Given the forecast and the experience of last year, placing extra emphasis on a good opening round score in the City Golf Qualifying Tournament was in the back of a few golfers' minds at Cascades on Saturday, June 27.
Mitch Oard wasn't one of them, preferring more of a water-off-a-duck's back approach. Still, the former champ and tourney hall of famer, announced his return to the tournament after a rare absence in 2025, firing a 67 to take a four-shot lead in the Men's Championship division.
"I didn't look at the weather," Oard said. "I wasn't really worried about the rain. Didn't look like it's going to rain tomorrow now. I didn't play last year, so I was just excited to be here. Hard to get 131 if you don't play 36."
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Oard, who last won the qualifier in 2014-15 with 138s, was referring to Ike Martin's long-held qualifying record. Oard had seven birdies to shoot the day's best score.
Mitch Oard wasn't one of them, preferring more of a water-off-a-duck's back approach. Still, the former champ and tourney hall of famer, announced his return to the tournament after a rare absence in 2025, firing a 67 to take a four-shot lead in the Men's Championship division.
"I didn't look at the weather," Oard said. "I wasn't really worried about the rain. Didn't look like it's going to rain tomorrow now. I didn't play last year, so I was just excited to be here. Hard to get 131 if you don't play 36."
More: All-time City Golf champions
Oard, who last won the qualifier in 2014-15 with 138s, was referring to Ike Martin's long-held qualifying record. Oard had seven birdies to shoot the day's best score.
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