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WEB.COM TOUR - LECOM HEALTH CHALLENGE 00:00:32:20 STEVE BURKOWSKI: Thirty miles southeast of Erie, Pennsylvania, you find an outdoor paradise, Climber, New York, named for George Climber, signer of the Declaration of Independence, when the Southwest Corner of New York State, Chautauqua County, and a Vista that we don’t very often on the Web.com Tour, one of the great scenic views all season long. But that wasn't the case earlier this morning. 00:01:00:14 STEVE BURKOWSKI: [horn] 11:46 A.M. Eastern Time, the horn sounded, some dangerous weather in the area. So the players brought off the golf course. But the good news, play scheduled to resume at 1:40 P.M. Eastern Time, about eight or nine minutes from now. So we skirted some of those conditions. Hopefully, that will remain the same for the rest of the afternoon, 77 degrees. But still a chance of some afternoon thunderstorms we'll keep an eye on. Steve Burkowski alongside the Player's Champ, Craig Perks. And before the delay, Cameron Champ making the most of his opening round. 00:01:37:15 CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, just his 20th putt through 14 holes. He's 8 under par and certainly riding a hot streak currently. 00:01:44:07 STEVE BURKOWSKI: So Champ making the most of his early action. We'll see how he can button up those final three holes. He is 8 under par, two shots clear of Sebastian Munoz, Wilcox, Jones, Im, three shots off the pace. Low scores in the offing. We have some rain yesterday, about a half inch or so. So this golf course certainly receptive. 00:02:04:27 STEVE BURKOWSKI: What do you do in a delay like this, Craig, Page 1 of 41

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00:00:32:20STEVE BURKOWSKI: Thirty miles southeast of Erie, Pennsylvania, you find an outdoor paradise, Climber, New York, named for George Climber, signer of the Declaration of Independence, when the Southwest Corner of New York State, Chautauqua County, and a Vista that we don’t very often on the Web.com Tour, one of the great scenic views all season long. But that wasn't the case earlier this morning.

00:01:00:14STEVE BURKOWSKI: [horn] 11:46 A.M. Eastern Time, the horn sounded, some dangerous weather in the area. So the players brought off the golf course. But the good news, play scheduled to resume at 1:40 P.M. Eastern Time, about eight or nine minutes from now. So we skirted some of those conditions. Hopefully, that will remain the same for the rest of the afternoon, 77 degrees. But still a chance of some afternoon thunderstorms we'll keep an eye on. Steve Burkowski alongside the Player's Champ, Craig Perks. And before the delay, Cameron Champ making the most of his opening round.

00:01:37:15CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, just his 20th putt through 14 holes. He's 8 under par and certainly riding a hot streak currently.

00:01:44:07STEVE BURKOWSKI: So Champ making the most of his early action. We'll see how he can button up those final three holes. He is 8 under par, two shots clear of Sebastian Munoz, Wilcox, Jones, Im, three shots off the pace. Low scores in the offing. We have some rain yesterday, about a half inch or so. So this golf course certainly receptive.

00:02:04:27STEVE BURKOWSKI: What do you do in a delay like this, Craig, nearly two hours, someone like Champ? [horn]

00:02:12:15CRAIG PERKS: Well, you get--you really get used to it, don't you? You probably go and maybe eat a little lunch, and light stretch, and just sort of take your mind off things.

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00:02:21:26STEVE BURKOWSKI: So play officially resuming 1:40 Eastern Time. Carlos Ortiz, Dan McCarthy, Cameron Champ at the 16th. And Gary Christian is with this group.

00:02:32:27GARY CHRISTIAN: Well, thank you, Steve. Yes, the sound they've all been waiting for. The horn has restarted play. Dan McCarthy from 82 yards on this really tricky tiny par-4. A really small landing area for Dan. [club swing]

00:02:49:28CRAIG PERKS: It's all about controlling the spin here.

00:02:56:16CRAIG PERKS: Now, we'll take a little closer look at that Peek 'n Peak Resort. The upper golf course as I mentioned, 7,088 yards, opened in 1994. Rick Land, who won in a playoff here a couple of years ago, shot 63 that final day. And I just want to give a shoutout to the superintendent Tom DeKoning and his staff. You know, they--they dealt with 210 inches of snow in the winter. They groomed it all winter long. And then here we are in the summer, and this golf course, the same superintendent and his staff have got this place in immaculate condition.

00:03:29:19STEVE BURKOWSKI: We were referencing the delay. And the players get used to it. But in nearly a two-hour suspension of action, how do you get back in the rhythm of a round? Especially when you look at someone like Cameron Champ, who was 8-under and cruising right along?

00:03:42:19CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. I--I think what you'd like to do is get your mind off it until the range opens up again. You might work on some techniques, even in the club house, just sort of calming everything, especially if you're Cameron Champ, uh, leading the golf tournament right now. But I think you'd go to the range as quickly as you can, and just sort of get back in the feel of the swing, uh, sort of be aware of the shots that you'll have upcoming, like, hopefully, Cameron had hit some 72-yard wedge shots and then gets prepared for the closing holes. There is a tee shot that is straight downhill on the par-5. So, I think

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that's how you--you work your way through a rain delay.

00:04:15:28STEVE BURKOWSKI: This now for birdie for Champ to get to 9 under.

00:04:18:12GARY CHRISTIAN: Yeah. A very makeable putt, very little break to it. It may move just slightly left-to-right.

00:04:37:02STEVE BURKOWSKI: Cameron's last three events tied for 4th, 7th, and tied for 5th. So as we discussed earlier, figuring it out may be a little more comfortable out here. He certainly has the physical ability to play. But as we all know, physical talent doesn’t necessarily equate to a PGA Tour Card.

00:04:57:20STEVE BURKOWSKI: 14, Sebastian Munoz has this for a birdie to get to 7 under.

00:05:03:16CRAIG PERKS: Oh, yeah. Beautiful putt, straight up the hill. That's a great spot to be. If you can find the places underneath these holes, you'll have some good chance to make some putts.

00:05:13:22TRIPP ISENHOUR: And Craig, another player here, Carlos Ortiz, that wants to do the same thing. "Player of the Year" back in 2014. Played a couple of years on Tour--he's--PGA Tour. He's back here on the Web.com Tour now. What's he need to do to try to repeat what Chesson did? What--what sort of a holy grail maybe did Chesson set out there, process for Carlos Ortiz?

