Zips Third, Grayson Fifth at 2018 Firestone Invitational

Monday, October 1

Firestone Country Club | Akron, OH

36 Holes

University of Akron

Firestone Invitational

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Zips Third, Grayson Fifth at 2018 Firestone Invitational

October 01 | Men's Golf

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AKRON, Ohio – After 36 holes of the 2018 Firestone Invitational, the Akron men's golf team is tied for third in team scoring with a 5-under par 571 team total as senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) paced the Zips with a 4-under 68 second-round effort at Firestone Country Club's North Course on Monday.

Grayson entered the second round ranked tied for 26^th overall with an even-par performance on 13 par scores, an eagle and a birdie. During the second round, he climbed 21 spots on the leaderboard with 10 pars mixed with six birdies. Grayson is currently in a seven-way stalemate for fifth overall with a 72-68 – 140 (-4) tournament total.

Redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) was second in scoring for Akron and climbed three spots on the leaderboard in round two to be tied in the 12^th position. Bayerl opened the day with a 71 (-1) and followed with a 2-under 70 performance for a 141 (-3) total. He collected 23 pars and eight birdies with five of those birdies coming in the second round.

Leading Akron's first-round scoring was junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio), carding a 2-under 70 score. He followed with a 75 (+3) tally to finish 1-over par for the day. McFarland recorded 19 pars and eight birdies and is tied for 32^nd overall.

Rounding out the Zips' team scoring were freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) and sophomore Fabian Sunden (Sweden). Puente fired rounds of 73 (+1) and 74 (+2) for a 147 (+3), while Sunden posted 75 (+3) and 73 (+1) scores for a 148 (+4) 36-hole total.

Playing as individuals for Akron were redshirt freshman Kaleb Smith (Mansfield, Ohio) and junior Jacob Morgan (Lafayette, Ga.). Smith carded a 1-under par 71 first round score followed by a 77 (+6) ledger for a 148 (+4) total, and Morgan recorded a 79 (+7) tally with a 78 (+6) round for a 157 (+13) total.

Ohio overcame a three-stroke deficit to move into first place in round two. The Bobcats own a 12-under 564 score, while Connecticut follows closely in second place with a 10-under 566 ledger. Furman and Akron are tied for the third spot with 571 (-5) scores.

Winthrop's Ryan Tattan currently holds a one-stroke lead over the 90-player field after carding rounds of 69 (-3) and 68 (-4) for a 7-under 137 effort.

Play is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 8:30 a.m. at the par-72, 7,125-yard North Course with players teeing off in nine-minute intervals from holes No. 1 and 10. Akron is scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. with Suden leading the way followed by Puente (9:24), McFarland (9:33), Bayerl (9:42), and Grayson (9:51).

Top 5 Teams
1 Ohio 281-283 - 564 (-12)
2 Connecticut 278-288 - 566 (-10)
T3 Furman 286-285 - 571 (-5)
T3 Akron, U. of 286-285 - 571 (-5)
5 Illinois State 287-285 - 572 (-4)

T3 Akron, U. of (-5) 286-285 - 571
T5 Elliott Grayson (-4) 72-68 - 140
T12 Beau Bayerl (-3) 71-70 - 141
T32 Mitchell McFarland (+1) 70-75 - 145
T45 Ignacio Puente (+3) 73-74 - 147
T48 Fabian Sundén (+4) 75-73 – 148

Top 5 Players
1 Ryan Tattan, Winthrop, 69-68 - 137 (-7)
T2 Zach Crawford, Ohio, 69-69 - 138 (-6)
T2 Keller Harper, Furman, 70-68 - 138 (-6)
4 Ty Celone, Eastern Michigan, 70-69 - 139 (-5)
T5 Seven Players Tied