Sunden and Smith Lead Zips at ODU/OBX Intercollegiate

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ODU/OBX Intercollegiate

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Sunden and Smith Lead Zips at ODU/OBX Intercollegiate

October 21 | Men's Golf

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AKRON, Ohio – The Akron men's golf team fired 2-over par 290-280 - 570 team total as junior Fabian Sunden (Sweden) and freshman Braden Smith (Sterling, Ohio) led the Zips with under-par performances at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate on Monday.

The 54-hole event was scheduled for three days, one 18-hole round each day, but weather postponed Sunday's opening round and forced the 14-team field to play 36 holes on Monday at the par-71, 6,502-yard Kilmarlic Golf Club.

Sunden started on hole No. 1 and recorded a bogey, but it would be the only miscue in the first round. He evened his scorecard by hole No. 5 with a birdie and held par through the front-9. On the back, Sunden carded three birdies and an eagle to get to 5-under par (66). During the second round, Sunden bogeyed hole No. 1, again, and posted two birdies en route to a 1-under ledger at the turn. He moved to 2-under par with his seventh birdie of the day before he hit a rough patch. Sunden's score increased by four strokes by the end of round two as he finished with a 3-over par 74. On the day, Sunden recorded 66-73 – 139 (-3) scores while finishing tied ninth overall with 23 pars, seven birdies and an eagle.

Braden Smith also finished with an under-par score for the day with a 71-70 – 141 (-1) total. He posted six birdies during the initial 18-hole round, including a 2-under performance on the back-9 holes. On the second 18-holes, Braden Smith notched five birdies for the 1-under ledger. He finished the day tied at 17^th overall with 17 pars and 11 birdies.

Sophomore Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) and senior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) followed in scoring for the Zips. Both, Bayerl and McFarland bounced back from over-par performances in the opening round with a pair of 69 (-2) totals. Bayerl completed the day with a 76-69 – 145 (+3) total while McFarland tallied 77-69 – 146 (+4) scores. Bayerl ranks 35^th and McFarland sits at 43^rd overall.

Rounding out the scoring was junior Kaleb Smith (Mansfield, Ohio) with 78-72 – 150 (+8) totals.

Final round action is scheduled for tee times off holes No. 1 and 10 with the Zips starting on No. 1 at 8 a.m. Kaleb Smith is slated to get the team going at 8 a.m. followed by McFarland (8:09), Bayerl (8:18), Braden Smith (8:27) and Sunden (8:36).

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Top 5 Teams
1 North Dakota State (-14) 277-277 - 554
2 Old Dominion (-13) 283-272 - 555
3 Drexel (-11) 280-277 - 557
4 Longwood (-9) 279-280 - 559
5 Georgetown (-6) 284-278 - 562

Top 5 Players
1 Andrew Israelson, North Dakota State, (-9) 66-67 - 133
2 Van Holmgren, North Dakota State, (-8) 69-65 - 134
T3 Eduardo Blochtein, Georgetown, (-7) 68-67 - 135
T3 Angelo Giantsopoulos, Drexel, (-7) 67-68 - 135
T5 Michael O'Brien, Saint Joseph's (PA), (-5) 67-70 - 137
T5 Rasmus Konradsson, Old Dominion, (-5) 73-64 - 137

7 Akron 290-280 - 570 (+2)
T9 Fabian Sunden 66-73 – 139 (-3)
T17 Braden Smith 71-70 – 141 (-1)
T35 Beau Bayerl 76-69 – 145 (+3)
T43 Mitchell McFarland 77-69 - 146 (+4)
T60 Kaleb Smith 78-72 – 150 (+8)