00:05:30:27CRAIG PERKS: Well, I think for Chesson, it was a complete change in attitude. And I believe that, uh, we're talking to Carlos Ortiz's coach, Justin Pointer, and--and he believes that he's gaining more confidence in what he's doing out there. And I--I--you know, knowing that you've come out here and won three times, and you know, graduated off this Tour, and then you get knocked in the teeth out there, it takes a little bit more time to get your--the confidence back.

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00:05:59:24STEVE BURKOWSKI: That's Garret Osborne just tapping in that short one.

00:06:04:08STEVE BURKOWSKI: Osborne with the tap-in eagle at the 12th. [club swing] To get to that position, this his tee shot at the short, downhill par-4.

00:06:17:26CRAIG PERKS: Yo, look at that.

00:06:19:09STEVE BURKOWSKI: Wow. [laugh]

00:06:20:07CRAIG PERKS: Six inches from a hole-in-one on a par-4. Incredible.

00:06:25:13STEVE BURKOWSKI: Ortiz, two quality shots at this point. This for his eagle effort.

00:06:40:00CRAIG PERKS: Mm-hmm. [clapping] Beautifully played. What a putt.

00:06:44:05STEVE BURKOWSKI: A great way to finish for Ortiz. An eagle at the last, 5-under 67 to get things going here at the LECOM Health Challenge. That puts him squarely on the first page of the Leaderboard.

00:06:59:08CRAIG PERKS: Mmm, a very good spot.

00:07:00:24STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now, Champ to finish up his day with birdie.

00:07:04:02GARY CHRISTIAN: Well, it would certainly put the cherry on top of it, wouldn't it? After getting a little lucky, just about 10

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feet down the hill.

00:07:16:25CRAIG PERKS: I like that. Uh, although that missed and is gone an uncomfortable distance by, that was a good putt, a good aggressive putt, not being cautious coming down the hill, and, you know, was trying to make that to shoot, uh, 63.

00:07:29:02STEVE BURKOWSKI: Three good looks at 16, 17, and 18 after the delay. A great round could have been even better.

00:07:34:27CRAIG PERKS: And Phil made a great point, you know, was 8-under through 15 holes, and maybe the momentum did stall. Look, he's a young guy. He's still learning, 23 years old. And that's part of the adjustment that you make coming--coming after a nearly 2-hour rain delay.

00:07:50:21STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now, Champ for his par.

00:07:54:25CRAIG PERKS: It's all about being prepared and sort of anticipate what's going to happen. Has the golf course changed after the weather delay? [clapping] Am I feeling different, or I'm more nervous in the lead. Three pars to finish at 64. Still a good round of golf.

00:08:07:13STEVE BURKOWSKI: 8 under, Cameron Champ leading the way in the clubhouse with 64.

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00:08:20:18STEVE BURKOWSKI: Welcome to Western New York State as the Web.com Tour is at the Peek 'n Peak Resort for the third consecutive year. It's second round action of the LECOM Health Challenge in Climber, New York. And the story so far on this Friday morning has been this man, 49-year-old Dudley Hart, 65 on Friday morning, currently leading the way, 11 under par, halfway through for the two-time PGA Tour winner. Steve Burkowski and

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Craig Perks with you. Some highlights from earlier today. Jamie Arnold, his second year at the short 12th.

00:08:53:07CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, the drivable par 4. And it's about time Jamie Arnold starts to peak. Began the week 61st on the Money List.

00:09:00:20STEVE BURKOWSKI: He would make birdie, move to 8 under par. How about Rhein Gibson, started the week 28th on the Money List, this to finish is day with birdie?

00:09:06:12CRAIG PERKS: The Australian likes this place. He lost in a four-man playoff two years ago. So he likes the Peek 'n Peak Resort.

00:09:14:09STEVE BURKOWSKI: Anders Albertson, a winner just days ago at the Lincoln Land Championship. This at 18 to finish up with birdie and also get in at 8 under par.

00:09:23:04CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, shot 63 that final day in Springfield, Illinois. He's 8th on the Money List. And for all intents and purposes, we believe he's made enough money to graduate to the PGA Tour.

00:09:34:05STEVE BURKOWSKI: But he's looking to make more this week here in Climber, New York. Dudley Hart, 65, bogey-free, early Friday morning, 11 under par. Currently leads by 2 over Jim Herman, a former winner on the PGA Tour a couple of years ago in Houston. He's returning to the Web.com Tour for a start after surgery on his foot earlier this year. A lot of low scores, as we always see here at Peek 'n Peak. Sit back, relax, and enjoy.

00:10:04:26STEVE BURKOWSKI: The 10th, on the green, Kevin Dougherty has this for birdie getting his second round underway. So that will move him to 3 under par for the 27-year-old.

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00:10:14:22STEVE BURKOWSKI: --at the Greenbriar, he's back on the Web.com Tour this year. And this his second at the 10th. [club swing]

00:10:21:22CRAIG PERKS: And no letdown at all, you know, 11th on the Money List, and opened with 64 yesterday. And good shot underneath the flag.

00:10:33:21STEVE BURKOWSKI: With three birdie putts upcoming for Cameron Champ, Carlos Ortiz, and Dan McCarthy. Ortiz--

00:10:43:14GARY CHRISTIAN: Well, Craig was so right. Just the severity of the green really adds to the difficulty here. It's a wonderful risk-and-reward hole. Even this hole here, uh, Champ, he comes uphill and then he comes downhill, down green. So it's, uh, a little bit of extra thinking involved.

00:11:06:10STEVE BURKOWSKI: Champ's last three events, tied for 4th, 7th, and tied for 5th. Three of his seven Top 25's on the season for the man beginning this week 32nd on the Money List.

00:11:19:03CRAIG PERKS: And Phil--Phil mentioned it, you know, the first eight events, he was 70th on the Money List. And he's climbed to 32nd. And, you know, right out of college, uh, he left Texas A&M early. And it was a--a pretty significant adjustment period not going from--not only going from college golf to professional golf but going up this level of competition here on the Web.com Tour. Seemingly starting to feel more comfortable. [clapping]

00:11:55:26STEVE BURKOWSKI: So back-to-back birdies at 11 and 12 for Cameron Champ. He moves to 10 under, just a shot behind Dudley Hart.

00:12:02:12CRAIG PERKS: I think that's a confidence boost, Gary.

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STEVE BURKOWSKI: Back to the 10th, Sebastian Munoz has this for birdie, 8-under 64, co-leader with Cameron Champ after Day Number One. This would be a nice way to continue that fine play from yesterday.

00:12:19:15CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, no question at all.

