SAVANNAH, Ga. – Scott Jordan led the way, but all five golfers for the Longwood men's golf team got off to a solid start through two rounds at the Savannah Intercollegiate on Saturday.
 
Jordan is tied for seventh in the 83 player field, and all five golfers are in the top 30. The team effort has Longwood in sole possession of third, with the team one shot back of second.
 
RESULTS:
The Club at Savannah Harbor
Par 72, 7,084 Yards
Team Result
3. Longwood: 290-283—573 (-3)
 
Individual Result
T7. Scott Jordan: 70-71—141 (-3)
T11. Justin Larue: 71-71—142 (-2)
T22. Daniel George: 73-73—146 (+2)
T30. Nick Rakes: 77-70—147 (+3)
T30. Matthew Lyons: 76-71—147 (+3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
The Lancers as a team posted the second-best second round score with their 283. They are one of three teams below par for the event, and they are one stroke back of Harvard in second and 10 strokes back of North Alabama in first.
 
Jordan posted back-to-back rounds below par to start the spring, and he was tied for the third-best score on par 5s in the field. He led the team with eight birdies while also carding 23 pars.
 
Larue continued his strong season with back-to-back 71s, and he too was consistent through his first two rounds. He fired 15 pars in the final round to go with two birdies, and he had three birdies on his first 18 holes. He is tied for 11^th.
 
Daniel George posted matching 73s to card a top 25 day. He had 15 pars in his final 18 holes.
 
Nick Rakes and Matthew Lyons both made big jumps in their second rounds, knocking off seven and six strokes respectively to finish tied for 30^th.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"Today was definitely a mixed bag," said Longwood Head Coach Kevin Fillman. "We had plenty of good stretches, but there were a number of other times where it looked like we hadn't played tournament golf in a few months. We made a lot of mistakes and had some unforced errors, which is both discouraging and encouraging at the same time. It's discouraging because we are 10 shots back and would be much closer to the lead, if not in the lead, had we only lost shots to execution. It's encouraging in the sense that, once we clean those things up, we know we can win the golf tournament. Our plan is to go give it our best run tomorrow."
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers play the third and final round on Sunday morning.
 
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