Belle Plaine native Lonnie Nielsen fired an even par 72 Thursday in the first round of the U.S. Senior Open Golf Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, IN. Nielsen is tied for 36th in the tourney, which was led after the first round by four golfers, including Greg Norman, Dan Forsman, Joey Sindelar and amateur Tim Jackson, who all fired rounds of six-under 66.
Nielsen’s round included three birdies and three bogeys.
For today’s second round, Nielsen was scheduled to go off the tenth tee at 12:40 p.m, (Iowa time) in a group that also includes Sindelar and Jeff Sluman.
Friday’s round will be telecast on ESPN from noon until 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the telecast moves to NBC from 2-5 p.m. each day.