00:12:22:19CRAIG PERKS: A pretty slow putt, back up the hill. This is the ideal spot to be, underneath these flag sticks at this golf course.

00:12:35:15CRAIG PERKS: And snap pretty good on them.

00:12:36:15CRAIG PERKS: You know, when he lost his card last year on the PGA Tour, he was coming off graduating from the Web.com Tour, but 22nd on that Money List. He only got 17 starts. So, you'd think, uh, you know, the majority of the guys are playing least 25. So that's the key, not only graduating off this Tour, finish in the Top 25, but Steve, try and finish in the Top 10 and Top 5, and ultimately, that Number One spot.

00:12:59:14PHIL BLACKMAR: At the 11th now, Dougherty's second shot into the par 5.

00:13:06:16PHIL BLACKMAR: A really short club in there, coming to this front right hole. Look at that. [chuckle] Beautifully done.

00:13:12:05STEVE BURKOWSKI: Dudley Hart, 11 under par, and leading by one, as we head to 13 with Maverick McNealy.

00:13:18:26PHIL BLACKMAR: And that is three consecutive birdies for McNealy, as we go out to the 15th and Hank Lebioda, who is off a very hot start, has this for birdie. There you go. Four birdies in his opening six holes.

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00:13:33:28STEVE BURKOWSKI: As we go back to 14, Cameron Champ for birdie and a share of the lead, Gary.

00:13:38:07GARY CHRISTIAN: Deceptively quick putt. And now he's inching his way down there very nicely.

00:13:46:28STEVE BURKOWSKI: Yeah. Really well-judged there by Cameron Champ. So, he will stay 10 under, just a shot back of Dudley Hart.

00:14:06:16PHIL BLACKMAR: Out to the 17th, Hank Lebioda's second shot back into the wind, hole right on the front of the green. [club swing] He hasn't missed a green yet today. Still hasn't missed a green. Beautiful shot there.

00:14:22:01STEVE BURKOWSKI: Back at 16, Carlos Ortiz for his birdie.

00:14:25:23GARY CHRISTIAN: It should just move a little right-to-left.

00:14:29:19STEVE BURKOWSKI: And right into the center of the cup. [clapping]

00:14:31:10CRAIG PERKS: That good after the bogeys at, uh, 14 and 15. Sort of right the ship.

00:14:38:09STEVE BURKOWSKI: Even on the day. Back to 5 under, six shots off the lead held by Dudley Hart.

00:14:44:19STEVE BURKOWSKI: The short par-4, a ticklish one for Joseph Bramlett, his third.

00:14:49:02CRAIG PERKS: Very quick. Land it just on the green. Let it

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release down the slope. Beautifully done.

00:14:58:16CRAIG PERKS: Oh. Well, indeed. [clapping]

00:15:00:05STEVE BURKOWSKI: Nothing ticklish about it, apparently.

00:15:02:05CRAIG PERKS: Oh, what a good shot.

00:15:03:25STEVE BURKOWSKI: So, Joseph Bramlett a birdie 3 at 16. That moves him to 4 under par.

00:15:09:20PHIL BLACKMAR: Wind from the right, 211 yards, 14 yards downhill. [club swing]

00:15:18:29PHIL BLACKMAR: There is a lot of birdie holes out here on the golf course. There is also some par holes. This is a par hole. Oh. Oh, he had it right at, too. Catch the slope. Ah, and it will not be the simplest of two-putts.

00:15:36:20STEVE BURKOWSKI: Up to 18, the par-5, third shot upcoming for Hank Lebioda, cruising right along. Started on the back nine, 6 under through eight holes.

00:15:46:02CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. Be careful with this back hole location. It's only three paces beyond it. Whoa. That was dangerous. [clapping] But, uh, he'll have a fast one back down the hill.

00:15:56:19STEVE BURKOWSKI: That putt will be for 29.

00:15:59:28STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now to the 12th, Conner Godsey has this for eagle.

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CRAIG PERKS: And throw it up the slope left, and then bring it back around.

00:16:16:17PHIL BLACKMAR: The 17th, Rodriguez for birdie. He needs to make if you are mimus-3. And there you go, a nice job. The cut going to be 3 or 4 under par. Of course, he still has nine holes to play. This his opening nine. Sporting a new look these days, winner on Web.com Tour this year at Evansville.

00:16:39:16STEVE BURKOWSKI: Over at 18, third here for Ortiz.

00:16:42:21GARY CHRISTIAN: And in perfect position, 82 yards, trying to take some spin off it.

00:16:47:08GARY CHRISTIAN: It's very hard to get it all the way back there. [clapping]

00:16:54:27PHIL BLACKMAR: McCarthy at the 18th. We don't want to bother them as they warm up. But we try to get a--a feel for how they--you know, what--sort of their ball flight, and how they play shots, what their swing looks like prior to playing. See if it changes any during the course of the round, that sort of stuff.

00:17:09:24CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, who the--who--who their coaches are, if they've been working on anything recently, injuries. It's all sort of pertinent information.

00:17:16:15STEVE BURKOWSKI: We try to know a little bit about every--uh, everyone we're going to see, and try to share with the viewer something they don't know, tell them something a little bit different, perhaps, as well.

00:17:26:13CRAIG PERKS: You know what we love, oh, I love about this Tour, and I've been doing it for close to 10 years now, is that we--we don't know a lot of about these players at beginning of the year.

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And we learn, and we grow, and we build these friendships, and we congratulate them at the end of the year, shake their hands if they fit us in the Top 25, and we hope they never come back.

00:17:44:13STEVE BURKOWSKI: [chuckle] And then you get somebody like Dudley Hart today, nearly 50 years of age, pretty much on the sideline for the past decade with two spinal fusion surgeries. As you said, we got to reacquaint ourselves with, uh, someone, who, uh, the game has sorely missed.

00:17:59:04CRAIG PERKS: Oh, yeah, he's a great guy.

00:18:01:16STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now, at 18, Ortiz for birdie. Make the turn. Try to get to 6 under.

00:18:05:01GARY CHRISTIAN: And an awkward little putt, I think. Feels like it's going to move a little right-to-left and a little left-to-right, one of those double-breakers. Taking a while trying to figure out the line here.

00:18:19:08GARY CHRISTIAN: He did a good job. [clapping]

00:18:20:02CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. He hit it firmly enough and took both those--that double-break out of there, Gary.

00:18:25:21STEVE BURKOWSKI: So, 1-under 35 on the back nine, the opening nine for Carlos Ortiz, beginning his second round off the 10th. So nine more holes to go for the man that won on the Web.com Tour three years ago in 2014.

