WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Longwood men's golf battled the elements and put together a strong opening two rounds at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate on Monday afternoon.
Nick Rakes carded a top 10 day, and four Lancers finished in the top half of the 84-player field. The Lancers were tied for third with 18 holes to play tomorrow.
SCORES:
Golden Horseshoe Gold Course
Williamsburg, Va.
Par 71, 6,817 Yard
T3. Longwood: 289-289—578 (+10)
T7.
Nick Rakes: 70-71—141 (-1)
T17.
Daniel George: 74-70—144 (+2)
T29.
Brendan Dunphy: 72-75—147 (+5)
T35.
Zane Moore: 73-75—148 (+6)
T69.
Scott Jordan: 83-73—156 (+14)
Independent
T29. William Hoover: 74-73—147 (+5)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Longwood sits five shots back of first place with a team effort that saw only one round above 75 for the team.
Nick Rakes is tied for seventh following back-to-back rounds at par or better. He was one of the best among the field on Par 3s, and he also carded 10 birdies in his 36 holes.
Daniel George paced himself with a solid 74 to open before his second-round 70 led the team, and he is tied for 17
th. George was incredibly consistent and had the most pars on the team with 26. His 26 pars tied for second in the field. George also posted an eagle.
Brendan Dunphy was tied for 29
th with back-to-back solid scores. He had a 72 in the opening round followed by a 75 in the second round to tie for 29
th. He was best on Par 5s, where he averaged a 4.83 on the day.
Zane Moore also carded consistent rounds, with a 73 followed by a 75. He was the best on the team on Par 5s, averaging a 4.50 on such holes.
Scott Jordan bounced back after a tough opening round 83 with a final round of 73. He had the second most pars on the team to tie for 69
th.
William Hoover competed as an independent, and he was Longwood's best golfer on Par 4s along with Rakes. He tied for 29
th on the day with a 74-73 scoreline.
WHAT THEY SAID:
"I felt like we did a good job of literally weathering the storm this morning," said Head Coach
Kevin Fillman. "We played through a couple pretty good downpours, but, once it stopped, the rain actually did the field a favor. The golf course was extremely firm and fast during yesterday's practice round, which is when a golf course plays difficultly. It still played very firm, but the rain made it slower and much more scorable."
"Outside of the Par 5s, this is usually a golf course that doesn't give up many holes under par," Fillman added. "We took advantage of the slower conditions and made plenty of birdies today. We just need to clean up a few things that cost us shots, and we'll be in great shape when we're finished."
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
The Lancers were tied for the second-best average score on Par 3s at 3.15.
Longwood was tied for third-best in the field on Par 5s, with an average score of 4.80.
Rakes was tied for the fourth-lowest score among the field on Par 3s with a 2.88 scoring average. He was one of seven players in the field to average a score under par.
Hoover and Rakes tied for the best average score on the team on Par 4s at 4.05.
George was second-best on the team on Par 5s with an average score of 4.67.
Rakes tied for the third-most birdies in the field with 10.
Moore and Hoover both were second-best on the team with seven birdies apiece.
George led Longwood with 26 pars, which was tied for second-most in the field.
UP NEXT:
Longwood plays the third and final round of the tournament on Tuesday morning.
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