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WKU Kenny Perry Invitational - Day Two
Men's Golf in Contention at WKU Kenny Perry Invitational
October 15 | Men's Golf
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Weather conditions improved on Monday and so did scoring as The University of Akron men's golf team posted the second-best round of the day to move into third place with 18 holes to play at the WKU Kenny Perry Invitational.
Just 24 hours ago, the field of 12 teams was battered by 25 mph winds, with not a single player breaking par. On Monday, only one player broker par and that player was junior Charlie Bull.
Bull fired a round of 2-under 70, the lowest round of the event through 36 holes. The score moved him up six spots into second place (148, +4), just three shots off the lead. JSU's Franco Grillo's paced the field with a score of 1-over 145.
The Zips posted a round of 18-over 306 to move up one spot with a 36-hole score of 627 (+51). Akron trails tournament leader Jacksonville State by 13 strokes (614, +38) and second-place Louisville by just four strokes (623, +47).
Two additional Akron golfers finished the day in the top 25, including freshmen Louis Birchall (t11th) and Carr Vernon (t23rd). Birchall and Vernon each posted rounds of 81 (+9) to finish the day with two-day tallies of 158 (+14) and 162 (+18) respectively.
Freshman Ryan Harris (163, +19) and senior Cameron Simmons (164, +20) rounded out the Zips' squad. Harris is tied for 27th place following a round of 78 (+6) while Simmons is tied for 29th thanks to a score of 77 (+5).
The third and final round is set for Tuesday with tee times set to begin at 8:00 a.m. ET. Fans can follow all of the action live via Golfstat Live Scoring.
Top Five Teams: 1. Jacksonville State, 305-309 – 614 (+38); 2. Louisville, 315-308 – 623 (+47); 3. Akron, 321-306 – 627 (+51); 4. Austin Peay, 320-310 – 630 (+54); 5. Charleston Southern, 324-322 – 646 (+70).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Franco Grillo, Jacksonville State, 72-73 – 145 (+1); 2. Charlie Bull, Akron, 78-70 – 148 (+4); 3. Tomasz Anderson, Jacksonville State, 74-77 – 151 (+7); 4. Jarrett Swan, Charleston Southern, 76-77 – 153 (+9); t5. Andres Schonbaum, Jacksonville State, 77-77 – 154 (+10); t5. Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Louisville, 79-75 – 154 (+10); t5. Anthony Bradley, Austin Peay, 79-75 – 154 (+10).
Akron: 2. Charlie Bull, 78-70 – 148 (+4); t11. Louis Birchall, 77-81 – 158 (+14); t23. Carr Vernon, 81-81 – 162 (+18); t27. Ryan Harris, 85-78 – 163 (+19); t29. Cameron Simmons, 87-77 – 164 (+20).
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