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Mid-American Conference Championship – Day One
Men's Golf in Ninth Place After Day One of MAC Championship
May 01 | Men's Golf
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CHARDON, Ohio – The Akron men's golf team closed day one of the 2015 Mid-American Conference Championship in ninth place on Friday at the par-72, 7,245-yard Mayfield Sand Ridge Club – Sand Ridge Campus.
The Zips posted rounds of 16-over 304 and 14-over 302 on the day to finish with a tally of 606 (+30). Miami (Ohio) leads the field by eight strokes with a two-round score of 576 (E).
Yann Pfeiffer led they way for Akron, closing play in 19th place with a score of 149 (+5). He posted rounds of 74 (+2) and 75 (+3) on the day.
George Baylis sits one shot behind Pfeiffer in a tie for 20th place (150, +6). Baylis posted back-to-back rounds of 3-over 75 on day one.
Louis Birchall carded back-to-back rounds of 76 (+4) on the day and is tied for 25th place with two rounds to play (152, +8).
J.B. Williams opened the championship event with a round of 7-over 79 before carding a 4-over 76 in the afternoon. He will open play on Saturday in a tie for 37th place (155, +11).
Ryan Harris rounded out the scoring-five in a tie for 43rd place with a 36-hole tally of 158 (+14). He posted scores of 9-over 81 and 5-over 77 on Friday.
Play will resume on Saturday, with tee times set to begin at 11 a.m. ET. Fans can follow all the action via Golfstat Live Scoring.
Top Five Teams: 1. Miami (Ohio), 287-289 – 576 (E); 2. Eastern Michigan, 290-294 – 584 (+8); 3. Ball State, 298-287 – 585 (+9); 4. Toledo, 296-293 – 589 (+13); 5. Ohio, 307-290 – 597 (+21); 9. Akron, 304-302 – 606 (+30).
Top Five Individuals: 1. McCormick Clouser, Ball State 70-70 – 140 (-4); t2. Greg Conrad, Miami (Ohio), 74-69 – 143 (-1); t2. Chris Selfridge, Toledo, 74-69 – 143 (-1); 4. Brett White, Eastern Michigan, 73-71 – 144 (E). t5. Four tied at 145 (+1).
Akron: 19. Yann Pfeiffer, 74-75 – 149 (+5); t20. George Baylis, 75-75 – 150 (+6); t25. Louis Birchall, 76-76 – 152 (+8); t37. J.B. Williams, 79-76 – 155 (+11); t43. Ryan Harris, 81-77 – 158 (+14).
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