Tyler Cummins carded six birdies and two bogeys en route to a 68 at Eagle Bend to take the lead heading into today’s second and final round of the 2016 City Championship of Lawrence golf tournament.

Cummins will play today’s round with Mark Elliott, who shot a 69, and William Gantz (70). Bradley Lane and Josh Williams also covered the 18 holes under par and are tied for fourth, three strokes off the pace.

“The wind wasn’t blowing,” Cummins said. “Other than that, it was a pretty normal Eagle Bend round, except I normally have a double-bogey slammed in there somewhere.”

Cummins, 32, heads the KGA’s junior golf program. A former Kansas State golfer, Cummins won the 2013 city championship.

Elliott, a left-handed stick from Topeka, works part-time at Eagle Bend, which made him eligible for the tournament. He had a four-year city championship run in Topeka from 2007 through 2010. This is his first Lawrence city championship

Busy with his radio work, Elliott, 56, hasn’t played much tournament golf since playing in the U.S. Senior Open in 2013. His work has him serving as host of radio shows with financial advisers that play throughout the country, via computer. He also is play-by-play man on broadcasts of Washburn University football games.

Elliott didn’t card a par until the sixth hole. He started his round birdie, bogey, birdie, birdie, birdie on his way to a five-birdie, two-bogey round.

Seven-time city champion Conrad Roberts, visiting his mother in Wales, is not in the field.

Saturday at Eagle Bend

First Round

Women

Jettie Bezek 76

Janelle Martin 89

Maryse Schlenk 103

Men

Championship Flight

Tyler Cummins 68

Mark Elliott 69

William Gantz 70

Bradley Lane 71

Josh Williams 71

Donny Maney 72

Collin Herron 75

Michael Rack 75

Greg Sharp 75

Grant Shorty 76

Narito Mendez 78

Cody Nelson 85

Nate Keller 87

Regular Flight

Scott Wartman 76

Casey McLenon 77

Chuck Junge 78

Wade Walckner 82

Mike Martin 82

Chris Shimanek 85

Chris Maples 85

Trenton Sheppard 86

Mark Chapman 89

Bronson Star 95

Cody Thompson 98

Michael Farve 101

Senior Championship Flight

Bud Stagg 71

Robert Bezek 72

Dennis Gisel 73

Van Reichert 75

John Emerson 76

Cal Froberg 78

Kim Sattler 80

Tom Albers 84

David Zyzak 85

Senior Regular Flight

Galen Smith 71

Ross Cummins 74

Deagan White 74

Mike Beaton 77

Prakash Shenoy 84

David Greenaymre 85

Bob McTernan 89

Robert Hahn 91

Super Senior Championship Flight

Mike Hertling 79

Jim Hill 82

Jim Lynch 86