2020 Suncoast Classic gets underway in Lakewood Ranch
The tournament will continue through Sunday.
By
Ryan Kohn
| 5:30 p.m. February 13, 2020
East County
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A glut of players sit atop the leaderboard after day one of the 2020 LECOM Suncoast Classic.Â
The tournament, held at Lakewood National Golf Club, has eight players tied at six under par (66) for first place after 18 holes. Those players include Jimmy Stanger, a Tampa native, who had three birdies and an eagle on his last five holes. The other seven golfers tied for the lead are Dylan Wu, Greyson Sigg, T.J. Vogel, Dan McCarthy, Jamie Arnold, Jack Maguire and Taylor Montgomery.
Right behind the leaders are 10 players at five under par. Mike Weir, one of the top players to watch in the tournament, finished round one two under par.Â
Lakewood National member Seath Lauer had his first round suspended due to darkness. Through 15 holes, Lauer is three over par.
Jimmy Stanger, from Tampa, hits his tee shot on the No. 1 hole at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
Seath Lauer, a member at Lakewood National, tees off from the No. 1 hole.
Dylan Wu lines up his putt on the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National. Wu finished six under par on day one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
John Chin sinks a putt for bogey on the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National. Despite the bogey, Chin finished four under par on day one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
Tyson Alexander his his second shot on the No. 1 hole at Lakewood National. Alexander would par the hole and finish four under par on day one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
John VanDerLaan rescues a ball from the bunker. He finished two under par on the first day of the LECOM Suncoast Classic at Lakewood National.
Dan McCarthy finished six under par on day one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
Jimmy Stanger, from Tampa, chats with his caddie after his tee shot on the No. 1 hole at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
Blayne Barber chips his ball onto the green at No. 18. Barber finished five over par on the day.
Dylan Wu putts to par the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National. He finished six under par on day one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
Seath Lauer, a member at Lakewood National, shoots from the crowd on the No. 1 hole.
Augusto Nunez tees off from the No. 1 hole. He finished two under par on day one.
Nick Hardy watches his shot from the bunker on the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National hit the green. Hardy finished two under par on day one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
Chad Ramey tees off on the No. 1 hole at Lakewood National. Ramey finished even on day one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
Roberto Diaz chips a ball onto the green of Lakewood National's No. 18 hole. Diaz finished one under par on the first day of the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
