Georgia Southern Leads After Day One at Mizuno Savannah
Eagles hold five stroke lead over Furman
POOLER, Ga. - Georgia Southern took a 10-stroke lead after the opening round and enters the final 18 holes with a five-stroke lead over Furman in opening day action at the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate Monday (Oct. 6). The Intercollegiate is being played at the Savannah Quarters Country Club.
The final 18 holes will take place on Tuesday morning (Oct. 7).
The Eagles shot an impressive opening round of 10-under 278, and followed with a 292. Furman stands five strokes back at 1-under 575. Kennesaw State had the low score in round two with a 281, jumping up to overall a 3-over 579.
Francis Marion (+16), Old Dominion (+20), Armstrong Atlantic (+22), Western Carolina (+27), Troy (+29), Jacksonville (+30), Elon (+33), Davidson (+33), Winthrop (+39) and Samford (+46) round out the field.
There were eight individuals that carded an under-par in round one, four of which were Georgia Southern Eagles.
Eagles' sophomore Logan Blondell shot an opening round 67 and leads after round two shooting a 5-under 139 on the day. Teammate Spencer Fulford shot identical rounds of 71 to finish 2-under and second individually.
Kennesaw State's Michael Tulacz (70-73), Armstrong Atlantic's Chris Wolfe (70-73), Furman's Anthony Aloi (70-73) and Georgia Southern's Drew Lethem (70-73) are all tied for third carding a 1-under 143.
"We played solid today, 10-under was a great round this morning. Heading into the event I didn't necessarily see a 10-under able to be carded on this course," said Eagles' head coach Larry Mays. "We gave up some of our lead in round two, credit Furman they played consistent today. We are going to have to come out tomorrow and play well if we expect to win.
"I was really proud of Logan (Blondell), 67 was a great round of golf this morning. Spencer (Fulford) and Drew (Lethem) both played solid all day long. We are going to need to get a little bit more out of Jordan (Johnstun) and Ryan (LeFevre) if we are going to win the title," stated Mays. "The course was in great shape today and the weather was perfect. All in all it was a great day of golf."
Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate
Par 72 - Yardage 7,016
1. Georgia Southern (278-292) 570 -6
2. Furman (288-287) 575 -1
3. Kennesaw State (298-281) 579 +3
4. Francis Marion (290-302) 592 +16
5. Old Dominion (299-297) 596 +20
6. Armstrong Atlantic (298-300) 598 +22
7. Western Carolina (303-300) 603 +27
8. Troy (306-299) 605 +29
9. Jacksonville (305-301) 606 +30
T-10. Elon (301-308) 609 +33
T-10. Davidson (304-305) 609 +33
12. Winthrop (316-299) 615 +39
13. Samford (308-314) 622 +46
'Top 20' Individuals
1. Logan Blondell, Georgia Southern (67-72) 139 -5
2. Spencer Fulford, Georgia Southern (71-71) 142 -2
T-3. Michael Tulacz, Kennesaw State (71-72) 143 -1
T-3. Chris Wolfe, AASU (70-73) 143 -1
T-3. Anthony Aloi, Furman (70-73) 143 -1
T-3. Drew Lethem, Georgia Southern (70-73) 143 -1
T-7. Jackson Taylor, Davidson (73-71) 144 E
T-7. Daniel Bowden, Furman (75-69) 144 E
9. Matt Hayes, Furman (72-73) 145 +1
T-10. J.B. Murphy, Furman (74-72) 146 +2
T-10. J.P. Putnam, Kennesaw State (78-68) 146 +2
T-12. Matt Motes, AASU (75-72) 147 +3
T-12. Jeff Karlsson, Kennesaw State (78-69) 147 +3
T-12. Michael McGrady, Troy (74-73) 147 +3
T-12. Keith Crowley, Francis Marion (68-79) 147 +3
T-12. *Bobby Baird, Samford (75-72) 147 +3
T-17. Peter McGibney, Francis Marion (77-71) 148 +4
T-17. Matt Nagy, Kennesaw State (76-72) 148 +4
T-17. Jay Harris, Troy (74-74) 148 +4
T-17. Tom Wilde, Old Dominion (74-74) 148 +4
T-17. Neil Henderson, Old Dominion (74-74) 148 +4
T-17. Jonathan Bowden, Furman (72-76) 148 +4
* Competing as an individual, does not count in team scoring
Paladins Grab Second Place After Two Rounds At Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate
Savannah, Ga. -- The Furman men’s golf team posted rounds of 288 and 287 to grab second place on the opening day of the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate on Monday at the par-72 Savannah Quarters Country Club.
