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Tiger Invitational – Day One
Men's Golf in 16th Place on Day One of 2015 Tiger Invitational
March 08 | Men's Golf
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Day One Results | GolfStat Live Scoring
OPELIKA, Ala. – The Akron men's golf team posted a round of 311 and is in 16th place after day one of the 2015 Tiger Invitational Presented by Jason Dufner on the par-72, 7,149-yard Grand National Lake Course.
The Zips sit at 23-over through 18 holes with 14th-ranked Auburn leading the field posting a 2-over 290 on Sunday.
Ryan Harris and Yann Pfeiffer led the way for Akron, posting rounds of 4-over 76 to end play in a tie for 40th place.
Louis Birchall carded a score of 7-over 79 and is tied for 70th place while George Baylis is tied for 74th place with a round of 80 (+8).
Zach Gollwitzer rounded out the squad in 87th place, posting a first-round score of 85 (+13).
Play will continue on Monday with tee times set to begin at 8:45 a.m. ET from the first and tenth tees. Fans can follow all three rounds via GolfStat Live Scoring.
Top Five Teams: 1. Auburn, 290 (+2); 2. Mississippi, 294 (+6); t3. Kansas State, 295 (+7); t3. Tulsa, 295 (+7); t5. Troy, 296 (+8); t5. VCU, 296 (+8); 16. Akron, 311 (+23).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Taylor Coalson, UNGC, 68 (-4); t2. Jake Tucker, Troy, 69 (-3); t2. Hayden Shieh, Santa Clara, 69 (-3); 4. J.J. Grey, Georgia State, 70 (-2); t5. Seth Smith, Kansas State, 71 (-1); t5. Maximilian Hermann, George State, 71 (-1).
Akron: t40. Ryan Harris, 76 (+4); t40. Yann Pfeiffer, 76 (+4); t70. Louis Birchall, 79 (+7); t74. George Baylis, 80 (+8); 87 Zach Gollwitzer, 85 (+13).
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