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On his way over, the 34-year-old golfer from Charlotte found himself already recapping his second round of the Carolinas PGA South Carolina Open. But there was a slight problem -- Frost was a bit fuzzy on the details.
"I think I birdied (No.) 1, but that's the only (birdie) I can remember," Frost said. "It's a blur now."
His day was much better than that.
The modest Frost followed up a 70 on Tuesday with a 6-under 66 on Wednesday -- the best round of the tournament's first two days -- to take a two-shot lead (-8) into today's final round of the South Carolina Open.
Ivan Schronce made his move with a 69 in the morning wave and sits two shots back at 6-under par for the tournament. Nate Olivo trails by four strokes in third place. And Tuesday leaders Colby Wilson and Nick Jacobi are part of a five-man pack at 3 under.
"I've played a bunch of tournament golf since I was 8 years old, so I've been in about every tournament situation that you can think of," Frost said. "And I can tell you, this is the most fun place to be."
Frost did birdie the first hole -- the detail he got correct -- but it was an eagle on No. 8 that kickstarted his day.
Frost used a 5-wood to reach the green of the par-5 hole in just two shots and made a 30-foot birdie putt for the eagle. He added three more birdies on the back nine as opposed to just one bogey.
Two of those birdies also came par-5 holes-- Nos. 10 and 15 -- making him 6-under par on the five distance holes in the first two rounds.
"Everything was going today," Frost said. "I drove it well, I hit some good iron shots, and I made some good putts. This is a great place to play. I like all the par-5s because they make it interesting."
Everything went in the opposite direction late in the afternoon for Wilson, who began Wednesday at the top of the leaderboard along with Nick Jacobi.
Wilson, an assistant golf professional at Callawassie Island Club, was 2-under par through 15 holes despite fighting the heat that made the afternoon wave an uncomfortable time to play. But he ended the round with a string of two bogeys and one double bogey to lose four strokes on the last three holes, all of which he parred Tuesday.
"I played it a little tight at the end. I didn't play loose enough," Wilson said. "I wasn't confident all day. (Tuesday) I was super confident and could swing freely. ... But I don't think I'm too far out, so I think I still have a chance."
Amateur Payne McLeod is part of the five-way tie for fourth place with Wilson, giving him the best showing by an amateur in the first two days.
McLeod posted a 2-under 70 on Wednesday and bogeyed just one hole -- though he left the round thinking he could have done better.
"I hit it so good today and had a lot of opportunities," McLeod said. "I shot 2-under, but I missed a lot of makeable putts."
McLeod will be one of the 64 golfers left today chasing Frost for the final round lead.
And those 64 have some hope -- Frost is playing in just his second tournament of the year. But signs of rust haven't yet appeared at May River Golf Club.
"Who knows -- maybe they will show up (today)," Frost said. "I'll try not to think about that."
SCORES
May River Golf Club at Palmetto Bluff, par 72
Charles Frost 70-66--136
Ivan Schronce 69-69--138
Nate Olivo72-68--140
Payne McLeod (a) 71-70--141
Paul Dickens
68-73--141
Colby Wilson 67-74--141
Nick Jacobi 67-74--141
Steve Isley 71-70--141
Jacobo Pastor (a) 72-70--142
Cory Schneider 73-69--142
Matthew Veltman 70-72--142
Burke Cromer 73-69--142
Jeff Avant 72-70--142
Matt Vick 74-69--143
Matt Bova 70-74--144
Curt Sanders 69-75--144
Brad Caldwell (a) 76-68--144
Ian Milne 72-72--144
Bryan Sullivan 72-72--144
David Rogers 74-71--145
Ryan Williams 68-77--145
Robert Linville 74-71--145
Patrick Barrett (a) 73-73--146
Todd Smith 74-72--146
John Carney 74-73--147
Michael Smith 73-74--147
Luke Lovell 75-72--147
Mike Byce 71-76--147
Larry George 76-72--148
Vaita Guillaume (a) 73-75--148
Jonathan Rustin (a) 77-71--148
Matthew Presnell 76-72--148
Mike Cato 73-75--148
Simon McGreal 76-73--149
Billy Anderson 76-73--149
Mike Townsend 74-75--149
