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Talis Park Challenge – Day One
Men's Golf Concludes Day One of Talis Park Challenge in 14th Place
March 15 | Men's Golf
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Day One Results | BirdieFire Live Scoring
NAPLES, Fla. – The Akron men's golf team concluded day one of the Talis Park Challenge in 14th place on Sunday at the par-71, 6,891-yard Talis Park Golf.
The Zips posted rounds of 10-over 294 and 17-over 301 to close day one with a score of 595 (+27). No. 4 Vanderbilt leads the field with a 36-hole score of 560 (-8).
Ryan Harris led the way for Akron, posting back-to-back rounds of 2-over 73 to finish the day with a score of 146 (+4). He will open the final round in a tie for 36th place.
Louis Birchall is tied for 58th place with a score of 151 (+9) after posting rounds of 5-over 76 and 4-over 75.
Yann Pfeiffer sits one shot behind Birchall in a tie for 61st place (152, +10). Pfeiffer opened the day with a round of 78 (+7) before rebounding to fire a 3-over 74 in the afternoon.
Zach Gollwitzer and George Baylis finished in a tie for 64th place with scores of 153 (+11). Gollwitzer posted rounds of 3-over 74 and 8-over 79, while Baylis carded scores of even-par 71 and 11-over 82.
Play will conclude on Monday, with the final round set to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET (shotgun start). Fans can follow all of the action via BirdieFire Live Scoring.
Top Five Teams: 1. Vanderbilt, 276-284 – 560 (-8); 2. LSU, 286-276 – 562 (-6); 3. Wichita State, 276-290 – 566 (-2); 4. Texas A&M, 284-283 – 567 (-1); 5. Northern Illinois, 282-290 – 572 (+4); 14. Akron, 294-301 – 595 (+27).
Top Five Individuals: t1. Adria Arnaus, Texas A&M, 66-69 – 135 (-7); t1. Otto Black, Toledo, 67-68 – 135 (-7); t1. Jake Sherwin, Florida Gulf Coast, 67-68 – 135 (-7); 4. Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt, 66-71 – 137 (-5); t5. Zach Wright, LSU, 72-67 – 139 (-3); t5. Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt, 69-70 – 139 (-3).
Akron: t36. Ryan Harris, 73-73 – 146 (+4); t58. Louis Birchall, 76-75 – 151 (+9); t60. Yann Pfeiffer, 78-74 – 152 (+10); t64. Zach Gollwitzer, 74-79 – 153 (+11); t64. George Baylis, 71-82 – 153 (+11).
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