Top of the leaderboard: Leopards鈥� Edwards wins FCCA golf title
Belle Vernon junior Jack Edwards has been playing pretty good of late, and that improved play resulted with the FCCA Golf Invitational title Friday at Duck Hollow Golf Club.
Edwards fired a 1-under 70, going out in even-par 35 and playing the back in 1-under 34.
鈥淚 was very proud of myself. Everything kind of came together,鈥� said Edwards, adding, 鈥淕olf is a lot easier when you can hit your driver straight.鈥�
Edwards had two birdies on the front and two on the back to go with three bogeys.
鈥淎ll my birdie putts were good strokes on the ball. I was very confident with my putter today,鈥� said Edwards.
Edwards said the county title is a culmination of his play for the week.
鈥淚鈥檝e been playing some good golf lately. I had confidence coming into this week,鈥� said Edwards.
Geibel Catholic蘑菇视频 Mike Miller and Frazier蘑菇视频 Dylan Keilbach shared second place at even-par 70.
Keilbach said he played a pressure-free round of golf.
鈥淚鈥檓 feeling free. I was playing aggressive. I had nothing to lose here,鈥� said Keilbach, who finished second last year. 鈥淓verything was working. I was able to get up and down when I needed to.鈥�
Keilbach noted what was working.
鈥淎nything with an iron. I put anything where I wanted to with my irons,鈥� said Keilbach. 鈥淚 hit a lot of good drives.
鈥淭oday was a good snowball. I started feeling it after the third hole. I started hitting everything with confidence.鈥�
Miller was able to use the dry, hard conditions to his advantage.
鈥淚 drove seven or eight greens. That made the short game easier,鈥� explained Miller. 鈥淢y putting was phenomenal. I felt every putt had a chance to go in.鈥�
Miller added, 鈥淚 had three birdies on the back nine and had no double bogeys.鈥�
Miller far exceeded his expectations.
鈥淲hen I came in, I thought I鈥檇 shoot in the low 80s. I was just going in and not thinking about it,鈥� said Miller. 鈥淚 just took it one hole at a time, one shot at a time. I didn鈥檛 freak out.鈥�
Uniontown蘑菇视频 Brody Schiffbauer (72), Brownsville蘑菇视频 Ben Vojacek (72), Laurel Highlands鈥� Tyler Cook (73), Connellsville蘑菇视频 Ethan Porreca (74) and Derek Routzahn (75), Geibel蘑菇视频 Seth Dolan (75), and Belle Vernon蘑菇视频 Seth Tomalski (75) also earned all-county honors.