Jeff Wong (a) 77-72--149
John Faidley 75-74--149
Mitch Gray (a) 75-75--150
Blair Smith 75-75--150
Sean Hassell (a) 71-79--150
Evan Belcher 77-74--151
Michael Bartz (a) 82-69--151
David Gies II (a) 76-75--151
Andrew Bryce 76-75--151
Rivers Johnson 75-76--151
Darrell Ketola (a) 78-74--152
Tim Straub 77-75--152
Chris Tucker 79-73--152
Christopher Hodge 75-77--152
Ron Hall 78-74--152
Nelson Dickson (a) 76-76--152
Justin Olds (a) 76-76--152
Russell Burke (a) 74-78--152
Justin Weant (a) 74-78--152
Edward Sires 73-79--152
Jay Hill 77-76--153
Taylor Zimmerman (a) 76-77--153
Jason Hildreth 76-77--153
Josh Points 77-76--153
Josh Nichols 78-75--153
Mike Buccerone 80-73--153
Matt Stewart 76-77--153
Rob Anderson 72-81--153
Failed to qualify:
Andrew Kegarise 79-75--154
Robert Burrow (a) 76-78--154
Kim Cauthen 74-80--154
Ed Brill 79-75--154
Tom Humphrey (a) 76-78--154
Jeff Davis76-78--154
Jimmy Hackenberg 78-77--155
Doug Weaver 77-78--155
Michael Wilson (a) 79-76--155
Brett Heisler 77-78--155
Simen Hoglund (a) 77-78--155
Bryan Porro 81-75--156
Zack Krenek (a) 82-74--156
Gerry Pascale (a) 78-78--156
Walter Hall 79-77--156
George Henson 78-79--157
Brad Luebchow 79-78--157
Brian Stewart80-77--157
Trey Howell 80-77--157
Scott Duerscherl 79-79--158
Jon Fritz 80-78--158
Mark Tomedolskey 78-80--158
Kevin Reardon 78-80--158
Benji Boyter 79-79--158
Brian Ferguson 76-83--159
Joe Bryant (a) 76-83--159
Justin Mathers 75-84--159
Kevin Thorne (a) 81-78--159
Bryan Bessinger 74-85--159
Jeff Pianelli 80-79--159
Chris Miller 81-78--159
Jeff Pinckney 82-77--159
Joseph D'Amico 74-86--160
Tom Ducey 82-78--160
Kurt Vogel 82-78--160
William Abee 84-76--160
Joe Cochran 83-77--160
Brent Reneau 83-77--160
David Wilding 84-76--160
Nicholas Coursey (a) 79-82--161
Buddy Lawrence 81-80--161
Josh Lauener (a) 81-80--161
Matt Lucchesi 83-78--161
Kevin Kilpatrick (a) 75-86--161
Todd King 83-79--162
Chris Zameroski 80-82--162
Joshua Deal (a)76-86--162
Scott Allen 75-87--162
Keith Richardson (a) 83-79--162
Jonathan Piccione (a) 84-78--162
Charlie Kent 81-82--163
Colin Hawkins (a) 79-84--163
Tee Opperman (a) 80-83--163
David Ward 82-81--163
Josh Etters (a) 86-77--163
Koll Farman 87-76--163
Eddie Connelly 84-80--164
Charles Fox (a) 80-85--165
P.J. Tanner (a) 85-80--165
Michael Fries 88-77--165
Keith Bach 80-85--165
Jim Young (a) 79-87--166
Jason Benko 79-87--166
Timothy McArthur
82-84--166
Jim Prusia 83-83--166
Don Teague (a) 85-81--166
Daniel Cort (a) 88-78--166
Barry Fleming 84-83--167
Jonathan Alkis (a) 85-82--167
Carlos Ahumada (a) 87-80--167
Russell Milford 89-78--167
Steve Peterson (a) 83-85--168
Brad Parker 85-85--170
Bill Sampson 93-78--171
Bob Engler (a) 85-87--172
Derrick Garrou 86-86--172
Ed Atkins (a) 89-86--175
Taylor Hoard 81-95--176
Grant Fendley (a)91-85--176
Alexander Threlkeld 89-90--179
Harold Cherry 93-87--180
John Winnestaffer (a) 97-88--185
TEE TIMES
Hole No. 1
7:30 a.m. --Simon McGreal, Billy Anderson, Mike Townsend
7:39 a.m. -- Jonathan Rustin (a), Matthew Presnell, Mike Cato
7:48 a.m. -- Mike Byce, Larry George, Vaita Guillaume (a)
7:57 a.m. -- John Carney, Michael Smith, Luke Lovell
8:06 a.m. -- Robert Linville, Patrick Barrett (a), Todd Smith
8:15 a.m. -- Bryan Sullivan, David Rogers, Ryan Williams
8:24 a.m. -- Curt Sanders, Brad Caldwell (a), Ian Milne
8:33 a.m. -- Jeff Avant, Matt Vick, Matt Bova
8:42 a.m. -- Cory Schneider, Matthew Veltman, Burke Cromer
8:51 a.m. -- Nick Jacobi, Steve Isley, Jacobo Pastor (a)
9:00 a.m. -- Payne McLeod (a), Paul Dickens, Robert Wilson
9:09 a.m. -- Charles Frost, Ivan Schronce, Nate Olivo
Hole No. 10
7:30 a.m. --Jeff Wong (a), John Faidley, Mitch Gray (a)
7:39 a.m. --Blair Smith, Sean Hassell (a), Evan Belcher
7:48 a.m. --Michael Bartz (a), David Gies II (a), Andrew Bryce
7:57 a.m. --Rivers Johnson, Darrell Ketola (a), Tim Straub
8:06 a.m. --Chris Tucker, Christopher Hodge, Ron Hall
8:15 a.m. --Nelson Dickson (a), Justin Olds (a), Donald Taylor
8:24 a.m. --Russell Burke (a), Justin Weant (a), Edward Sires
8:33 a.m. --Jay Hill, Taylor Zimmerman (a), Jason Hildreth
8:42 a.m. --Josh Points, Josh Nichols, Mike Buccerone
8:51 a.m. --Matt Stewart, Rob Anderson
