TRYALL, Hanover— The stage has been set for an exciting final day of the 58th Vybwear Jamaica Golf Open at Tryall Club on Tuesday after Nicholas Estrada of the USA and Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands finished Monday’s second round tied on nine under par 135.

Both men who teed off in the final group, shot three under for the day, the same score carded by Canadian Ty Celone who is in third place on a two round score of three under 141, tied with first day leader Tyler Stachkunas who shot a four over 76.

There is a bottle neck behind the joint leaders with six players, separated by two shots including Mac McClair who had the highest of highs with back-to-back eagles on the front nine which he played in five under and the lowest of lows with a bogie and double bogie on back-to-back holes on the back nine.

Jamaica’s Justin Burrowes was one under par 143 and was in eighth place going into the final round while Wesley Brown shot a two under 70 after carding a seven over 79 on the first day.

Hastings who had shot a 66 on the first day was not happy with his execution on Monday but was able to save himself with his putter on more than one occasion.

Justin Hastings

“It was a little bit sloppier than yesterday. I putted really poorly on the front nine and was able to hit some good shots and turn at a decent score,” he said. “And then, you know the back nine it kind of flipped. I started hitting some weird shots and and saving myself with the putter. So a little bit sloppier but I hope to execute a little bit better tomorrow. And yeah, we’ll see where it gets us.”

Monday, he said, had different conditions than Sunday.
“We got a little bit more wind today. Some different pin locations. So you know seeing it for the first time this week, I’m seeing different sides of the golf course, but yeah, it’s like I said yesterday its a great test, and you know it’s gonna reward you for hitting good shots, but it’s really gonna punish you for hitting bad shots. So I think it’s just about going out there and executing, you know, the best you can, and adding it up at the end,” he argued.

Estrada described the conditions as a struggle.
“I want to thank God because it is a fight out there, my game feels a little bit off, especially those last six holes. I mean, the wind starts picking up, the course is really tight, and my swing didn’t feel all there, but we were able to put it together, and I’m very happy with where I’m at, and gives me a good position to go get at them tomorrow,” he said.

Estrada who says he is mentored by the 1958 winner, American Bob Toski who turned 100 recently, said he had the title on his mind.
“I’m going out there to win. I’m going to leave it all out on the table and hopefully walk away with the trophy,” he said.

Hastings got into trouble early when he shot a double bogie on the par three second hole but rallied to birdie four of the next five holes to play the first nine holes in two under par.

He then bogied the 10th home followed by an eagle on the 11th hole to finish at three under for the day.

Estrada had two birdies and a bogie on the front nine but stepped it up on the back nine with four birdies and two bogies.

Celone who was even on the first day, put himself in contention with a steady round to be tied with Stachkunas who followed up a seven under on Sunday with a nightmare back nine on Monday where he had four bogies and a triple bogie, carding seven on the par four 18th hole.