WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Colin Bowles shot 66-69 to pace the Georgia Southern men's golf team in the first two rounds of the Old Town Club Collegiate Monday.
The Eagles (-6) are in eighth place, two strokes behind Cincinnati (-8) and East Carolina, which are tied for fifth. Washington (-23) leads the tournament, followed by host Wake Forest (-18). Louisville (-15) is third, and West Virginia (-13) is fourth.
Bowles (-5) is tied for eighth, and
Luukas Alakulppi shot 67-70 and is tied for 18th.
Georgia Southern played the par 5s 13-under, which tied for the second-best on the course today, and the Eagles rank fourth in birdies.
Bowles made six birdies in the morning round, three on each side, to fire a 66 for the lowest round of his young career. The sophomore played the front nine even in the afternoon round and made birdies at 12 and 17 to post a 69.
Alakulppi made birdie at holes 3 and 4 on his way to shooting 34 on the front nine in the morning round. The senior carded birdies on 10, 13 and 16 for a 67, matching his best career round. He shot 34 on the back nine in the second round to finish with a 70.
Ben Carr played the final 12 holes of the first round 2-under to shoot a 70. The sophomore made eagle at the 526-yard, par-5 4th hole en route to shooting a 69 in the second round.
Scores
Team – 274-280=554 (-6), 8
Colin Bowles – 66-69=135 (-5), T8
Luukas Alakulppi – 67-70=137 (-3), T18
Ben Carr – 70-69=139 (-1), T27
Brett Barron – 71-72=143 (+3), T49
Mason Williams – 72-72=144 (+4), T54
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"It was a really solid day today at Wake Forest. This is a great field, and I thought the boys looked very solid and consistent all day. We weren't able to get our season started a couple of weeks ago due to the Hurricane, but they look very polished even though our season is starting later than normal."
"Our goal this week is to set a foundation to build on, and I'm excited about what's ahead for this group."
Next up
The Eagles are paired with Penn State and Rutgers for tomorrow's final round, and the first group tees off the first hole at 7:30 a.m.
