Grayson, Baylis Lead Zips to the Top of Leaderboard at Firestone Invitational

Monday, October 2

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Grayson, Baylis Lead Zips to the Top of Leaderboard at Firestone Invitational

October 02 | Men's Golf

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Akron, Ohio – Junior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) and senior George Baylis (Ascot, England) each fired bogey-free 18-hole rounds of golf as they led the Akron Zips men's golf team to second place after 36 holes of their annual Firestone Invitational on Monday.

Akron is currently second overall in the team scoring with a 7-under par 569 tournament total, trailing Illinois State, 564 (-12), by five strokes.

At the 7,125-yard, par-72 Firestone Country Club North Course, Grayson used the second round of the day to play 18 holes with out a bogey. He entered the round tied for eighth overall with a 1-under par 71 score before flying up the leaderboard with a 7-under par 65-stroke performance. Grayson carded 13 pars and seven birdies, including 3-of-the-4 final holes. Grayson is currently tied for first overall with an 8-under 136 two-round total.

On the other hand, Baylis opened the day with bogey-free play and extended the streak to 24 holes to start the second round. Baylis entered the second-18 with a 3-under par 69 score and finished the day by matching that performance. He carded a second 3-under ledger that included seven birdies and seven pars. On the day, Baylis collected 22 pars, 10 birdies, and four bogeys for a third-best 6-under par 138 total.

Supporting the Zips second-place efforts and tied for 30^th overall were junior Jacob Appleby (North Canton, Ohio) and freshman Fabian Sunden (Sweden). Appleby followed a 73 (+1) with a 75 (+3) effort for a 148 (+4) score, while Sunden turned in the same scores in reverse order.

Rounding out the Zips' scoring was sophomore Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio). McFarland recorded a 74 (+2) and 77 (+5) for a 151 (+7) day, which is tied for 48^th overall. In addition, sophomore Euan Gill (Dingwall, Scotland) and junior Jacob Morgan (Lafayette, Ga.) competed as individuals, recording scores of 157(+13).

Akron is scheduled to start on hole No. 1 tomorrow at 10 a.m. with McFarland leading the way, followed by Sunden (10:09), Appleby (10:18), Baylis (10:27), and Grayson (10:36). Fans can follow the action live via Golfstat Live Scoring.

Top 5 Teams
1 Illinois State, 282-282 - 564 (-12)
2 Akron, U. of, 287-282 - 569 (-7)
3 Cincinnati, 291-282 - 573 (-3)
4 S. Carolina – Aiken, 291-293 - 584 (+8)
5 Old Dominion, 293-295 - 588 (+12)

Top 5 Players
T1   Elliott Grayson Akron, U. of 71-65 - 136 (-8)
T1   Austin Squires Cincinnati 71-65 - 136 (-8)
3   George Baylis Akron, U. of 69-69 - 138 (-6)
4   Trent Wallace Illinois State 71-68 - 139 (-5)
T5   Zach Crawford Ohio 67-73 - 140 (-4)
T5   David Perkins Illinois State 71-69 - 140 (-4)
T5   Sam Soeth Temple 72-68 - 140 (-4)

2 Akron, U. of (-7) 287-282 - 569
T1 Elliott Grayson (-8) 71-65 - 136
3 George Baylis (-6) 69-69 - 138
T30 Jacob Appleby (+4) 73-75 - 148
T30 Fabian Sundén (+4) 75-73 - 148
T48 Mitchell McFarland (+7) 74-77 - 151