round lead Friday in the Men's Club Championship at The Cascades Golf Club.

Lucas hit a hot streak on the back nine with birdies at 14, 15 and 18 to rally into the lead. He shot 40-35.

Maxey (37-38) finished with birdies at 13 and 14, while Ray (36-39) had a birdie on No. 11.

The overall scores in the championship flight were generally high with the greens rolling fast and the course playing long.

Seven of the 13 golfers broke 80, including Rick Burkett's 76 and Keir Orr's 77.

The tournament will continue today with all flights involved. The final round is Sunday.

Men's Club Championship
The Cascades Golf Club
Championship Flight

First Round

Friday

1, (tie) Tosch Lucas, 75; Rick Maxey, 75; Colten Ray, 75; 4, Rick Burkett, 76; 5, Keir Orr, 77; 6, Bryan Gatlin, 78; 7, Todd Crouch, 79; 8, Rick Meewes, 81; 9, (tie) David Melton, 83; Bryce Hayes, 83; Rusty Lynn, 83; Winn Galyean, 83; 13, Doug Cole, 85.

8 a.m. -- Cole, Galyean, Lynn, Hayes; 8:10 -- Melton, Meewes, Crouch; 8:20 -- Gatlin, Orr, Burkett; 8:30 -- Ray, Maxey, Lucas; 8:50 -- Jim Berry, Kyle Rutherford, Clyde Stewart; 9 -- Pat Zemer, Bob Hill, Mike Murphy, Jeff Embry; 9:10 -- Randy Maxey, Robert Brown, Howard Charba, Jim Lowden; 9:30 -- Dan Manteufel, Troy Urbantke, Ken Powell; 9:40 -- Craig Jones, Steve Cosentino, Jim Usrey; 9:50 -- Cliff McCoy, Eddie Baker, Tom Giorgio; 10:10 -- David Brooks, Ron Stafford, Greg Printup; 10:20 -- Charlie Clayton, Eddie Parker, Jim White; 10:30 -- Steve Yoder, Steve Chenevert, Aaron Fleet.

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIIP: Bryan Gatlin of Tyler chips onto the seventh green during the Club Golf Championship Friday at The Cascades Golf Club.
(Staff Photo By Mark Roberts)