Men's Golf 13th after Day One at Gary Koch Invitational
TAMPA, Fla. - Junior Neil Gowan led the Cougars with rounds of 74 and 72 as the team rebounded from a slow start and are currently in 13th place heading into the final round at the Gary Koch Invitational at Old Memorial Golf Club.
The Cougars shot rounds of 307 (+19) and 301 (+13) as nearly every player improved from the first round to the second round. The Cougars are at 32-over for the tournament, and 12 shots back of the top-10.
North Florida caught fire in the second round and leads the tournament at 17-under as they carded a 271 in the second round.
Gowan made six birdies on the day in his two rounds and is tied for 23rd place individually in the tournament.
Junior John Duke Hudson shot 79 for his first round, but came back to shoot a 1-over 73 in his second round, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 16th hole, his seventh hole of the round as he started on hole 10.
Tee times for the final round will start at 7:45 a.m. tomorrow and go through 10:05 a.m. Live scoring will be available via golfstat.com
Eagles In Top Ten After Two Rounds
Tampa, Fla. - The Georgia Southern golf team is in seventh place after the first two rounds of the Gary Koch Invitational. After day one, North Florida leads the Field after shooting 559 (-17). The Ospreys lead both rounds of the day.
Behind the Ospreys are: Georgia Tech in second (-3), Virginia in third (+1), Alabama fourth (+2), Auburn fifth (+4), Florida State sixth (+7), Georgia Southern seventh (+8), Florida eighth (+10), Pacific ninth (+18), South Florida tenth (+20), UNCG eleventh (+25), Wake Forest 12th (+28), Toledo and College of Charleston tied at 13th (+33) and Kentucky 15th (+34).
The Eagles shot 295 in the first round and 289 in the second, putting them at 584 (+8) on the day.
Blake Olson (Pensacola, Fla.) leads the Eagles as he sits tied for fifth (-3). Olson shot 141 on the day. Will Evans (McDonough, Ga.) is tied for 23rd after shooting 146 (+2). Scott Wolfes (St. Simons Island, Ga.) is tied for 32nd (+4), Hayden Anderson (Knoxville, Tenn.) is tied for 39th (+5) and Lewis Gruber (Tallahassee, Fla.) is tied for 70th (+14) to round out the scoring for the Eagles.
Playing individually Zach Hartman (St. Simons Island, Ga.) is tied for 48th (+8).
Play will resume at Old Memorial Golf Club at 7:45 Sunday morning.
Spartans 11th at Gary Koch Intercollegiate
TAMPA, Fla. - UNCG is currently sitting in 11th place with a cumulative score of 601 after Saturday's first two rounds of the Gary Koch Intercollegiate. Roy Dixon is leading the Spartans through 36 holes after an impressive 3-under par 69 in the second round.
Dixon has a cumulative score of 147 (78-69) and sits tied for 25th place.
Kyle Sonday played even golf in both rounds Saturday and is tied for 42nd with a total score of 150 (75-75). Will Almand is just one stroke back of Sonday at 151 (77-74) and is tied for 48th.
Alex Ehlert is tied for 57th place with 153 (76-77) and Robert Hoadley finished with 157 (78-79), tied for 68th.
North Florida, the 17th-ranked team in the country, currently leads second-place Georgia Tech by 14 strokes. The Ospreys shot an impressive team score of 559 through two rounds.
North Florida also currently has the three top individuals in the standings, but Joey Petronio is in sole possession of the top spot with a two-round score of 138. He's just one stroke ahead of his teammate Kevin Phelan.
The final round will get under way from Old Memorial Golf Club on Sunday at 7:35 a.m.
AGATE
11. UNCG 306-295=601
Individual
T25. Roy Dixon 78-69=147
T42. Kyle Sonday 75-75=150
T48. Will Almand 77-74=151
T57. Alex Ehlert 76-77=153
T68. Robert Hoadley 78-79=157