Zips Fire 297 (+9) Opening Round at 13th Annual Linger Longer Invitational

Sunday, March 18

Great Waters Golf Club | Greensboro, GA

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University of Akron

Linger Longer Intercollegiate

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

Zips Fire 297 (+9) Opening Round at 13th Annual Linger Longer Invitational

March 18 | Men's Golf

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Eatonton, Ga. – The Akron Zips fired an opening round 297 (+9) team score at the 13^th Annual Linger Longer Invitational as sophomore Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) led the Zips scoring with a 1-under par performance on Sunday afternoon.

McFarland registered 15 pars, two birdies and a bogey en route to 20^th place on the leaderboard at the Great Waters Golf Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee. He finished round one of the 54-hole event with a 1-under par 71 score to lead the Zips' scoring.

Senior George Baylis (Ascot, England) and junior Jacob Appleby (North Canton, Ohio) followed in scoring for Akron with 75 (+3) scores. Baylis recorded nine par scores with an eagle, two birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey, while Appleby carded 12 pars, two birdies, three bogeys and a double. Baylis and Appleby are currently tied for the 60^th spot on the leaderboard.

Rounding out the Zips' scoring were junior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C) and freshman Fabian Sunden (Sweden). Grayson entered a 76 (+4) scorecard while Sunden posted an 83 (+11) tally. Grayson ranks 70^th overall and Sunden is 83^rd.

Akron is scheduled to begin the second round of play at hole No. 10, starting at 9:20 a.m. with Sunden. The rest of the team will follow in 10-minute intervals as Grayson follows at 9:30 a.m., Appleby at 9:40 a.m., Baylis at 9:50 a.m., and McFarland at 10:00 a.m.

Georgia currently leads the team scoring with a 272 (-16) score, while the Bulldogs Davis Thompson leads the individual race with a 9-under 63 total.

Fans can follow the action via GolfStat Live Scoring.

15 Akron 297 – 297 (+9)
T20 Mitchell McFarland (5) 71 – 71 (-1)
T60 George Baylis (2) 75 – 75 (+3)
T60 Jacob Appleby (3) 75 – 75 (+3)
T70 Elliott Grayson (1) 76 – 76 (+4)
89 Fabian Sunden (4) 83 – 83 (+11)

Top 5 Players
1 Davis Thompson Georgia 63 (-9)
T2 Spencer Ralston Georgia 65 (-7)
T2 Cole Miller Penn State 65 (-7)
T4 Lee Hodges Alabama 67 (-5)
T4 Bryce Hendrix UNCG 67 (-5)

Top 5 Teams
1 Georgia 272 (-16)
2 Alabama 277 (-11)
3 Penn State 278 (-10)
4 Ohio State 281 (-7)
5 Chattanooga 283 (-5)