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Lakeville, MA---At 2:26, Andy
Bare's second round 65 broke LeBaron Hills previous course
record and gave him a one-stroke lead. At 2:47, Mike Harris
completed his own 65 to vault to the top of the leaderboard. At
11-under, Harris holds a two shot lead over Bare heading into
the final round of the 2nd annual LeBaron Hills Open.
Three-time player of the year Geoff Sisk, one
shot back of Bare, shares third with Scott Hawley. Defending
champion Todd Westfall followed up his opening 69 with a 71 and
shares 12th place Eli Zackheim and Chris Simmons.
"I've never had a stretch like this
before," said Harris, who made three putts of 20 feet or
more during his second round. "I've been putting well for
three months now. I'm not even thinking on the green. I get my
line and just hit it."
Through two rounds, Harris has 16 birdies, six
on LeBaron's tame par 5s. Friday's round included a pair of
two-putt birdies and three more courtesy of accurate wedge play.
He enters the final round in search of his third win in less
than a month, following dominating performances in the Vermont
and Michigan Opens.
Bare, meanwhile, is seeking back-to-back wins on
Tour. Dating back to the Tours Atlantic City event, he has
played his last four rounds 21-under par. Despite making three
bogeys, Bare set his second course record in two weeks on the
strength of six birdies and two eagles, a chip in on the par 5
12th and a hole out from the bunker on the 14th.
Geoff Sisk, ironically, has gone winless since
capturing last year's season ending Samoset2 Open. Unlike the
more explosive names he is pursuing, Sisk has tallied just nine
birdies through two rounds. He has, however, carded just one
bogey, the fewest among the field of 100.
"It hasn't been easy," Sisk said of
his recent struggles. "I haven't performed up to my
expectations. It hasn't been easy. You can't win it on the
second day, but you can put yourself pretty far out of it trying
to get greedy."
While a host of players jumped up the
leaderboard during round two, Wednesday's leaders came crashing
down.
First round leader Matt Donovan made two doubles
and a triple on his way to a 79. He stands tied for 35th with
Corey Brigham and David Schuster, who followed up their 67s with
78s.
Forty players survived Thursday's 36 hole cut,
which fell at 1-over 145. Up for grabs during the final round: A
purse of $86,400 and a winner's share of $13,000.
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