00:18:40:19STEVE BURKOWSKI: We ask you to join us tomorrow for live third-round coverage of the LECOM Health Challenge. For our entire crew, Steve Burkowski saying so long from New York.

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00:18:57:29STEVE BURKOWSKI: Welcome to Western New York State, a Chamber of Commerce Saturday afternoon here in Climber, New York for the third playing of the LECOM Health Challenge at the Peek 'n Peak Resort, as this is the 17th regular season event of the year on the Web.com Tour. Cameron Champ is coming off of three consecutive Top-10 finishes. He looks for more this weekend here in New York. How about 25-year-old Sebastian Munoz, a winner on this Tour two years ago? A graduate, as well, in 2016. He's trying to secure a return trip to the PGA Tour. While Dudley Hart, the 49-year-old, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, started the day one of the three tied for the lead at 11 under par. Steve Burkowski and Craig Perks with you. Some highlights from earlier in the day. Willie Wilcox, this for birdie at the 9th.

00:19:45:27CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, 4th straight birdie for Willie. He would go out in 32, he actually posts 65.

00:19:52:01STEVE BURKOWSKI: Nelson Ledesma, outside the Top 100 on the Money List beginning the week, this for birdie at 7.

00:19:57:23CRAIG PERKS: He's found something on these greens. He's bogey-free through 30 holes. And the next stretch is 10 under par.

00:20:04:10STEVE BURKOWSKI: That would get him to 12 under after a par at the 8th. This is his second shot at the par-4 9th.

00:20:10:22CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. Tough coming out of the rough down the right to a front hole location. This hole location just on 8th. Oh, but it's a fortuitous bounce.

00:20:19:10STEVE BURKOWSKI: That would lead to another birdie. He would make the turn at 13 under. Dudley Hart parred his first four holes here on Saturday. This for birdie at the par-3 5th.

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CRAIG PERKS: Well, certainly freed it up with this stroke, going straight down the hill, and poured it right in the middle.

00:20:33:23STEVE BURKOWSKI: That would move Dudley Hart to 12 under par after a par at 6th. This for birdie at 7.

00:20:40:12CRAIG PERKS: Well, he hit in the fairway. Hit this one right over the top of the flag. A nice release of the putter head, and another one right in the middle. [cheers and clapping]

00:20:49:19STEVE BURKOWSKI: A month away from turning 50, Hart trying to make history on the Web.com Tour. Roger Sloan out early, making a big move. This his second at 16.

00:20:59:00CRAIG PERKS: And it's a short par-4, just 330, laid it up to an ideal yardage and drew that one back. That would set up six straight birdies for Mr. Sloan.

00:21:08:13STEVE BURKOWSKI: That would get him to 13 under. Now, Sebastian Munoz coming off an eagle at 8. [club swing] This his second at the 9th.

00:21:14:24CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. To your point, at end of the day, tied for lead. Was 1 over through 7, the eagle at the 8th, and then this would set up a birdie at the 9th. [clapping] So making the turn with some momentum.

00:21:24:20STEVE BURKOWSKI: 2 under on the front nine for Munoz. He joins the mix at 13 under par. Five players currently tied for the lead. Another four just one shot back. Willie Wilcox in with that 65 early, he's at 12 under par.

00:21:41:08STEVE BURKOWSKI: Ahead to 12, the short par-4, second shot here for Carlos Ortiz. He's at 9 under, four shots back.

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00:21:47:29CRAIG PERKS: And it was not in the bunker, but well below the level of the green. And, oh, well, that would be perfection for Mr. Ortiz.

00:21:57:03STEVE BURKOWSKI: So birdie at 11, and eagle at 12, Ortiz now jumps to 11 under par, a couple of shots back.

00:22:03:05CRAIG PERKS: And was 2nd earlier in the year at Exuma.

00:22:06:06PHIL BLACKMAR: Gary, uh, what have your been observations so far of Dudley?

00:22:08:19GARY CHRISTIAN: Well, it's been brilliant. It's been brilliant watching an experienced player. He's not quite got his long game going. He's just playing whatever he can--wherever he finds the ball. He's got a good attitude. He--he gave me a little impish grin when he holed the long putt on the 7th. And so that's been the story of his week so far, hitting it poorly, and making long putts. So long may it continue. He's got 139 yards left. He's just gonna play a little soft 9-iron.

00:22:37:06PHIL BLACKMAR: Well, he--his go-to shot is a little fade. But he's set up pretty square here. [club swing]

00:22:46:00GARY CHRISTIAN: A far better line, just drifting a little right in the wind.

00:22:49:22PHIL BLACKMAR: Oh, beautiful shot. [clapping] About 12 feet left for birdie there.

00:23:00:04PHIL BLACKMAR: Back at the 13th now, Cal Jones is going to putt it from just off the front of the green.

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CRAIG PERKS: That's a lot of fringe to go through, Phil.

00:23:07:23PHIL BLACKMAR: It is. A chance to get to 14-under, and he does. That was birdie all the way, three in a row.

00:23:13:23PHIL BLACKMAR: Lebioda for birdie.

00:23:15:26GARY CHRISTIAN: And a little [word] 30 feet, left--right-to-left putt. His pace has been pretty decent today so far.

00:23:23:18PHIL BLACKMAR: Certainly good there, wasn't it? [clapping]

00:23:27:06PHIL BLACKMAR: Always a barometer of how someone feels emotionally when--in that final group is how they're doing with their pace in the long putts. And so a good sign there for Hank Lebioda.

00:23:41:01PHIL BLACKMAR: Dudley Hart will be the next member. And now and opportunity to tie for the lead, with Cal Jones having made that birdie putt to get to minus-14. A lot of--a lot of low scores out there today. The conditions are very, very good. No wind to speak of, just a little light breeze. Conditions are perfect.

00:24:00:01GARY CHRISTIAN: Yeah. Most importantly, they still have moisture in these greens where you can be very, very aggressive with the iron play. The course not overly long. There is a lot of short irons, a lot of scoring opportunities.

00:24:11:09STEVE BURKOWSKI: Something we have introduced this year on the Web.com Tour, love the interaction. You can get involved. Use the #asktheweb. You have a question, we will have the answer.

00:24:23:23GARY CHRISTIAN: Well, just a gentle right-to-left putt here. I've been watching him putt the last few holes. The flow through

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the ball has been absolutely beautiful.

