Scott Wise set the pace at the LI Senior Open

Roslyn N.Y. (September 24, 2024) On a beautiful fall day at Engineers club Scott Wise of North Hills set the pace firing an even par 71 in the first round of the Long Island Senior Open Championship Sponsored by Steve Madden. On a day where no one broke par and birdies would be hard to come by on the bold and challenging greens, Scott Wise set the mark and wasn't caught. 

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Wise started the day hot with a birdie on the first, fourth and fifth holes to card a one under on the opening nine. He would add two bogeys to one birdie on the back to finish at even par. Sitting in second place is the duo of David Segot of Nassau Country Club and Steve Donnelly of Engineers Country Club after both golfers carded a 1-over par 73.

The three golfers of Wise, Segot and Donnelly have a solid advantage heading into the final round, after them the closest golfers are at five over par. Bryan Pendrick of Meadow Brook Club, Noah Pilipski of MGA eClub NYC and Bob Rittberger of Garden City Golf Club are also in the mix after round one. 

Troy David of Sands Point carded a hole in one on the 14th hole a short par three. The 14th hole played as the number one handicap in round one with an average score of 4.12.

Looking to the final round, the first tee time is at 8 a.m. and the leaders are teeing off at 10:30 a.m. Overall 32 golfers advanced to the final round including 21 amateurs.