Baley Lehr takes two-stroke lead after first round of IV Men’s Golf Championship

Baley Lehr shot a 6-under par 64 at Deer Park Golf Club on Saturday to take the lead after the first round of the Illinois Valley Men’s Golf Championship.

Lehr, a three-time IV Men’s Golf champion, holds a two-stroke lead over Alex Blumenshine.

Defending champion Caleb Dzierzynski is third at 2-under, while Josh Gass and Rick Krumscheid are tied for fourth at 1-under and Jake Delaney and Mason Kimberley are tied for sixth at even par.

The final round is Sunday at Mendota Golf Club.

The final round tees off at 7 a.m. with the final group of Lehr, Blumenshine, Dzierzynski and Gass tees off at 2:10 p.m.