Freshman Anthony Aloi (70-73=143), tied for third at one-under-par after two rounds, opened the tournament with a first round two-under 70 to propel Furman (288-287=575) into second place behind Georgia Southern (278-292=570). Daniel Bowden (75-69=144) carded a three-under-par 69 in round two as Furman fired a one-under 287 to trim the Eagles’ lead to five strokes entering final round play. Bowden, in seventh, ninth-place Matt Hayes (72-73=145) and 10th-place J.B. Murphy (74-72=146) join Aloi in the top 10 after 36 holes.
Georgia Southern’s Logan Blondell (67-72=139) leads the tournament with a three-stroke advantage over teammate Spencer Fulford (71-71=142) in second and four-stroke advantage on Aloi. The Eagles enter Tuesday with a five-stroke edge on second place Furman and nine-stroke advantage over Kennesaw State. Francis Marion is in fourth place 17 strokes behind the Paladins and 22 strokes off the Eagles’ pace.
Final round play in the 54-hole tournament is slated for Tuesday morning.
2 Furman 288 287 575
T3 Anthony Aloi 70 73 143
T7 Daniel Bowden 75 69 144
9 Matt Hayes 72 73 145
T10 J.B. Murphy 74 72 146
T17 Jonathan Bowden 72 76 148
UNCG’s Younts bounces back to get in hunt at Notre Dame Gridiron Classic
SOUTH BEND, IN ? UNC Greensboro sophomore Drew Younts carded a round of 70 on Monday afternoon, shaving seven shots off his morning score, to sit six shots off the lead after two rounds at the Notre Dame Gridiron Classic.
Younts, a junior from Stokesdale, NC, started off shaky and got better as the day went on. Starting on No. 12 in the shotgun set-up, he bogeyed three of his first four holes in the opening round to get going slowly. However, in the afternoon round, Younts shot an even-par 70, and could have been under par had it not been for bogeys on his last two holes of the day. He is tied for 17th at 147 after 36 holes.
The Spartans are tied for 13th after two rounds at 605, carding team scores of 301 and 304 on Monday. Minnesota leads the team standings at 579, one shot better than Arkansas and four shots ahead of Michigan State and Virginia.
Michigan State’s Randy Hutchison, Virginia’s Kyle Stough and Andrew Landry of Arkansas are in a three-way tie atop the individual leaderboard. They all sit at one-over par 141. Four more golfers sit two shots back in a tie for fourth, while 24 golfers ? including Younts ? are within six shots of the lead heading into Tuesday’s final round. Several of those players had wide variations between their two rounds on Monday, which could make for an interesting final round on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s tee times begin at 8:20 am off Nos. 1 and 10. The Spartans will go off of No. 10 beginning with the 8:57 am group.
TEAM SCORING: Minnesota 579, Arkansas 580, Michigan State 583, Virginia 583, Lamar 586, UC Davis 587, Southeastern Louisiana 592, VCU 598, San Diego 601, San Francisco 603, Iowa 603, North Florida 603, UNCG 605, DePaul 606, Notre Dame “A” 608, Notre Dame “B” 609.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Top 10: T-1. Randy Hutchison (Michigan State) 69-72=141; T-1. Kyle Stough
(Virginia) 71-70=141; T-1. Andrew Landry (Arkansas) 70-71=141; T-4. Ben Pisani (Minnesota) 71-72=143; T-4. Hughes Joannes (Lamar) 75-68=143; T-4.
Leroux Ferriera (Lamar) 72-71=143; T-4. Jamie Marshall (Arkansas) 70-73=143; 8. Ben Kohles (Virginia) 72-72=144; T-9. Nate Pistacchio (UC
Davis) 75-70=145; T-9. Aaron O’Callaghan (Southeastern Louisiana) 74-71=145.
UNCG Golfers: T-17. Drew Younts 77-70=147; T-46. Will Bowman 73-79=152; T-46. Kyle Sonday 77-75=152; T-65. Darragh Coghlan 74-82=156; T-70. Will Almand 77-80=157.
College of Charleston Men's Golf Fifth at Stono Cup
Charleston, S.C. - Tim Tang shot a two-under 70 to lead the College of Charleston men's golf team to fifth after the second round of the Stono Cup being held Oct. 6-7 at the Links at Stono Ferry in Charleston, S.C. USC Upstate leads the tournament with a 580. Charleston has a 591 after 36 holes.
Stephen F. Austin's Kyle Robbins fired a 66 in the first round and a 71 in the second to total a 137 and lead for medalist honors.