00:24:38:20PHIL BLACKMAR: Just a little too much speed there as it runs by and lips out on the high side. Came off a little quick off the putter. Good effort. Slip away. [clapping] So he will--now presently in a tie for 3rd, as we look at this reaction. Thought he had it. It just slipped by.

00:25:05:20STEVE BURKOWSKI: So a 34, 2 under par on the front nine for Dudley Hart, 13-under, a shot off the lead. And Craig, if he was to win here come Sunday afternoon, he would be the oldest winner, surpassing Kirk Triplet. We had a trio of players doing it at 48 years of age.

00:25:22:24PHIL BLACKMAR: Still young at heart, you would say, but the--the body might be feeling a little older than 49 years old with--after a couple of spinal fusions.

00:25:34:11PHIL BLACKMAR: Roger Sloan, this for birdie, a share of the lead. This would be seven in a row. Currently, he's made six in a row, which is the best streak of the week. And why not? Seven in a row for Roger Sloan. Gets him to minus 14, a tie for the lead, trying to make his way back to the PGA Tour.

00:25:54:14STEVE BURKOWSKI: We go back out to the action at 11.

00:25:57:09PHIL BLACKMAR: Yeah, third shot, eagle chip for Ledesma.

00:26:03:18PHIL BLACKMAR: Sure took a nice run at it there. It just slides by about two-and-a-half, three feet. He thought it was going to turn a little. You can tell by his reaction. He needs a good week. It's been a tough year for him.

00:26:15:02STEVE BURKOWSKI: Take a look at his career on the PGA Tour Latino America, a place he played form 2011 through 2017, a year

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ago, 5th on the Order of Merit. Finally picked up a victory. So, Craig, one of those pipelines and avenues to try to get one step closer to the PGA Tour. This young man right here has certainly put in his time.

00:26:35:03CRAIG PERKS: Oh, there is no question about it. And, uh, you know, six international victories. You can always sort of rekindle those memories of what I did when I got into that position, you know, currently just one back of the lead. Phil, and any time--it doesn't matter where--what Tour you win, what country, that'll certainly give you some confidence and belief as you get to a bigger stage.

00:26:55:20PHIL BLACKMAR: Well, as he eyes this maybe four-foot putt, coming back for birdie, I remember one time Jordan Spieth was talking about Bo Hostler who played so well at 17 years old in the U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco. And he said, "You know, Bo Hostler will always have a source of confidence, because he can always go back to the feelings and what he had there at that tournament." And so, you're right, any time you win, you can always go back, relive those moments, and rekindle some confidence in your game. And a good putt there by Ledesma.

00:27:31:01PHIL BLACKMAR: Go back over to the 13th now [club swing], the par-3 coming down the hill. Tim Wilkinson. He's a couple shots out of the lead at minus-12. Oh, beautiful shot. Stuffs it in there about a foot from the hole for a tap-in birdie. That will pull him within one.

00:27:44:14STEVE BURKOWSKI: Back at 10, Lebioda for birdie.

00:27:47:00GARY CHRISTIAN: Yeah. A dead-straight four-footer. [clapping]

00:27:53:16STEVE BURKOWSKI: So the 24-year-old Florida State alum picks up his second birdie on the day. So you've got a Gator and a Seminole in this final pairing.

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00:28:01:19CRAIG PERKS: Oh, boy.

00:28:03:06STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now, to the 12th, we saw Ledesma's tee shot, a glorious one. This to get to 16 under, and the outright lead by two.

00:28:10:08CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. Everything runs away from him. And there is--should be some movement from his right to left. Good opportunity. Yeah. See, it actually went the other way there. But still, a good--good birdie, 6 under on the day, without a bogey.

00:28:36:12STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now, back at 18, Roger Sloan has this for birdie. It would set a Web.com Tour record for most consecutive birdies to finish a round. The previous mark was six. This would be eight. And in case you're wondering, the most birdies in a round consecutively on this Tour, that is nine, held by Omar Uresti back in 1994.

00:29:04:17STEVE BURKOWSKI: Is that a--an announcer curse, not a graphic curse?

00:29:06:04CRAIG PERKS: No. He just misread it. He can't believe it went left. But, uh, still a great round of golf, 64. And he's won on this Tour before. Go back four years ago in Nova Scotia, once for being in the playoff.

00:29:23:13PHIL BLACKMAR: Now at the 11th, Munoz, a chance to tie for the lead. And at the 11th, and safely in, so. [clapping] Now, 5 under in his last four holes. Back atop the Leaderboard where he was after play at 18 the first round. And it's the 15th hole, Kyle Jones has a chance to share for the lead once again. A long birdie putt here. Shouldn't move too much down on this part of the green, just a gentle break left. Oh, good putt, there. [clapping] Birdies on four of his last five holes for Kyle Jones.

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00:30:02:06STEVE BURKOWSKI: On this Saturday, third-round action, Cameron Champ for birdie to get within one.

00:30:06:11CRAIG PERKS: This would be for three straight, and a working man's birdie at the 12th, the way he laid it up, probably with the 5-iron off the tee, wedged it on, and he got the score he wanted.

00:30:16:16PHIL BLACKMAR: And Lebioda for eagle.

00:30:17:13GARY CHRISTIAN: And after the wonderful shot from 240 yards out the rough, uphill, left-to-right here, very makeable, indeed.

00:30:26:25PHIL BLACKMAR: This for a share of the lead. Nice putt, there. And everybody, it seemed, to go in from everywhere.

00:30:34:24GARY CHRISTIAN: Welcome to Saturday on the Web.com Tour. These guys are not afraid whatsoever to go low.

00:30:41:11PHIL BLACKMAR: Wonder what Dudley Hart's thinking out there about right now.

00:30:43:15GARY CHRISTIAN: He's going, "Wait, I can't--how--how many more days before I get to the--

00:30:44:04PHIL BLACKMAR: He's counting the days.

00:30:45:00GARY CHRISTIAN: --PGA Tour Champions?"

00:30:47:07STEVE BURKOWSKI: Back at 14, third shot from long and left here for Ledesma.

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00:30:51:08CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. Lie looks decent from the--a bit of an upslope. Got some green.

00:30:59:12CRAIG PERKS: No, he didn't. Oh.

00:31:01:01STEVE BURKOWSKI: [cheers and clapping] Yes, he did. Nelson Ledesma.

00:31:04:03CRAIG PERKS: Wow. How about that? He's missed 14 greens this week. He's got 12 from up-and-down. Showing some class around these greens.

00:31:12:11STEVE BURKOWSKI: Over at 12, second here for Munoz.

