No.26 Men’s Golf In Lead at Boilermaker Invitational
4/14/2018 10:41:00 PM | Men's Golf
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- The No. 26 Kent State men's golf team enters the final round of the Boilermaker Invitational tied for first, posting a two-round score of 3-over 579.
The Golden Flashes battled through rough conditions, low temperatures, and strong winds, but came out on top after both rounds on Saturday at the par-72, 7,465-yard course. Kent State finishes the first round under par with a 3-under 285, followed by a 294 in round two. The Flashes are tied with No. 37 Northwestern and lead Indiana by one stroke.
Senior Ian Holt (Stow, Ohio) sits in the top-10 scorers of the tournament in a tie for ninth. Holt was steady through the conditions Saturday, shooting a tournament-low first round score of 4-under 68 and a 76 second round. One stroke back from Holt in a tie for 12th is junior Bjarki Petursson (Borgarnes, Iceland) and Gisli Sveinbergsson (Hafnarfjordur, Iceland) . Petursson shot an even par to begin the tournament and carded a 73 in round two. The junior also shot 10 birdies on the day. Sveinbergsson shot under-par in the first round at 1-under 71 and carded a 74 second round. Sveinbergsson leads the team with 27 pars.
Senior Chase Johnson (Barberton, Ohio) finished the day in a tie for 46th with a 4-over 148 total. In the first round, Johnson carded a 4-over 76 but bettered his second round score with an even-par.
Freshman Josh Gilkison (Springboro, Ohio) rounded out the squad with a 149 score after two tied for 46th. In the opening round, Gilkison was just 2-over 74, followed by carding a 75 second round score.
The Action continued tomorrow as the Flashes play the final round with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. ET. Follow live results by clicking here.
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