Austen Fulmer had 8 birdies and only 1 bogey on his way to shooting -7 (64), taking the first round lead by 2 strokes over Jack Cersosimo (2019 Champion), after the first round of the 2021 Firecracker Open. Cersosimo went bogey-free with 3 birdies and 1 eagle to shoot -5 (66).
A four-way tie for 3rd place after the first round is full of familiar names – Jay Reynolds, Alex Ellis, Alex Levy and Austin Cotton.
In the flighted division, the top 10 is full of “Rats” (if you know, you know) – Jason “J Lo” Long and Robert M. Evans are at the top, shooting +3 (74). Todd “Iron Man” LaCoste sits in solo 3rd place with a +4 (75), and Dennis “So Cool” Sokol is right behind at +5 (76). David White and Nathan Neal sit at +6 (77), while Sean Durkin is lurkin’ right behind at +8 (79), along with “The Commish” T. Ross Henry, Trevor “Irish” Spring, and Kirk Smith.
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