Tang is tied for sixth for the Cougars with a 144. Tied for 13th is Coy Breen with his 147. Harrison Moore and Soonam Kim are tied for 19th with a 150 each and tied for 32nd is Cabe Prieksorn with his 155.
Ben Pounds is competing as an individual and is tied for 17th with a 149. Elliot Lopez is 41st with a 171.
The Stono Cup is awarded to the school with the lowest combined men's and women's team score. The College of Charleston has an 1195 to lead. Gardner Webb is second with a 1212.
The third and final round is a shotgun start beginning at 8:45 A.M.
Team Results
1 USC Upstate 293-287=580
2 Gardner-Webb 292-294=586
3 Stephen F. Austin 299-288=587
4 James Madison 288-300=588
5 Charleston, Coll. of 305-286=591
6 Belmont University 301-292=593
7 Tennessee Tech 305-300=605
8 Wofford College 295-313=608
College of Charleston Results
T6 Tim Tang 74-70=144
T13 Coy Breen 75-72=147
T19 Harrison Moore 78-72=150
T19 Soonam Kim 78-72=150
T32 Cabe Prieskorn 80-75=155
College of Charleston Individual Results
T17 Ben Pounds 75-74=149
41 Elliott Lopez 88-83=171
Terrier men's golf complete day one action of Stono Cup
HOLLYWOOD, S.C. -- The Wofford men's golf team concluded day one action Monday at the Stono Cup at The Links at Stono Ferry in Hollywood, S.C., with an eighth-place finish.
The Terriers fired a 295-313--608 (+32) on the par 72, 6,616-yard course through 36 holes during the opening two rounds.
Junior Garrett Medeiros leads Wofford with a 15th-place tying 73-75--148 (+4). A pair of teammates, Drew Perry and Brent Whitehead, ended the day three shots behind him in a tie for 25th. Perry posted a 77-74--151 (+7), while Whitehead registered a 72-79--151 (+7).
Senior John Gault, playing in his first tournament of the campaign, carded a 77-85--162 (+18) to tie for 38th.
Junior Mike McKenzie tallied a 73 during the opening 18 holes, but withdrew in the second round and did not count in the team's score for that round.
Stephen F. Austin's Kyle Robbins leads the individual leaderboard, while USC Upstate paces the team standings.
The 54-hole, two-day tournament will conclude tomorrow in conjunction with the women's event happening at the same time on the same course. A men's championship, women's championship and combined championship will be awarded following the end of play. Wofford currently ranks fourth out of the six eligible teams for the combined trophy.
Wofford Individuals:
T15--Garrett Medeiros, 73-75--148 (+4)
T25--Drew Perry, 77-74--151 (+7)
T25--Brent Whitehead, 72-79--151 (+7)
T38--John Gault, 77-85--162 (+18)
WD--Mike McKenzie, 73-WD
Top-10 Individuals:
1--Kyle Robbins (Stephen F. Austin), 66-71--137 (-7)
T2--Ryan Bell (Gardner-Webb), 69-72--141 (-3)
T2--Tyler Tucker (USC Upstate), 70-71--141 (-3)
T4--Michael Meisenzahl (James Madison), 70-73--143 (-1)
T4--John Fox (Tennessee Tech), 71-72--143 (-1)
T6--Tim Tang (College of Charleston), 74-70--144 (E)
T6--Chris Wellde (James Madison), 69-75--144 (E)
T6--Josh Gallman (USC Upstate), 71-73--144 (E)
T9--Wesley Korth (Tennessee Tech), 73-72--145 (+1)
T9--Michael Lawrence (USC Upstate), 74-71--145 (+1)
Team Standings:
1--USC Upstate, 293-287--580 (+4)
2--Gardner-Webb, 292-294--586 (+10)
3--Stephen F. Austin, 299-288--587 (+11)
4--James Madison, 288-300--588 (+12)
5--College of Charleston, 305-286--591 (+15)
6--Belmont, 301-292--593 (+17)
7--Tennessee Tech, 305-300--605 (+29)
8--Wofford, 295-313--608 (+32)
Combined Team Standings:
1--College of Charleston, 1195
2--Gardner-Webb, 1212
3--James Madison, 1213
4--Wofford, 1224
5--USC Upstate, 1241
6--Tennessee Tech, 1251
SAMFORD MEN’S GOLF: BULLDOGS 13TH AFTER DAY ONE OF MIZUNO SAVANNAH INTERCOLLEGIATE
--- Samford’s Ian Cutting shoots a two-round score of 154 (77-77) to lead the team ---
STATESBORO, Ga. --- The Samford University men’s golf team carded an opening-day score of 622 on Monday during the first two rounds of the 2008 Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate held at the Savannah Quarters Country Club. The Bulldogs ended the day as the 13th-place team in the field.
