Men's Golf Stands Fourth in Florida

DELAND, Fla. - In the final tournament of the fall, Appalachian State University men's golf posted a solid start at the Stetson/CFSC Invitational with a 301-300=601 (+25) on Monday.

Sophomore John Michael Cole (Fayetteville, N.C./Cape Fear) ranks fifth in the 43-golfer field with an even 72-72=144 (E) through 36 holes. The newcomer carded an Eagle as well.

Darren Cook (Boone, N.C./Watauga) shot a 76-74=150 (+6) to tie in 14th place, while Josh Nichols (Kernersville, N.C./Salem Baptist Christian) ended the day just two strokes back in 18th at 75-77=152 (+8).

Jason Woodall (Yanceyville, N.C./The Elon School) led the entire field with 27 pars to stand in 24th place at 78-77=155 (+11) and Daniel Walsh (Wilkesboro, N.C./West Wilkes) rounded out the Mountaineer squad with an 81-81=162 (+18) in a tie for 41st.

Competing individually, Drew Harris (Lenior, N.C./Hibriten) is tied for 39th at 81-80=161 (+17).

Appalachian is tied with Bethune-Cookman for fourth place, just three strokes behind host Stetson.

Florida Gulf Coast leads the team scoring at 577 (+1), 14 strokes ahead of High Point.

Stetson's Sam Ryder owns the individual lead at 138 (-6). FGCU has two players tied in third place at 142, narrowly edging ASU's Cole heading into Tuesday's final round.

Play concludes on Tuesday with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start at DeLand's Victoria Hill Golf Club.

 

Men's Golf Holds Seventh After Two Rounds of Amelia National Intercollegiate

FERNANDINA BEACH, FLA. - The Wofford men's golf team sits in seventh after opening two rounds at the Amelia National Intercollegiate hosted at the par-72 7,166 yard Amelia National Golf and Country Club.

The Terriers shot a 307 in round one and responded with a 289 in round two to finish the day at 596. Co-host North Florida leads after a 279-278 - 557. Texas A&M is in second after a 291-279 - 570, while VCU is in third with a 286-286 - 572. Georgia Southern and Troy round out the top five after rounds of 298-282 - 580 and 291-294 - 585 respectively.

Zach Capps had the best finish on the day for the Terriers with a 74-70-144 in a tie for 14th. Chandler Brazeal trails with a 75-71 - 146 in a tie for 26th, while Charles Moore carded 80-72 - 152 in a tie for 44th. Hayes Brown and Brent Whitehead round out the Wofford golfers with a 78-76 - 154 and 85-78 - 163 respectively.

Wofford will tee off at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the final round of the tournament.

 

Reeves Leads Paladins On Opening Day of Amelia Island Intercollegiate

Fernandina Beach, Fla. -- Senior Austin Reeves (E) fired rounds of 70 and 74 to grab a share of 14th place and help Furman into a tie for 12th place after two rounds in the Amelia Island Intercollegiate on Monday at the par-72 Amelia National Golf Club.

The University of North Florida (-19) posted a first round 279 and maintained its lead through 36 holes with a second round 278. The Ospreys lead second place Texas A&M (-6) by 13 strokes and hold a 15-stroke advantage on third place VCU (-4) entering Tuesday's final round.

UNF's Sean Dale (-7) played the opening 36 holes at seven-under 137 on the strength of a second round 67 to grab the individual lead. Dale's teammate Kevin Phelan (-6) holds second place after carding a five-under 67 in round one and one-under 71 in the afternoon round.

Furman's Matt Brown used a one-under 71 in round two to improve to 44th place while Greg Carrier carded rounds of 77 and 78.

Final round play begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday with the Paladins slated to tee off beginning at 8:36 a.m.

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T12 Furman 307 301 608
T14 Austin Reeves 70 74 144
T44 Matt Brown 74 71 145
T57 Greg Carrier 73 73 146
T68 Johnny Kyger 73 73 146
T73 Josh Chay 78 70 148

 

Wofford Golf

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- Elon's Stuart Kaufman finished his two Monday rounds of the Ameila Island Intercollegiate with an even-par 144 (74-70) to sit in a tie for 14th as the Phoenix ended the day in 15th place with a 617 (307-310).

Kaufman went two-over with a 74 after his first round before going two-under with a 70 over his final 18 holes of the afternoon.

Erick Stone's 155 (77-78) has him in a tie for 57th among the field of 84 golfers. He is followed by Tanner Norton who shot a 156 (74-82) to tie for 64th following two rounds of play.

In a tie for 76th with a score of 163 (83-80) is Jack Adkins while John Somers is 79th with a mark of 165 (82-83).

North Florida's Sean Dale leads the individual field with a seven-under 137 (70-67) with a round to play.

UNF also holds the top spot on the team leader board with a -19 557 (279-278). The Ospreys hold a 13-stroke lead on Texas A&M (291-279--570). VCU (286-286--572), Georgia Southern (298-282--580) and Troy (291-294--585) complete the top five.

The 15-team field also features SoCon rivals Wofford (7th, 307-289--596) and Furman (T-12th, 307-301--608).