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Talis Park Challenge – Day Two
Men's Golf Finishes Talis Park Challenge in 14th Place
March 16 | Men's Golf
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Complete Results
NAPLES, Fla. – The Akron men's golf team posted its best round on the Talis Park Challenge on Monday to finish the event in 14th place.
The Zips carded a final-round 297 (+13) to finish with a 54-hole score of 892 (+40). No. 12 LSU overcame a two-shot deficit to defeat No. 4 Vanderbilt by four strokes with a total score of 838 (-14).
Ryan Harris led the way for Akron, firing a round of even-par 71 to conclude the tournament with a 54-hole score of 217 (+4). He ended play in a tie for 28th place
Yann Pfeiffer continued his strong play from yesterday's second round, carding a round of 1-over 72 to follow his 3-over 74 from Sunday afternoon. He closed play with a total score of 224 (+11), finishing tied for 52nd place.
Louis Birchall posted his second round of 76 (+5) of the event, concluding play in a tie for 62nd place (227, +14).
Zach Gollwitzer ended the day in a tie for 66th place after posting a round of 7-over 78 to give him a three-round total of 231 (+18).
George Baylis rounded out the scoring-five in a tie for 69th place with a tally of 233 (+20). He carded a 9-over 80 on Monday.
The Zips will conclude their busy month of March when they travel to Greenville, S.C., for the Furman Intercollegiate on March 27.
Top Five Teams: 1. LSU, 286-276-276 – 838 (-14); 2. Vanderbilt, 276-284-282 – 842 (-10); 3. Wichita State, 276-290-284 – 850 (-2); 4. Texas A&M, 284-283-291 – 858 (+6); 5. Northern Illinois, 282-290-297 – 869 (+17); 14. Akron, 294-301-297 – 892 (+40).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Chris Selfridge, Toledo, 73-67-67 – 207 (-6); t2. Hunter Stewart, Vanderbilt, 69-71-68 – 208 (-5); t2. Korey Ward, Xavier, 67-75-66 – 208 (-5); t2. Adria Arnaus, Texas A&M, 66-69-73 – 208 (-5); t5. Grant Bennett, Wichita State, 67-74-68 – 209 (-4); t5. Otto Black, Toledo, 67-68-74 – 209 (-4); t5. Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt, 66-71-72 – 209 (-4).
Akron: t28. Ryan Harris, 73-73-71 – 217 (+4); t52. Yann Pfeiffer, 78-74-72 – 224 (+11); t62. Louis Birchall, 76-75-76 – 227 (+14); t66. Zach Gollwitzer, 74-79-78 – 231 (+18); t69. George Baylis, 71-82-80 – 233 (+20).
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