C-N Delivers Pair of Quality Rounds to Sit in 2nd After Day One of Music City Invitational
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman men’s golf delivered a pair of stellar team rounds at the Music City Invitational on Monday, sitting in second place at 4-over after day one.
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman men's golf delivered a pair of stellar team rounds at the Music City Invitational on Monday, sitting in second place at 4-over after day one.
C-N is within striking distance ahead of the final round, just four strokes behind second-place Union and five strokes behind first-place Hillsdale.
Nick Daugherty led the Eagles on day one, delivering a pair of 68s to tie for second at 4-under after the opening two rounds. Daugherty's opening front nine got off to a good start, carding a pair of birdies and four pars on the first six holes. He bogeyed twice on the last three holes but sandwiched a par between the two to enter the back nine at even-par. Daugherty carded seven of the nine holes on the back nine at par and added a pair of birdies to end the round at 2-under.
Daugherty found similar success in round two, carding six pars and two birdies to overcome an early bogey and enter the day's final stretch at 1-under. He replicated his success on the final nine holes, stroking two birdies with six pars between to overcome a bogey that opened the round to finish the second 18 at 2-under.
Elliot MacGregor sits in 15th at 1-over after day one, carding a 69 in round one before a 72-stroke round two. MacGregor was stellar on the front nine in round one, carding eight of the nine holes at par and adding a birdie to enter the back nine at 1-under. He matched an early bogey with a late birdie on the back nine and stroked the other seven holes at par to finish the round at 1-under.
MacGregor bogeyed twice on the front nine in round two, but a birdie and six pars helped him enter the final stretch at 1-over. An early double bogey added a couple of strokes to MacGregor's tally, but seven pars and a late birdie cut into the damage and ended his round at 2-over.
Aidan Powter is tied for 28th at 4-over, stroking a 69 in round one before a 75-stroke second round. Powter's day started with a pair of birdies, and despite two holes over par, including a triple bogey, he birdied again and stroked four pars to enter the back nine at 1-over. Powter birdied three times on the back nine and stroked five pars to overcome a bogey in the middle of the back nine to end the round at 1-under.
Powter had a pair of bogeys early in round two, but a birdie and six pars helped him enter the final stretch at 1-over. He had three holes over par on the back nine, including two double bogeys, but a birdie and five pars limited the damage to finish the round at 5-over.
Freshman Stefans Spruzs checks in at 54th, carding a 75 and a 73 to finish the day at 8-over. Spruzs carded eight of the opening nine holes at par, including a stretch of seven straight, before a late bogey sent him to the back nine at 1-over. Spruzs added four strokes on three holes over par on the back nine but shot the other six at par to end the round at 5-over.
Spruzs carded four bogeys on the front nine in round two, but a birdie and four pars allowed him to enter the back nine at 3-over. Spruzs was consistent on the back nine, matching an early bogey with a late birdie, and stroked seven pars to end the round at 3-over.
Will Bacon sits in 60th, carding a 79 in round one before an improved 70-stroke round two to finish the day at 9-over. The freshman's day started with two pars and a pair of birdies on the first four holes, and despite a trio of bogeys, Bacon birdied to end the front nine and enter the back nine at even-par. Six holes over par on the back nine added nine strokes, but three pars helped him finish the round at 9-over.
Bacon opened round two with four straight pars, followed by a pair of birdies. Despite back-to-back bogeys, he shot par on the final hole of the front nine to enter the final stretch at even par. The freshman matched a pair of bogeys with two birdies on the back nine and stroked five pars to finish the round at even-par.
C-N will look to close its regular season on a high note tomorrow in the final round of the Music City Invitational, teeing off at 8 a.m. in Old Hickory, Tennessee.
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