Golf: Ty Monroe’s double eagle propels him to top round at Ike qualifier

Golf: Ty Monroe’s double eagle propels him to top round at Ike qualifier

KINGSTON, N.Y. — When Wiltwyck Golf Club’s Ty Monroe launched a 4-iron out of the right rough on the 542-yard par-5 17th hole in Monday’s Ike Championship qualifier on his home course, he had no idea how good his shot was. It wasn’t until he reached the green and looked into the hole that he saw that his ball was in the bottom of the cup for a double eagle. The rare albatross by the 15-year-old Saugerties High sophomore vaulted him to the top of…