00:31:14:22CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. You've got a little bit of slope going this way. So be careful.

00:31:25:01CRAIG PERKS: Nice thing, though, watch it go past the hole and putt straight back up the hill.

00:31:28:26STEVE BURKOWSKI: Up to 16, second here the short par 4 for Kyle Jones. [club swing]

00:31:36:05CRAIG PERKS: It's far enough back into the green that you can carry it all the way up on top and stop it. [clapping]

00:31:45:14STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now, back at 12, Munoz sizing this one up for birdie. Get him to 16-under. A year ago on the PGA Tour, opened with 61 at the Greenbriar, had the 54-hole lead, shot 2-over on Sunday, ultimately finished tied for third. A year later, in position for another win on the Web.com Tour, and to lock it up once again to head back to the Big Show.

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00:32:09:12CRAIG PERKS: And where he's struggled this year has been on Saturdays, just inside the Top 100 in scoring. Chance to get 5 under today. Nicely done. [clapping]

00:32:22:06STEVE BURKOWSKI: And he struggled early. He was 1 over through six holes, through seven holes. And look what he has done, 6 under the last five holes. So Munoz and Ledesma tied at the top, 16 under.

00:32:34:06STEVE BURKOWSKI: Kyle Jones, this short one for birdie and a share of the lead.

00:32:37:23CRAIG PERKS: And five birdies in six holes if he can drop this one.

00:32:42:14STEVE BURKOWSKI: They're making it look easy on this Saturday afternoon. The former Baylor Bear cruising right along.

00:32:49:26STEVE BURKOWSKI: 16, Ledesma, a great little wedge in to this point. This for birdie.

00:32:54:10CRAIG PERKS: A fast putt that will move to his right. Can't get this started outside the hole. Yeah, nicely done. [clapping] There you go. That's four birdies the last six holes and jump out--out front.

00:33:09:05STEVE BURKOWSKI: Up to 18, Kyle Jones sizing this one up, looking to finish his day with birdie, would get him to 9 under. This is for 63.

00:33:28:14CRAIG PERKS: Oh, there you go. [clapping] Beautiful putt.

00:33:31:02STEVE BURKOWSKI: What a way to cap a Saturday at Peek 'n Peak

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for Kyle Jones. 63, nine birdies, bogey-free, ties the course record. And for the second time in just over a month, right there in the mix heading into Sunday.

00:33:48:02STEVE BURKOWSKI: As we go out to 16, Sebastian Munoz, University of North Texas. This for birdie, and a share of the lead.

00:33:54:12CRAIG PERKS: Sometimes disconcerting from shadow to sun, but no problem for Sebastian. [clapping] 6 under for the day, get to a tie for the lead.

00:34:02:23STEVE BURKOWSKI: So three now at 17 under. A year ago, 16 under led through 54 holes, two years ago--

00:34:11:06CRAIG PERKS: A wise man once told me every week is a life-changing week here on the Web.com Tour. And it certainly could be that way for Nelson Ledesma. [clapping]

00:34:21:04STEVE BURKOWSKI: A great Saturday for Ledesma. 64 in this third round. Tied at the top alongside Kyle Jones, Sebastian Munoz, also 17 under.

00:34:37:26STEVE BURKOWSKI: Fans out in full force on this glorious Saturday afternoon on the green here at 18, seeing if Sebastian Munoz can take the outright lead.

00:34:47:09GARY CHRISTIAN: A sweeping right-to-left putt here. One of those ones you got to get everything absolutely right. Perfect combination of speed and line. A little bit of speed towards the end.

00:35:01:10CRAIG PERKS: Oh, yes he did. [cheers and clapping] How about 8 under in his last 11 holes? Shoot a little 65.

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STEVE BURKOWSKI: That birdie gets him in at 18 under par. A year ago he had the 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour at the Greenbriar be finish--before finishing tied for 3rd. That birdie will give him the 54-hole lead one year later here at the LECOM Health Challenge.

00:35:28:23STEVE BURKOWSKI: I'm Steve Burkowski saying so long from Climber, New York. We look forward to having you join us tomorrow for Championship Sunday on the Web.com Tour.

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00:35:44:19STEVE BURKOWSKI: It's Championship Sunday on the Web.com Tour. Welcome to Climber, New York. Final round action under way here at the LECOM Health Challenge, as for the third consecutive year the Peek 'n Peak Resort playing host to the Web.com Tour. Steve Burkowski with you alongside the Player's Champ, Craig Perks, highlights from earlier in the day. This at the second for Kyle Jones.

00:36:05:19CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, began the day 1 back. [clapping] That'll certainly calm the nerves, give him some confidence heading towards that maiden victory.

Birdie gets him to 18 under. How about Sebastian Munoz? A slow start out of the gate. Two early bogeys, just to bounce back with a birdie at 6. [clapping]

00:36:19:19CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, much needed, really. That was a 7-iron from 180 yards to set up that birdie.

00:36:24:20STEVE BURKOWSKI: That got Munoz to 17 under. Now Nelson Ledesma for birdie at 7.

00:36:29:24CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. Leads the field, or led the field through 54 holes with his puffer. So that continues on Sunday.

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00:36:36:10STEVE BURKOWSKI: That got him to 19 under. Now for another at the 8th.

00:36:39:21CRAIG PERKS: How about 49 consecutive holes without a bogey? In that period, he is 18 under par.

00:36:46:12STEVE BURKOWSKI: So Nelson Ledesma now 20 under par, the 27-year-old from Argentina leads by three.

00:36:57:07STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now, we head over to the 9th and welcome in Phil Blackmar.

00:36:59:16PHIL BLACKMAR: And thank you very much. Good start here from Nelson Ledesma, the 9th, uh, a short little dogleg left, par 4. Players will lay up to that lake you see there on the left side of your screen. And what a start, 3 under already, taking control here. But we got lots of golf to go still. So very good shape here to try to get this ball close. Hole cut back right. Today, the greens very soft. Not much breeze out there at all. So very good scoring conditions once again. A look from behind at what he's facing. Just a short iron. Probably a wedge approach from here. [club swing]

00:37:43:22PHIL BLACKMAR: A very free-flowing swing, and a really good result, a chance for another birdie. It would be his third in a row.

00:37:55:06STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now, back to 8, Kyle Jones for birdie.

