Akron Shaves 14 Strokes Off Second Round Score at 50th Furman Intercollegiate

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Furman Golf Course | Greenville, S.C.

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University of Akron

Furman Intercollegiate

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Akron Shaves 14 Strokes Off Second Round Score at 50th Furman Intercollegiate

March 23 | Men's Golf

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Greenville, S.C. – The Akron men's golf team improved by 14 strokes during the second round of the 50^th Furman Intercollegiate on Saturday as senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) and sophomore Fabian Sunden (Sweden) led the Zips to a 293 (+9) team tally with a pair of 1-over par efforts.

Akron climbed one spot on the team leaderboard to 14^th overall with a 307-293 – 600 (+32) team total at the Furman University Golf Course, a par 71 course that spans 6,994 yards.

Sunden leads the team scoring after posting a 72 (+1) score in round two. He carded six pars, four birdies and an eagle to move 20 spots up the leaderboard. Sunden opened the 54-hole event with a 76 (+5) and is currently ranked tied for 45^th overall with a 148 (+6) tournament total. Sunden has 16 par scores, six birdies and an eagle in 36 holes of play.

Also posting a 1-over par 72 second round score was Grayson. He registered five pars, 5 birdies and an eagle en route to climbing 23 spots on the leaderboard to be tied at 60^th with a 78-72 – 150 (+8) total.

Freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) followed his team-low 75 (+4) first round score with a 74 (+3) ledger. Puente is currently ranked tied for 51^st overall with a 149 (+7) ledger. He added 11 par scores and two birdies to his tournament total, totaling 22 pars and four birdies.

Rounding out the Zips' scoring were junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) and redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) with 75 (+4) and 76 (+5) second-round scores, respectively. McFarland owns a 78-75 – 153 (+11) tournament total while Bayerl owns 79-76 – 155 (+13) score.

Coastal Carolina leads the 21-team field by six strokes with a 7-under par 282-279 – 561 team tally, while Furman and Davidson are tied for second with 1-under 561 scores. The player leaderboard has two players deadlocked for the top spot at 133 (-9) scores and a three-way tie for third place at 140 (-2).

Final round shotgun start tee time is set for 9 a.m., as Akron begins the final 18 holes from holes no. 10-12.

Fans can follow the three-day event via GolfStat Live Scoring.

14 Akron, U. of (+32) 307-293-600
T45 Fabian Sunden (+6) 76-72 - 148
T51 Ignacio Puente (+7) 75-74 - 149
T60 Elliott Grayson (+8) 78-72 - 150
T83 Mitchell McFarland (+11) 78-75 - 153
T96 Beau Bayerl (+13) 79-76 – 155

Top 5 Teams
1 Coastal Carolina 282-279 - 561 (-7)
T2 Davidson College 283-284 - 567 (-1)
T2 Furman 289-278 - 567 (-1)
4 Virginia Tech 281-292 - 573 (+5)
5 Minnesota 290-286 - 576 (+8)

Top 5 Players
T1 Wes Artac Coastal Carolina 69-64 - 133 (-9)
T1 Keller Harper Furman 70-63 – 133 (-9)
T13 T3 Hoke Carlton Davidson College 71-69 – 140 (-2)
T3 Alex Ross Davidson College 69-71 – 140 (-2)
T3 Zack Taylor Coastal Carolina 69-71 - 140 (-2)
T6 Brandon Smith Charleston Southern 70-71 - 141 (-1)
T6 James Nicholas Yale 70-71 - 141 (-1)

Greenville, S.C. – The Akron men's golf team improved by 14 strokes during the second round of the 50^th Furman Intercollegiate on Saturday as senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) and sophomore Fabian Sunden (Sweden) led the Zips to a 293 (+9) team tally with a pair of 1-over par efforts.

Akron climbed one spot on the team leaderboard to 14^th overall with a 307-293 – 600 (+32) team total at the Furman University Golf Course, a par 71 course that spans 6,994 yards.

Sunden leads the team scoring after posting a 72 (+1) score in round two. He carded six pars, four birdies and an eagle to move 20 spots up the leaderboard. Sunden opened the 54-hole event with a 76 (+5) and is currently ranked tied for 45^th overall with a 148 (+6) tournament total. Sunden has 16 par scores, six birdies and an eagle in 36 holes of play.

Also posting a 1-over par 72 second round score was Grayson. He registered five pars, 5 birdies and an eagle en route to climbing 23 spots on the leaderboard to be tied at 60^th with a 78-72 – 150 (+8) total.

Freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) followed his team-low 75 (+4) first round score with a 74 (+3) ledger. Puente is currently ranked tied for 51^st overall with a 149 (+7) ledger. He added 11 par scores and two birdies to his tournament total, totaling 22 pars and four birdies.

Rounding out the Zips' scoring were junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) and redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) with 75 (+4) and 76 (+5) second-round scores, respectively. McFarland owns a 78-75 – 153 (+11) tournament total while Bayerl owns 79-76 – 155 (+13) score.

Coastal Carolina leads the 21-team field by six strokes with a 7-under par 282-279 – 561 team tally, while Furman and Davidson are tied for second with 1-under 561 scores. The player leaderboard has two players deadlocked for the top spot at 133 (-9) scores and a three-way tie for third place at 140 (-2).

Final round shotgun start tee time is set for 9 a.m., as Akron begins the final 18 holes from holes no. 10-12.

Fans can follow the three-day event via GolfStat Live Scoring.

14 Akron, U. of (+32) 307-293-600
T45 Fabian Sunden (+6) 76-72 - 148
T51 Ignacio Puente (+7) 75-74 - 149
T60 Elliott Grayson (+8) 78-72 - 150
T83 Mitchell McFarland (+11) 78-75 - 153
T96 Beau Bayerl (+13) 79-76 – 155

Top 5 Teams
1 Coastal Carolina 282-279 - 561 (-7)
T2 Davidson College 283-284 - 567 (-1)
T2 Furman 289-278 - 567 (-1)
4 Virginia Tech 281-292 - 573 (+5)
5 Minnesota 290-286 - 576 (+8)

Top 5 Players
T1 Wes Artac Coastal Carolina 69-64 - 133 (-9)
T1 Keller Harper Furman 70-63 – 133 (-9)
T13 T3 Hoke Carlton Davidson College 71-69 – 140 (-2)
T3 Alex Ross Davidson College 69-71 – 140 (-2)
T3 Zack Taylor Coastal Carolina 69-71 - 140 (-2)
T6 Brandon Smith Charleston Southern 70-71 - 141 (-1)
T6 James Nicholas Yale 70-71 - 141 (-1)