Former Western Kentucky golfer Billy Tom Sargent shot a 9-under 62 Tuesday to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Unbridled Tour: Fleming Island Golf Club presented by By Your Side Senior Care in Jacksonville, Fla.
“I hit the ball well today but my putter was really hot,” said Sargent in a news release.
Sargent was 6-under at the turn on the 6,687-yard, par-71 course, despite a one-hour storm delay. His 9-under was one off the course record.
Sargent, a two-time Kentucky Mr. Golf winner at Scott County who turned professional last year, is competing in a field of 65 professionals and five amateurs for a purse in excess of $40,000.