00:37:57:18GARY CHRISTIAN: Well, when you're chasing your first win, these are the putts you have to make, uphill, right-to-left. [clapping]

00:38:03:17STEVE BURKOWSKI: A couple of birdies and a bogey through the first eight holes for Kyle Jones. He's at 18 under par, trying

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to catch Nelson Ledesma. A moment ago at the 8th, Sebastian Munoz for birdie.

00:38:17:09GARY CHRISTIAN: A very similar putt to Jones.

00:38:22:26CRAIG PERKS: Well, that was a pull, there, Gary. It carried too much speed. So, the guy that has held or had a share of the lead nine different times this year, over par through eight holes.

00:38:34:11PHIL BLACKMAR: Now, we head up to the 9th and our leader, Nelson Ledesma.

00:38:38:21CRAIG PERKS: He's putting great, which helps. He--he hasn't hit it very well this season. So maybe he's just feeling comfortable on the greens, and the hole looks larger than normal.

00:38:48:15PHIL BLACKMAR: A chance here to extend his lead.

00:38:55:25PHIL BLACKMAR: He is on fire. [clapping] Incredible golf here on Sunday. A final round for Nelson Ledesma, looking for his first win of the Web.com Tour.

00:39:07:21STEVE BURKOWSKI: Up ahead to 14, Oscar Fraustro has this for birdie.

00:39:12:23CRAIG PERKS: And a pretty quick putt, everything sort of falls away beyond this flag. Needs a really big week. Began at 83rd on the Money List. He's 5 under right now for the day.

00:39:22:27STEVE BURKOWSKI: Oh, how about that?

00:39:24:23CRAIG PERKS: Oh, how beautiful.

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00:39:27:02STEVE BURKOWSKI: So, Fraustro now 16 under, currently tied for 4th. And you referenced 83rd. You saw that read Chiclet next to his name. It's the point of the season players are not only looking to get inside the 25, but make sure they get inside that 75, as well.

00:39:42:05STEVE BURKOWSKI: Over at 16, Steven Ihm, his second at the par-4.

00:39:47:11STEVE BURKOWSKI: Oh, excuse me Sungjae Im. Got confused with Steven Ihm there.

00:39:55:25CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, a good--that's exactly what you have to do.

00:40:01:20PHIL BLACKMAR: And that is the ball. Nelson Ledesma well above his feet. Looks to be lying okay, though, Gary.

00:40:05:28GARY CHRISTIAN: Yeah, not too bad. Uh, 35-40 yards short, though. [club swing] Got to contend with a little ridge, which he's done fairly well. That's a pretty good shot, I think, from that lie.

00:40:18:23PHIL BLACKMAR: I'll give him better than pretty good. I think that's really good under the situation and conditions. You got a chance to make a par.

00:40:25:14STEVE BURKOWSKI: Kyle Jones now at 12. His second shot. 16 under, five back.

00:40:30:23CRAIG PERKS: Got a lot of slope, so pitch it into that fringe and just let it kick to the right. Scrambling numbers excellent this week. He's only missed 10 greens. He's got eight of them up and down.

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00:40:42:16PHIL BLACKMAR: Now, back to the 13th, Ledesma with this for par to maintain his four-shot lead.

00:40:47:11GARY CHRISTIAN: It should just move a little left-to-right.

00:40:51:18GARY CHRISTIAN: Oh, nicely done. [clapping]

00:40:52:28PHIL BLACKMAR: If there was any doubt about his nerves getting the best of him, he may have answered it right there. What a brilliant up-and-down from the side of the hill, maintains his lead.

00:41:01:25PHIL BLACKMAR: Up to the 15th now. Cameron Champ on the tee of this par-3, 162 yards coming down the hill. [club swing] Champ at minus-12. Not the kind of day he wanted to this point. Little slope back though, a back slope. Could it be? Could it? Yes, it is. Hole-in-one for Cameron Champ. There you go. [cheers and clapping] Well, that'll get you started. Possibly his first hole-in-one as a professional. Just 23 years old.

00:41:37:11STEVE BURKOWSKI: You've got to smile more than that when you make an ace, don't you?

00:41:39:23PHIL BLACKMAR: Yeah. You got to give us a little more reaction. It's a big smile for him. Not the most outgoing of players. Watch this. It's going to land up on the slope behind the hole, and here it comes.

00:41:51:23CRAIG PERKS: Now it's like putt. Look at this, just taking the slope, and dead center. What a thrill.

00:41:57:10STEVE BURKOWSKI: Well, look at the tee shot of Jim Herman. He's in there about 12 or 14 inches thinking, "All right, I got a skin on this one." And Champ does him one better. Well done.

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Cameron Champ with an ace.

00:42:10:17STEVE BURKOWSKI: It's a stress-free walk to the green. No putter needed to be in his hand.

00:42:14:12CRAIG PERKS: With--without a putter.

00:42:15:08STEVE BURKOWSKI: Birdie there at 12 for Kyle Jones. That gets him back to even par on the day, 17 under, one of three tied for second place at the current time.

00:42:25:19STEVE BURKOWSKI: Up to the green at the 14, see if Hank Lebioda can save his par.

00:42:30:15CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. Remember, uh, missed it long and left. Should be a great up-and-down.

00:42:34:19MALE: Yeah! [clapping]

00:42:36:09STEVE BURKOWSKI: Impressive by the young man who played his college golf at Florida State. He remains 17 under par.

00:42:45:22PHIL BLACKMAR: Back to the 13th, Kyle Jones [club swing] also coming off birdie. And another brilliant shot. In fact, that's in there, inside of three feet. And so finally, this pairing is starting to make a little noise.

00:43:04:00PHIL BLACKMAR: The 15th now, the par 3, Lebioda has come up short on the bank. Not a hard pitch if the lie is good. Looks like he got pretty good contact on that. That's got to work past the hole, though, on it, a fast putt coming down the hill.

00:43:21:24PHIL BLACKMAR: Back at 13th just a two-and-a-half-footer here

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for Kyle Jones to pull within two. All right. Nice birdie on the fourth hardest hole on the golf course. [clapping] Back-to-back birdies. And he has played his way back into this tournament.

00:43:39:13STEVE BURKOWSKI: Up to 18, the finishing par-5. Oscar Fraustro to end his day with birdie. [clapping]

00:43:49:20CRAIG PERKS: All right. It's--it's a good round of golf, it really is, for Oscar.

00:43:53:26STEVE BURKOWSKI: Started the week 83rd on the Money List, projected to move up inside that Top 70, which is critical. Those Top 75 get you to the Finals.