Samford opened Monday’s competition with a first-round score of 308, but then turned in a mark of 314 in the second round. The Bulldogs’ Ian Cutting finished with the team’s best two-round score of the day. A senior from Fayetteville, Ga., Cutting tallied a pair of 77s to register his day-one score of 154.
Samford’s Martin Bunt turned in the team’s best single-round score Monday. A sophomore from Pensacola, Fla., Bunt fired a 2-over 74 in the opening 18 holes of competition.
Host Georgia Southern is leading the event with a two-round score of 570. The Eagles’ Logan Blondell, Spencer Fulford and Drew Lethem finished the day placed 1-2-3 in the individual rankings. Blondell carded a two-round score of 139 (67-72) to lead the competition.
The Samford University men’s golf team will resume play in the 2008 Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate on Tuesday as the Bulldogs compete in the final 18 holes at the Greg Norman-designed Savannah Quarters Country Club.
Wildcats Tied for 10th After First Two Rounds of Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Freshman Jackson Taylor fired a second-round 71 to jump into a tie for seventh place after 36 holes of the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate, helping pace Davidson to a tie for tenth place as a team at the end of play on Monday at the Savannah Quarters Country Club.
Taylor closed out the first round of action with a back-nine 34 to enter into the second round in a 12th-place tie among individuals. The Wilmington, N.C. native then shot a career-best tying 71 on the second 18 holes to go into the final round at an even-par 144, to lead all Wildcat golfers.
Davidson’s second-round 305 was one stroke higher than their opening 304, giving them a total two-round team score of 609, tying them with fellow Southern Conference member Elon to close out the top ten team standings.
Rounding out the Davidson contingent is Adam Lewicki, who fired a 74 to open the tournament and closed the day in a tie for 29th with a score of 151. Bobby Urso and Christopher Rollins both shot a score of 157 to tie for 56th position, with Ryan Crum’s 168 good for 75th.
Tournament host and SoCon member Georgia Southern leads all teams with a two-round score of 570, good for six-under par. Furman’s one-under 575 puts them in the runner-up position going into the final round, with seventh-place Western Carolina completing the SoCon-heavy top ten standings.
Georgia Southern has the top two individual players so far in the tournament, led by Logan Blondell, who had an opening-round 67 to give him a five-under par 139 and a three-shot lead over teammate Spencer Fulford’s two-under 142.
Competition will conclude on Tuesday when the teams all take the course for one final 18-hole round, with the first competitors teeing off early in the morning. Stay tuned to DavidsonWildcats.com for updates and scores from Savannah.
Western Carolina Men’s Golf Seventh after First Two Rounds at Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate
Junior transfer Drew Miller leads the Catamounts with one round to play
Savannah, Ga. ? Western Carolina men’s golf stands in seventh place after 36 holes at the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate at the par 72, 7.016-yard Savannah Quarters Country Club. Junior transfer Drew Miller leads the Catamounts in a tie for 29th after carding rounds of 74 and 77 on Monday to be in the clubhouse at 151.
Host Georgia Southern took a 10-stroke lead after the opening round and enters the final 18 holes on Tuesday with a five-stroke lead over Furman (575). Kennesaw State is third, four strokes in arrears of the Paladins at 579, followed by Francis Marion (592) and Old Dominion (596) rounding out the top five.
Miller opened with a two-over 74 before shooting a five-over 77 on the second 18 to stand tied for 29th out of the 75-golfer field. Senior Andres Cuenca, who ranks tied for ninth in terms of pars with 24 through 36 holes, opened with a 78, but rallied with a two-over 74 to stand tied for 34th entering Tuesday’s final round.
Freshman Martin Summer carded a one-over 73 in the second round to advance into a tie for 37th, followed by sophomore Caleb Marsh in a tie for 46th with a two-round score of 154. Junior Ricky Stout posted the best opening round for the Catamounts at one-over, 73, but struggled on the second round with an 88 to stand tied for 70th with a two-round score of 161.
Playing as an individual, junior Cody Walker shot 157 through the first two rounds to stand tied for 56th overall.
The third and final round of the event will be played on Tuesday.
7 Western Carolina 303 300 603
T 29 Drew Miller 74 77 151
T 34 Andres Cuenca 78 74 152
T 37 Martin Summer 80 73 153
T 46 Caleb Marsh 78 76 154
T 70 Ricky Stout 73 88 161