PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Two Central Oregon golf professionals will have to play well today to make the cut at the 2014 Senior PGA Professional National Championship.

Jeff Fought, the 54-year-old director of golf at Black Butte Ranch, shot a 2-over-par 74 in the first round Thursday on the Wanamaker Course at PGA Golf Club. That put Fought in a tie with 35 other golfers for 125th place and two shots behind the projected 36-hole cut.

Chris van der Velde, the 50-year-old managing partner of Tetherow Golf Club in Bend, carded a 4-over 76 on the Wanamaker Course. He shares 185th place with 24 other golfers.

Fought and van der Velde will move to PGA Golf Club’s Ryder Course for today’s second round. The top 70 scorers and ties from a field of 264 golfers advance to the final 36 holes on the Wanamaker Course. The top 35 finishers earn a berth in the 2015 Senior PGA Championship in May at French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana.

— Bulletin staff report