No. 12 Men's Golf in Top-5 After Round One of Regionals
5/15/2017 6:32:00 PM | Men's Golf
SAMMAMISH, Wash. – The No. 12 Kent State University men's golf team completed round one in the top-5 at the NCAA Washington Regional at the par 71 Aldarra Golf Club Monday.
The Golden Flashes collectively shot 3-over par at 287 Monday, tying with No. 13 Texas A&M in fourth place. The top-5 teams in the field after three rounds will advance to the NCAA National Championship. No. 24 Florida State leads the field at 6-under par, while San Diego State and Penn State are just outside of the top-5 at 8-over par.
Senior Josh Whalen leads the Flashes at 1-under par 70. He started off the tournament with a birdie on the opening hole, and finished the day with five birdies total. He is tied for 10th and is six strokes off the lead. A stroke behind Whalen is Gisli Sveinbergsson, who's even par score is tied for 14th overall. The sophomore was steady throughout the day, with 16 holes of par or better.
Ian Holt and Bjarki Petursson each tied for 27th at 2-over par 73. Holt had a rough start on the first hole, but went on to shoot 2-under par over the rest of the course with four birdies. Petursson recorded three birdies Monday and was under par after nine holes. Chase Johnson rounds out Kent State in a tie for 52nd. He finished the day with a 5-over par score of 76.
Fans can follow rounds two and three this week using the live results link above. Follow @KentStGolf on Twitter for updates throughout the tournament.
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