PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Senior Wehman Hopke (+9) is tied for 38th place to lead the Furman men’s golf team entering the final round of the The Hayt Collegiate Invitational at the par-72, 6,976-yard Sawgrass Country Club. Furman sits in a tie for 12th entering the final round of play.
Hopke, a native of Austin, Texas, birdied No. 8 and No. 11 to finish Saturday’s round with a 76, while senior Preston Cole (+10) and rookies Connor Bruns (+10) rookie Garrison Hogan (+10) each recorded a 75 in the second round. Cole and Bruns both scored a team-best three birdies on Saturday, while Hogan added two birdies. Junior Bryce Howell (+14) is tied for 68th entering Sunday’s final round.
Brendon Jolley (-6) of Oklahoma State took the individual lead after scoring a 68 on Saturday. He holds a three-stroke lead over the field after notching a 70-68=138. Thirteenth-ranked Oklahoma State (+5) surged into the lead with a field-best 281 on Saturday. The Cowboys hold a four-stroke lead over 37th-ranked North Florida (=9), while No. 50 Tennessee (+17) and Jacksonville (+17) are tied for third. No. 38 UAB (+20) completes the top five.
The Paladins will tee off of No. 10 at 8:33 a.m. in the tournament’s final round on Sunday.