Grayson Leads Wexford Intercollegiate, Zips 12th After two Rounds

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Grayson Leads Wexford Intercollegiate, Zips 12th After two Rounds

February 26 | Men's Golf

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Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Junior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) fired an 8-under par 36-hole score for a three-stroke lead over the field at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate while the Zips carded a 598 (+22) two-round team total, ranking 12^th overall on Monday.

Grayson enters the final round at the Wexford Plantation Course, a par 72 Arnold Palmer signature course that measures 6,913 yards in length, with a three-stroke advantage after improving six strokes from the initial 18 holes. Grayson finished the first 18 with a 2-under par 70 score and was tied for sixth overall.

He posted five consecutive even-par scores to open the round before falling one-stroke behind with a bogey on hole No. 6. After two pars, Grayson recorded back-to-back birdies, and recorded his third birdie two holes later. He finished the round with a fourth birdie and a second bogey to remain 2-under after 18 holes.

On the second 18, Grayson earned four par scores before carding four birdies in five holes, including three straight for a 4-under tally. He gave a stroke back on hole No. 17, but collected three more birdies in a four-hole stretch. Grayson ended the round with back-to-back pars en route to a 6-under par 66 total. For the day, Grayson fired 22 pars, 11 birdies, and three bogeys for an 8-under 136 two-round total.

Freshman Fabian Sunden (Sweden) followed with a 152 (+8) tournament total. He opened with a 78 (+6) and tied for the 62^nd position and moved up seven spots with a 74 (+2) to finish at 55^th overall.

Senior George Baylis (Ascot, England) finished third in scoring for Akron with a 153 (+9) ledger on rounds of 78 (+6) and 75 (+3). Baylis is currently tied for 58^th overall.

Rounding out the Zips' scoring were sophomore Euan Gill (Scotland) and junior Jacob Appleby (North Canton, Ohio) with 158 (+14) and 164 (+20) scores, respectively.

Collectively, the Zips finished the first round with a 304 (+16) and cut 10-strokes off their second-round performance for a 294 (+6) effort. The Zips are currently ranked 12^th overall with a 598 (+22) six strokes behind the 11^th place squad and host Francis Marion.

Final round action is slated to begin with a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday.

Top 5 Teams
1 Georgia 290-277 - 567 (-9)
2 TCU 287-281 - 568 (-8)
3 Memphis, U. of 290-285 - 575 (-1)
T4 Furman 292-287 - 579 (+3)
T4 High Point 293-286 - 579 (+3)

Top 5 Players
1 Elliott Grayson, Akron, U. of, 70-66 - 136 (-8)
T2 Connor Bruns, Furman, 70-69 - 139 (-5)
T2 Spencer Ralston, Georgia, 73-66 - 139 (-5)
T2 David Ravetto, TCU, 72-67 - 139 (-5)
T2 Davis Thompson, Georgia, 67-72 - 139 (-5)

12 Akron, U. of ( 22) 304-294 - 598
1 Elliott Grayson (-8) 70-66 - 136
T55 Fabian Sundén (+8) 78-74 - 152
T58 George Baylis (+9) 78-75 - 153
T79 Euan Gill (+14) 78-80 - 158
88 Jacob Appleby (+20) 85-79 - 164