New Orleans, La.- On a day where low scores were tough to come by, the Augusta University men's golf team sits atop the leaderboard at the Gulf Coast Collegiate in New Orleans, La. The Jaguars have an eight shot lead over Belmont headed to Tuesday's final round. The Jaguars shot rounds of 19-over-par and 16-over-par to grab control of the tournament.
Pieter Rossouw Jr. had rounds of 75-75 and is tied for first place.
LIVE SCORING
| 1. Augusta |
+35 |
| 2. Belmont |
+43 |
| 3. St. John's |
+46 |
| 4. Tennessee Tech |
+49 |
| 5. Loyola - Chicago |
+50 |
| 5. Murray St. |
+50 |
| 5. New Orleans |
+50 |
| 8.Central Arkansas |
+51 |
| 9. SE Louisiana |
+59 |
| 10. Eastern Illinois |
+68 |
| 11. Nicholls |
+69 |
| 12. Southern Indiana |
+74 |
| 13. Bellarmine |
+80 |
| 14 Arkansas Pine Bluff |
+86 |
| 15. Jackson State |
+110 |
Rossouw rolled home eight birdies on the day and was able to keep the big numbers off the scorecard to post his score of 6-over-par.
Chapman Barnett had a solid day with rounds of 77-76 and he is in fifth place.
Freshman
Josh Daniels posted a pair of 77's on the afternoon and is in a tie for ninth place. Daniels had five total birdies for the two rounds.
Bo Blanchard II went 78-81 and is in 31st place. His first round score counted for the team portion.
Dean Wilken round out the five Augusta golfers and shot 82-76. HIs second round score counted towards the Jaguar team total. Wilken had six birides in the two rounds.
The third and final round at English Turn Golf and Country Club will start Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. with a shotgun start.
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