The University of Akron Athletics
Men's Golf Moves Up Six Spots At Mobile Bay
February 22 | Men's Golf
Mobile, Ala. - Paced by sophomore Ryan Mason The University of Akron men's golf moved up six spots to tenth place Monday at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. Carding a 309 during round one, UA shot a 1-over 289 during round two to make the leap.
"Today was a huge comeback for us," said head coach Nick Goetze. "Ryan turned things around in a big way and his round paved the way for our team's 20 shot improvement. Moving into the middle of the pack will certainly give us a chance to close out a solid event in tomorrow's final round."
After shooting a 86 on the par-72, 7,212-yard Magnolia Grove Crossing Golf Course during round one, Mason bettered his mark by 18 strokes during round two carding a career-low 68 holding a 154 heading into round three.
Junior Lucas Murray leads the Zips overall in the event after carding 36-holes of 74-71 (145) to move into a tie for 12th place of the 102-player field. Sophomore Scott Landreth follows Murray with a 74-75 (149) tied for 37th.
Freshman Cameron Simmons and junior Doug Underwood round out Akron's scorecard as they carded a 78-76 (154) and 83-75 (158) respectively.
Individually, senior Jacob Patte is competing for the Zips posting two rounds of 75 (150) for a 46th place tie heading into Tuesday play.
Mississippi moved into first of the 18-team field shooting a 291-285 (576) while Middle Tennessee State Kent Bulle remains the leader of the individual field as he carded a 5-under, 67-72 (139).
Other teams participating include Arkansas State, Belmont, Illinois State, Iowa State, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Mississippi State, South Alabama, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Toledo and Vanderbilt.
Live scoring for Tuesday's final round will be available here.