00:44:04:29PHIL BLACKMAR: And a big putt here for Lebioda to stay at 17 under. Going down the hill. That is a solid effort, right there. [clapping]

00:44:13:03He gave it a lot of pace. Knocked it right in the back, so he stays just four back, currently.

00:44:18:12STEVE BURKOWSKI: Now, over at 14. Par putt upcoming here for Nelson Ledesma. This to stay at 21-under. His lead now just two shots over Kyle Jones.

00:44:30:19GARY CHRISTIAN: Just about seven, eight feet left. I see very, very little break to this. Just got to show a little courage, don't you, to step up. Big deep breath, just let it go.

00:45:06:13CRAIG PERKS: Oh, that was magnificent. Uh, and I'm thinking that he will look back, if he wins this golf tournament, two saves at 13 and 14. Fantastic.

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STEVE BURKOWSKI: It's getting a little more congested. That four-shot lead is now just two, as the former Baylor Bear Kyle Jones giving chase. Munoz played his college golf at the University of North Texas, still within reach, as Championship Sunday continues on the Web.com Tour.

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00:45:39:23STEVE BURKOWSKI: After the ace at 15, Cameron Champ looking to back it up with birdie.

00:45:43:28CRAIG PERKS: Keep it going. Yeah, nicely done. Yeah, 15 under, inside the Top 10.

00:45:51:09STEVE BURKOWSKI: Came into this week with three consecutive Top 10 finishes. Cameron Champ, a former college standout at Texas A&M, and really burst on to the national scene at the U.S. Open in 2017 at Aaron Hills. He was in the Top 5, halfway home before finishing 32nd. Played on the victorious Locker Cup team last September for the United States of America. And he said that was the right time to leave school and turn professional.

00:46:18:19CRAIG PERKS: Well, he's got a tremendous skill set, no question about it. He--he's learning to play the game at the professional level. And he's been on a heck of a run the last four weeks.

00:46:28:02STEVE BURKOWSKI: Back at 16. Second for Ledesma. [club swing]

00:46:30:13GARY CHRISTIAN: A touchy little wedge shot from 107 yards. Got to get it up to the hole. Otherwise it'll spin off. Oh, what a shot this is. What a shot. [clapping]

00:46:37:22CRAIG PERKS: Yeah. That certainly show the nerves are somewhat under control. Right over the flag. Controlled the distance beautifully.

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00:46:45:04MALE: Nice shot.

00:46:47:07PHIL BLACKMAR: Now, for birdie at 17, Cameron Champ. And what a comeback it's been for him. After bogeys at 13 and 14, he was reeling. He came into the week 32nd on the Money List. The hole-in-one at the 15th. And he follows it up with a birdie at 16. And he's now projected, at the current time, to move into 28th on the Money List. But he's in a 9-way tie for 7th. If he makes this, this is worth an extra $6,000. And that, in this Tour, means a different between 28th and 26th, presently, on the Money List, just to give you an idea what these players are playing for. Did he hit it?

00:47:26:18CRAIG PERKS: Hmm.

00:47:28:05PHIL BLACKMAR: Ah, just short. I mean, just a beat, just a couple dimples short. Wow. Every shot we've seen, Steve, in the past, how close it can come down to this tour at the end of the season. The Top 25 headed to the PGA Tour, sometimes just a couple of hundred dollars making the difference.

00:47:50:06STEVE BURKOWSKI: We have seen that over the past few years. Just under a thousand here, a couple hundred dollars here, and it could be--every stroke counts the same.

00:48:02:08STEVE BURKOWSKI: Munoz, Jones, Lebioda, all trying to catch Ledesma, have all given themselves great looks on this back nine, but unable to convert as we pick up Nelson Ledesma here at 16, 21 under, leads by two, and a chance to extend that lead to three.

00:48:19:26GARY CHRISTIAN: A very similar length putt to the previous hole, just about 12 feet left, downhill very slightly. I don't really see a whole lot of movement to this. This would be a great way to really separate yourself at this juncture.

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CRAIG PERKS: Mmm, what a beautiful read and great stroke. [clapping] You come up six straight pars, and to follow that with a birdie, and get to 22-under.

00:48:52:10STEVE BURKOWSKI: Back at 16, Kyle Jones for birdie.

00:48:55:00CRAIG PERKS: Let's see if he doesn't peek. Keep the head down and let the putter release.

00:49:03:18CRAIG PERKS: Oh, he over-compensated.

00:49:04:29STEVE BURKOWSKI: Looked like a better stroke, though.

00:49:06:29CRAIG PERKS: Yeah, you're right.

00:49:08:04STEVE BURKOWSKI: Relative to what we--

00:49:08:27CRAIG PERKS: That putt really had no, uh--no movement in it. Uh, he started that left of the hole. So I think there was a little compensation because of the--the wistful stroke that sort of sent the ball out to the right.

00:49:20:23STEVE BURKOWSKI: So a par at 16 for Kyle Jones. He knows he needs to birdie in. So a bit of frustration there for the 24-year-old.

00:49:34:10STEVE BURKOWSKI: Nelson Ledesma looking to get one step closer to his first victory on the Web.com Tour. This for par and a round of 67.

00:49:50:28CRAIG PERKS: And how about bogey-free his last 54 holes of golf? [cheers and clapping] And during that time 17 under par.

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00:50:01:01STEVE BURKOWSKI: So Nelson Ledesma in at 22 under. It's not over. Kyle Jones has a chance to eagle the last. Sebastian Munoz could make a two here at the par-5 to also force a playoff.

00:50:15:27CRAIG PERKS: What a week. What a week.

00:50:19:28STEVE BURKOWSKI: Again, [clapping] came here 101 on the Money List.

00:50:22:08CRAIG PERKS: And projected him to finish 24th [indistinct].

00:50:25:26STEVE BURKOWSKI: There was no indication that what--he was somebody we should keep an eye on. But as this week continued to progress, we started looking at him--

00:50:35:16CRAIG PERKS: Welcome to the Web.com Tour.

00:50:36:11STEVE BURKOWSKI: --a bit more intensely.

00:50:37:02CRAIG PERKS: Exactly.

00:50:40:16STEVE BURKOWSKI: Back at 18, Kyle Jones' third at the par-5. Needs to hole it to force a playoff. [club swing]

00:50:56:26CRAIG PERKS: Oh, a brilliant effort. Come up five feet short of tying Ledesma at the top.

00:51:05:03STEVE BURKOWSKI: It was going to be difficult to make an eagle three. Kyle Jones unable to do so. And with that, the 27-year-old Nelson Ledesma, the Champion here at the LECOM Health Challenge.

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