SAVANNAH, Ga. ? The Georgia Southern golf team finished up the first day of competition in second place, Monday evening (Oct. 15), at the par-72, 6,922 yard Mizuno Southbridge Intercollegiate at the Southbridge Golf Club in Savannah, Ga.
GSU shot a season-low 284 in the second round and finished the day carding a 6-under 570. Winthrop finished the day nine strokes better and leads the 15-team field with a 15-under 561. Winthrop recorded the day's two lowest rounds of 18 with a 281 in the first round and a 280 in the second.
Leading all individuals is Winthrop's Kelly Manders who shot a 7-under 137 on the day.
Just one stroke behind is Georgia Southern freshman Logan Blondell (Lakeland, Fla.) who sits tied for second place after carding a team-best 6-under 138. He tied his career low shooting a 70 in the first round, then finished the second round with an eagle on the 18th, setting a career-low 4-under 68.
Junior Ryan LeFevre (Boca Raton, Fla.) finished the day tied for fifth place after shooting a 4-under 140, thanks to a pair of solid rounds at 2-under 70.
Classmate Drew Lethem (Camdenton, Mo.) followed with a 1-over 145 which included a 2-under 70 in the second round, and sits tied for 18th, while sitting two strokes behind is junior Ryan Zabroske (Alpharetta, Ga.) at 3-over 147 and is tied for 29th place
Sophomore Spencer Fulford (Rocky Mount, N.C.) finished up his first two rounds of the season shooting an 8-over 152 along with individual competitor Joe Monte (Chantilly, Va.), both finished tied for 53rd place. Also competing individually was sophomore Matt Deal (Statesboro, Ga.) who shot a 12-over 156.
Tuesday's tee times are set to begin on holes 1 and 10 at 8 a.m. The Eagles will begin their third round at 9:30. End of day results and recap will be posted on www.GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com. For more tournament information, including round by round results, visit the Mizuno Southbridge Intercollegiate Tournament Central.
