Hoadley and Clement lead UNCG to sixth after two rounds at Gary Koch Invitational
TAMPA, Fla. - Robert Hoadley's two solid rounds of 72 and 71 and Justin Clement's strong second round 68 on Saturday afternoon led UNCG to a tie for sixth place after two rounds at the Gary Koch Invitational.
The Spartans shot rounds of 294 and 287 for a 36-hole total of 581, tied with North Florida for sixth place. Virginia has a commanding lead entering Sunday's final round after rounds of 282 and 274 on Saturday. The Cavaliers led Florida State and Auburn by 16 shots. Coastal Carolina and Middle Tennessee State are tied for fourth place at 578.
Clement bounced back from a morning round of 74, to shoot four-under par 68 in the afternoon and move into a tie for 12th place. Hoadley's two solid rounds put him in a tie for 15th place at one-under par 143.
Virginia's Ben Kohles is the individual leader at 12-under par. He has a three-shot lead over North Carolina's Jack Fields entering Sunday's final round.
UNCG's groups will go off the No. 1 tee beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday.
AGATE
TEAM SCORING: Virginia 556, Florida State 572, Auburn 572, Coastal Carolina 578, Middle Tennessee State 578, UNCG 581, North Florida 581, North Carolina 583, College of Charleston 583, Georgia Southern 590, Kentucky 597, South Florida 608.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING:
Top 10: 1. Ben Kohles (Virginia) 67-65=132; 2. Jack Fields (North Carolina) 66-69=135; 3. Brooks Koepka (Florida State) 69-68=137; T-4. Michael Hebert (Auburn) 70-68=138; T-4. Brett Patterson (Middle Tennessee State) 68-70=138; T-6. John Duke Hudson (College of Charleston) 71-68=139; T-6. Amory Davis (Virginia) 71-68-139; T-8. Jason Millard (Middle Tennessee State) 69-72=141; T-8. Kevin Aylwin (North Florida) 70-71=141; T-8. Drew Ernst (College of Charleston) 69-72=141; T-8. Will Collins (Virginia) 71-70=141.
Other UNCG Golfers: T-12. Justin Clement 74-68=142; T-15. Robert Hoadley 72-71=143; T-28. Colin Chapman 75-72=147; T-41. Matt Younts 73-78=151; T-41. Andy Knox 75-76=151.
Cougars Tied for Eighth at Gary Koch
CHARLESTON, S.C. - John Duke Hudson (Sonora, Texas) tied his season-low with a 68 in the second round and posted a 71 in the first to sit tied for sixth, as the College of Charleston men's golf team is tied for eighth after 36 holes of the Gary Koch Invitational being held Oct. 2-3 at the Old Memorial Golf Club in Tampa, Fla. Virginia fired a 556 in two rounds to lead the tournament by 16 strokes over second-place Florida State and Auburn. The Cougars are tied with North Carolina and are just five strokes out of the top five with a 583 apiece.
Tied for fourth is Coastal Carolina and Middle Tennessee State with a 578 each and tied for sixth is UNC Greensboro and North Florida with a 581.
Virginia's Ben Kohles leads the tournament with a 12-under par 132 after firing a 65 in the second round. He is followed by North Carolina's Jack Fields with his 135.
Following Hudson with his 139 is Alex Ellis (Austin, Texas) who is tied for 21st with a 144. Seth Stuart (Austin, Texas) is tied for 32nd with a 149 and with a 151, Parker Allen (Blythewood, S.C.) is tied for 41st. Rounding out the Cougar effort is Coy Breen (San Antonio, Texas) with a 60th-place 157.
Third and final round action kicks off at 7:40 a.m. from holes one and 10.
Team Results
1 - Virginia, 282-274=556 -20
t2 - Florida State, 289-283=572 -4
t2 - Auburn, 291-281=572 -4
t4 - Coastal Carolina, 288-290=578 +2
t4 - Middle Tennessee, 289-289=578 +2
t6 - UNCG, 294-287=581 +5
t6 - North Florida, 287-294=581 +5
t8 - North Carolina, 295-288=583 +7
t8 - College of Charleston, 295-288=583 +7
10 - Georgia Southern, 301-289=590 +14
11 - Kentucky, 299-298=597 +21
12 - USF, 310-298=608 +32
College of Charleston
t6 - John Duke Hudson, 71-68=139
t21 - Alex Ellis, 73-71=144
t32 - Seth Stuart, 74-75=149
t41 - Parker Allen, 77-74=151
60 - Coy Breen, 77-80=157