Tight at the top
SUN PHOTO BY CHRIS SAVAGE
Lemon Bay High School golfer Jeovani Veloz hits a fairway shot during the first round of theCharlotte County Open on Saturday at Long Marsh Golf Club in Rotonda. Veloz shot a 75 and is second in the men's amateur flight, one stroke behind Joe Clarkson.
Lakeland's Austin Schultz hits off the fairway on the approach to the green during the Charlotte County Open at Long Marsh Golf Club.
ROTONDA — There weren’t a lot of smiles as the golfers came in Saturday at Long Marsh Golf Club. That could make for a tightly packed finishing day today at the Charlotte County Open.
North Port’s Jim Milford shot a 2-over-par 74 and played bogey-free after the seventh hole for a one-shot lead over Brendan Sheehan. Nine golfers go into today’s second round within three shots of the lead.
