Cornell, Myers share early lead at Vandersluis
Clint Cornell and Brandon Myers share the Men's Championship lead after the first round of the Vandersluis Memorial Golf Tournament at Bemidji Town & Country Club.
Each shot a three-under-par 69 on Saturday and lead 2011 Birchmont champion Johnny Larson by two strokes.
Defending Vandersluis champion Chris Curb shot 72 and is three strokes off the lead.
There is a three-way tie at the top of the leader board in the Senior Men's Championship.
Ross Kvittem, Greg Tighe and Ray Sauer all shot three-over 75 to pace the field after the first round. John Hagge is one stroke back at 76. Bill Freeman and Rob Noren shot 77.
Round two of the three-round stroke play tournament continues Sunday and the final round is Monday.
There are 172 entrants competing in this year's Vandersluis.
Vandersluis
Men's Championship
Top 20 after Round 1 of 3
Par 72
Clint Cornell 69
Brandon Myers 69
Johnny Larson 71
Chris Curb 72
Nick Forsberg 72
Tom Jenkins 72
Neil Rude 72
Lee Cavanagh 73
Bruce Hegland 73
Brian Buffie 74
Jason Capes 74
Derek Hasselberg 74
Jim Foss 75
Mike Frost 75
Josh Bergrud 76
Trey Dale 76
Nathan Brewinski 77
Lee Hetletved 79
Patrick Kenney 79
Joe Moosbrugger 79
Steve Gillies 80
Curt Howard 80
Toby Palmiscno 80
