Men's Golf | 3/18/2016 7:17:00 PM

Live scoring/results | Schenkel Program | Rd. 2 Pairings

STATESBORO, Ga. – Davis Womble carded an 8-under-par 64, and Wake Forest shot a 270 in the first round of the 37th Annual Schenkel Invitational Friday at Forest Heights Country Club.

The Demon Deacons' total was tied for the third-lowest in tournament history, and Womble's 64 is one shy of the tournament record. Wake Forest (-18) holds a four-stroke lead over Georgia State (-14) and Vanderbilt, which are tied for second. North Carolina (-9) and Iowa are tied for fourth, followed by Georgia Southern (-8), North Florida and College of Charleston, which are tied for sixth. 

Womble is two strokes clear of four players who carded a 66. Alexander Herrmann (Georgia State), Parker Derby (College of Charleston), Nate Yankovich (Iowa) and Ben Schlottman (Auburn) shot 66, while Henry Mabbett (Georgia Southern) and Will Gordon (Vanderbilt) shot 67.

Womble made birdies on holes 5 and 6 before tallying an eagle on the par-5 7th hole and adding a birdie on the par-5 9th to post a 31 on the front. He added birdies on holes 12, 13 and 16 on the back. 

Mabbett led the way for Georgia Southern with his career-low 67. Jonas Vaisanen and Archer Price each shot 70, and Jake Storey posted a 73. Steven Fisk rounded out the quintet with a 74. Andrew Klasing led the Eagle individuals with a 70, while Crawford Simmons and Cody O'Toole each shot 76.

Annually one of the top collegiate golf tournaments in the country, this year's field features eight teams ranked in the top-50 and 13 out of 14 ranked in the top-100.

The story for Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern took advantage of the par-5 ninth hole with all five players in the lineup posting birdie, and Klasing rolling in a birdie as well. Mabbett had a clean card with five birdies, and the redshirt senior tallied birdies on three straight holes and blistered the back nine with a 33. Vaisanen rolled in birdies on holes 3, 7 and 9 to make the turn with a 33. The sophomore parred 12-15 and made birdie on 16. Price played his final 10 holes 3-under par with birdies on holes 9, 13 and 15. Klasing played his first six holes 1-under and posted 35 on his first nine. The senior birdied his final hole for his 70.

Quotables from head coach Carter Collins
"It was a solid day for the team. A bogey-free 67 from Henry is very impressive in his senior year playing the Schenkel. Jonas and Archer played consistently well at 2-under. Steven and Jake didn't have their best day, but I know they are going to bounce back with something good over the weekend. Having three sophomores and a freshman, I think that's a pretty good start with all the pressure that's on them this week. I wish we would have played the par-5s a little better, but I'll take it. We've built a good foundation to build on the rest of the way."

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