Grayson Opens ODU/OBX Intercollegiate in the Top 10

Sunday, October 21

Kilmarlic Golf Course | Outer Banks, NC

18 Holes

University of Akron

ODU/OBX Intercollegiate

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

Grayson Opens ODU/OBX Intercollegiate in the Top 10

October 21 | Men's Golf

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Powells Point, N.C. — Senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) fired a 1-over par opening round 72 score at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate while leading the Akron men's golf scoring as the Zips currently rank 11^th overall with a 306 (+22) team total on Sunday.

Grayson opened the event at Kilmarlic Golf Club, a par-71, 6,550-yard course, with three straight par scores before registering his first birdie. He followed with four par scores and completed the front-9 at 1-under par with a 34 (-1) ledger. After the turn, Grayson recorded three additional birdies coupled with a pair of bogeys, a triple-bogey and a par en route to a 10^th place finish on the player leaderboard.

Redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) and freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) followed in scoring for the Zips, both posting rounds of 77 (+6). Bayerl carded 12 pars and six bogeys and Puente recorded 12 pars with a birdie along with three bogeys and two double-bogeys.

Rounding out Akron's scoring were junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) and redshirt freshman Kaleb Smith (Mansfield, Ohio). McFarland posted an 80 (+9) score while Smith owns an 84 (+13) ledger.

The Zips are scheduled to begin second round action on Monday at 10 a.m. from the 10^th hole tee box. Smith will get the Zips started, followed by McFarland (10:09), Puente (10:18), Bayerl (10:27), and Grayson (10:36).

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11 Akron 306 (+22)
T 10 Elliott Grayson 72 (+1)
T 44 Ignacio Puente 77 (+6)
T 44 Beau Bayerl 77 (+6)
T 74 Mitchell McFarland 80 (+9)
T 85 Kaleb Smith 84 (+13)

Top 5 Teams
1 Campbell 277 (-7)
2 UNC Wilmington 287 (+3)
3 Drexel 293 (+9)
4 Georgetown 295 (+11)
5 Winthrop 297 (+13)

Top 5 Players
1 Jesper Svensson Campbell 65 (-6)
2 Brett McLamb Campbell 70 (-1)
Pontus Nyholm Campbell 70 (-1)
Michael McKee Winthrop 70 (-1)
Connor Schmidt Drexel 70 (-1)