Hopke, King And Campbell Share First Round Lead In Firecracker Open

Wehman Hopke

Wehman Hopke, Kody King and Austin Campbell posted five under par 66 to take a one shot lead headed into the second round of the 2015 Firecracker Open at Lions Municipal Golf Course.

Hopke, who plays college golf at Furman University,  combined two birdies and two bogies on the front nine for 36.  The back nine was a different story.  He birdied 10, 11, eagled 12 and birdied 14 to play that five hole stretch in five under par.  He closed with four pars.

King, a former Austin’s Men’s City Champion and winner of numerous local tournaments,  was bogey free with birdies on 4,8,11, 12 and 18.  This is King’s first tournament as an amateur since a brief stint playing professional golf.

Austin Campbell

Austin Campbell, who plays for Lubbock Christian University, combined seven birdies and two bogies for his five under par.  Campbell, a former Lake Travis High School golfer shot 34-32 with birdies on 2,6,7,8,10,11,12 to go with bogies on 1 and 5.

Six players recorded four under 67’s, including the defending champion Logan Boatner.  Boatner shot four under on the front and got to six under after birdies on 11 and 14 but a double on 16 cost him the first round lead.  That 67 is Boatner’s fourth consecutive 67 in the Firecracker.

Along with Boatner at 67 are Alex Levy, Sam Wallach, Nick Cristea, Alex Ellis and Jeff Shell.  At 68 are Dillon Van Essen, Hagen Fell, Taylor Greenway and Gabriel Vallejo.  There are seven players at two under and 12 at one under.

Live scoring and tee times are available on the GolfAustin.Org free app for I-Phones and Android devices.  Shown below are first round scores and tee times.