Grayson, McFarland Lead Akron at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular

Saturday, March 16

Mission Inn Golf Course | Orlando, Fla.

36 Holes

University of Akron

Mission Inn Intercollegiate

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

Grayson, McFarland Lead Akron at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular

March 16 | Men's Golf

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Howey in the Hills, Fla. – Senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) and junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) led the Akron men's golf team scoring with a pair of 146 (+2) scores as the Zips fired a 311-305 – 616 (+40) at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular on Saturday.

Grayson carded consecutive 73 (+1) scores after 36 holes at the Mission Inn Resort & Club's El Campeon course, which is a Par 72 that stretches 6,793 yards. He carded 14 pars and two birdies in the opening round to finish ranked 29^th overall. Grayson climbed five spots on the leaderboard after a second 73 (+1) ledger. He recorded 14 pars and an eagle in round two, finishing tied at 24^th overall.

Also entering Sunday's final round at 24^th overall is McFarland. His performance mirrored Grayson's as both posted back-to-back 73 (+1) rounds. McFarland tallied 13 pars and two birdies in round one and entered the second 18-holes at 29^th overall. McFarland also elevated five spots to 24^th overall with 11 par scores and three birdies.

Redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio), freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) and sophomore Kaleb Smith (Mansfield, Ohio) rounded out the Zips' scoring. Bayerl and Puente used 163 (+19) scores to enter the third and final round tied at 97^th overall while Smith stands at 106^th with a 173 (+29) tally.

Kansas State currently leads the team scoring with an 8-under par 568 team effort as KSU's Jeremy Gandon, 70-67 - 137 (-7), and Central Florida's Bobby Bai, 67-70 - 137 (-7), are tied for the top spot on the leaderboard.

Final round action is slated for an 8:15 a.m. shotgun start. Fans can follow the action via GolfStat Live Scoring.

16 Akron, U. of (+40) 311-305 - 616
T24 Elliott Grayson (+2) 73-73 - 146
T24 Mitchell McFarland (+2) 73-73 - 146
T97 Beau Bayerl (+19) 82-81 - 163
T97 Ignacio Puente (+19) 85-78 - 163
T106 Kaleb Smith (+29) 83-90 – 173

Top 5 Teams
1 Kansas State 283-285 - 568 (-8)
2 UCF 286-284 - 570 (-6)
3 Illinois State 279-292 - 571 (-5)
4 Yale 285-293 - 578 (+2)
5 Eastern Michigan 286-293 - 579 (+3)

Top 5 Players
T1 Bobby Bai, UCF, 67-70 - 137 (-7)
T1 Jeremy Gandon, Kansas State, 70-67 - 137 (-7)
T3 Joel Durnford, Illinois State, 71-68 - 139 (-5)
T3 Kyler Tate, UCF, 72-67 – 139 (-5)
T5 Marcus Sundlof, Bethune-Cookman, 69-72 - 141 (-3)
T5 Dan Anfield, Illinois State, 69-72 - 141 (-3)
T5 Jacob Eklund, Kansas State, 66-75 - 141 (-3)