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Irish Creek Intercollegiate – Day One
Men's Golf In 12th Place After Day One of Irish Creek Intercollegiate
April 11 | Men's Golf
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Day One Results | Golfstat Live Scoring
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – The Akron men's golf team closed day one of the 2015 Irish Creek Intercollegiate in 12th place on Saturday at the par-71, 7,099-yard Club at Irish Creek.
The Zips carded rounds of 8-over 292 and 10-over 294 to end the day with a 36-hole score of 586 (+18). No. 24 North Florida leads the field by two shots with a score of 561 (-7).
Yann Pfeiffer led the way for Akron, firing rounds of 1-under 70 and 2-over 73 to finish the day in a tie for 19th place (143, +1).
Louis Birchall is one shot outside the top 25, finishing the day in a tie for 27th place (145, +3). He posted rounds of 2-over 73 and 1-over 72 on the day.
J.B. Williams carded back-to-back rounds of 3-over 74 and will open Sunday's final round in a tie for 47th place with a score of 148 (+6).
George Baylis ended the day in a tie for 59th place (150, +8), posting identical rounds of 4-over 75.
Ryan Harris rounded out the scoring-five in a tie for 73rd place with a score of 154 (+12). He carded back-to-back rounds of 6-over 77.
Sunday's final round is set for a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. ET. Fans can follow all of the action live via Golfstat Live Scoring.
Top Five Teams: 1. North Florida, 284-277 – 561 (-7); 2. Kennesaw State, 277-286 – 563 (-5); 3. Charlotte, 277-290 – 567 (-1); 4. South Florida, 286-282 – 568 (E); 5. East Carolina, 287-282 – 569 (+1); 12. Akron, 292-294 – 586 (+18).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Fredrik Nilehn, Kennesaw State, 66-68 – 134 (-8); 2. Trey Guy, UNCW, 67-69 – 136 (-6); t3. Daniel Brantley (I), Charlotte, 68-69 – 137 (-5); t3. Victor Wiggins, Charlotte, 68-69 – 137 (-5); t5. Taylor Hancock, North Florida, 70-68 – 138 (-4); t5. Rigel Fernandes, South Florida, 69-69 – 138 (-4).
Akron: t19. Yann Pfeiffer, 70-73 – 143 (+1); t27. Louis Birchall, 73-72 – 145 (+3); t47. J.B. Williams, 74-74 – 148 (+6); t59. George Baylis, 75-75 – 150 (+8); t73. Ryan Harris, 77-77 – 154 (+12).
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