No. 12 Men's Golf In Third after 36 Holes in Washington
5/16/2017 11:05:00 PM | Men's Golf
SAMMAMISH, Wash. – The No. 12 Kent State University men's golf team finishes a long second day of the NCAA Washington Regional in third place at 1-over par 569 Tuesday.
The Golden Flashes improved in round two on the par 71 course, shooting a 2-under par score of 282. The Flashes moved up a spot in the standings despite several rain delays and gave themselves a larger margin above the cut line on the final day. Kent State needs to finish three rounds of golf in the top-5 to qualify for the NCAA National Championship. Currently, the Flashes have an 12 stroke lead on sixth-place Washington. No. 1 USC leads the field at 5-under par, while No. 24 Florida State is second at 2-under par.
A hole-in-one on the 2nd hole led to a dominant Tuesday for Bjarki Petursson, who is now in front for Kent State. He is in sixth overall at 1-under par 141. He had the best round two of the field, tying his career low round of 68. After his hole-in-one, he finished the day with four birdies.
Ian Holt and Josh Whalen join Petursson in the top-10 at even par 142, tying for seventh. Holt improved to 2-under par 69 Tuesday. Holt had the hot hand early, recording three-straight birdies from holes 2-4. Whalen led the Flashes after round one and followed up with a 72 Tuesday.
Gisli Sveinbergsson ended round two in a tie for 27th at 4-over par 146. After shooting even par Monday, the sophomore shots? a 75 in round two. Chase Johnson improved upon his initial round, shooting a 2-over par score of 73. Johnson is tied for 40th at 7-over par 149.
Kent State will look to seal its spot at the NCAA National Championship Wednesday by maintaining their place in the top-5. Follow the live result link above for updates throughout the day.
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