Golf Team Leads the Field after First Two Rounds of AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic
10/16/2012 1:25:57 AM | Men's Golf
First Two Rounds Results (PDF)
DULUTH, Ga. – Three individuals are in the top-5, and the Georgia Southern golf team is in first place after the first two rounds of the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, completed Monday.
The Eagles will carry a 12-shot lead into the final round Tuesday and tee off at 9 a.m. Georgia State sits in second place, followed by Mercer, Winthrop, Chattanooga and UNCG. The Eagles shot a 1-over 569 as a team.
Scott Wolfes (right) and Hayden Anderson are tied for second after shooting a 141, while Charlie Martin is tied for fifth after carding a 144. Will Evans is tied for 13th with a 146, and Matt Mierzejewski shot a 165, posting a 73 in the second round, the Eagles' third-lowest score.
"It was a total team effort today, and all five guys shot 73 or better in one of the two rounds," said Georgia Southern coach Larry Mays. "This is what we've been looking for, and it's great to see our hard work pay off. We talked last night about playing as a team, and we did a good job of that today. We really hung in there in the second round, and I think the wind got the best of some of the teams out there."
The Eagles were in second place after the conclusion of the first round as Martin and Evans carded a 70, while Wolfes posted a 71 and Anderson shot a 72. Anderson led the Eagles with a 69 in the second round, while Wolfes carded a 70. Martin shot a 74, and Evans posted a 76.
Wolfes and Anderson eagled the third hole in the first round, and Anderson posted five birdies in the second round. Wolfes had three birdies and two bogies in the second round for his 70.
Evans birdied a pair of par-4 holes and the par-3 11th but bogeyed the first hole on the front and the back for his 70 in the first round. Martin put together a string of five consecutive birdies on the front nine and birdied the 12th hole in his first round.
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