Grayson Leads Zips at Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational

Monday, September 11

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Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational

Grayson Leads Zips at Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational

September 11 | Men's Golf

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Huntington, W.Va. – The Akron Zips men's golf team opened the 2017-18 season with a 595 (+27) team effort after 36 holes at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational hosted by Marshall.

The Zips' cut one stroke from a first round 298 (+14) score to finish with a 297 (+13) second round ledger at the Par 71 Guyan Golf & Country Club that stretches 6,573 yards.

Junior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) led Akron's scoring efforts with a 146 (+4) performance, while a pair of newcomers followed. Freshmen Jacob Morgan (Lafayette, Ga.) and Fabian Sunden (Sweden) used their collegiate debuts to finish with scores of 148 (+6) and 150 (+8), respectively.

During the first 18-hole round, Grayson cruised to a 2-under par score with 13 pars and two birdies. He finished second in team scoring with a 74 (+3) total. Grayson continued his steady play throughout round two, emerging as the Zips' leader with 15 pars and a birdie for a 1-over par 72 effort. Grayson heads into the final round of play tied for 39^th overall on the leaderboard.

Morgan also fired a 1-over par 72 second round score by recording 13 pars and two birdies. The freshman from Lafayette, Ga. cut four strokes from his opening round performance of 77 (+5) to finish tied 54^th overall on the leaderboard.

Sunden used his first round of action to post a 1-over par 72 score with 13 pars and two birdies. He followed with a 78 (+7) ledger to finish tied for 66th overall with 20 pars and six birdies.

Senior George Baylis (Ascot, England) is currently fourth in scoring for Akron. Baylis used scores of 77 (+6) and 75 (+4) to finish tied for 75^th overall with a 152 (+10) tournament total.

Rounding out the Zips' scoring was sophomore Euan Gill (Dingwall, Scotland). Gill posted rounds of 76 (+4) and 79 (+8) for a 155 (+13) score.

In addition, sophomore Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) competed as an individual and currently ranks 58^th overall. McFarland carded rounds of 77 (+6) and 72 (+1) for a 149 (+7) 36-hole total.

Dayton currently leads the 15-team field with a 562 (-6) team total while Marshall (-5) and Eastern Kentucky (-3) closely trail the leaders. Marshall's Alex Weiss currently leads the individual race with an 11-under par 131 tournament total.

Fans can follow the Tuesday's final round live with BirdieFire.com. Final round action is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.