Three Flashes Shoot Low Rounds at Opening Round of Bank of Tennessee
10/12/2018 4:43:00 PM | Men's Golf
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn.- The Kent State University men's golf team sit in second place after an opening round score of 12-under par 276 with the help of low scores from three members at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate on Friday.
Three Flashes led the charge after carding below-par scores in the 60's. Senior Bjarki Petursson, who is tied for third, opened the tournament with a career-best 6-under 66 score after going 17 holes for par or less. Petursson led the team firing seven birdies, two of which were back-to-back on two separate occasions.
Freshman Johnny Travale shot a career-low score of 5-under par 67 and is tied for seventh. He played a bogey-free round of golf and finished the day with five birdies. Travale's game caught fire on the back nine when he birdied on holes 14-16 and his final hole. Also finishing in the 60's was sophomore Will Kurtz who carded a 5-under 67 score. Kurtz went 17 holes for par or less after he shot four birdies on the front-nine. He ended the day with six total.
Senior Gisli Sveinbergsson finished the day with a 4-over 76 score alongside teammate sophomore Josh Gilkison, who carded a 4-over 76 score on the day.
Chris Doody, who is competing at an individual is tied for 51st after he shot a 2-over par 74 score.
Kent State trails tournament leader East Tennessee State by six shots, while Louisville and Tennessee are tied for third place at 11-under, and Missouri rounds out the top-5 spot with a 7-under par score.
Kent State is back in action tomorrow as they look to take the lead in the second round. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
Individuals
T3 Bjarki Petursson 66 (-6)
T7 Johnny Travale 67 (-5)
T7 Wil Kurtz 67 (-5)
T60 Josh Gilkison 76 (+4)
T60 Gisli Sveinbergsson 76 (+4)
*T51 Chris Doody 74 (+2)
*Playing as an individual
Top 5 Standings
1 East Tennessee State 270 (-18)
2 Kent State 276 (-12)
T3 Louisville 277 (-11)
T3 Tennessee 277 (-11)
5 Missouri 281 (-7)
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