FGCU MGOLF: Pinehurst Intercollegiate Day Two Recap

 The FGCU men's golf team fell to ninth after the second round of the Pinehurst Intercollegiate, which is being contested at the par-71, 6,937-yard Pinehurst No. 8 Golf Course.

The Eagles (300-307) shot 23-over-par Saturday to move into a tie with Xavier (301-306) at 39-over 607.

Davidson continues to pace the overall field by a wide margin at 4-over 572 (285-287), while Radford sits second at 24-over 592 (294-298). Old Dominion currently resides in the third position at 30-over 598 (295-303), while Eastern Kentucky (295-305) and Dayton (299-301) are deadlocked at 32-over 600.

Sophomore Cole Castro vaulted 18 spots up the leaderboard after a second-round 73. Coupled with his 75 in the first round, the sophomore sits in a tie for 10th at 6-over 148. True freshman Tate Heintzelman is right behind his teammate in a tie for 16th at 7-over 149 (70-79).

Senior Andrew Potter also had a big day at the office, moving up 10 spots into a tie for 28th at 9-over 151 (76-75). True freshman Chase Bigham is T-69 at 17-over 159 (79-80), while senior Remec Carlson is T-73 at 18-over 160 (80-80).

Davidson's Clayton Tribus continues to dominate the field at 3-under 139 (67-27), while fellow teammates Alex Ross (72-72) and Viraj Garewal (73-71) are tied for second with Radford's Hunter Duncan (72-72) at 2-over 144.

PINEHURST INTERCOLLEGIATE – Seconds Round Results
March 8-10, 2019 at Pinehurst, N.C.
(par-71, 6,937-yard Pinehurst No. 8)

Team Results
1. #114 Davidson 285-287=572 (+4)
2. #131 Radford 294-298=592 (+24)
3. #197 Old Dominion 295-303=598 (+30)
T4. #150 Eastern Kentucky 295-305=600 (+32)
#185 Dayton 299-301=600 (+32)
6. #191 Belmont 303-299=602 (+34)
7. #225 Marshall 302-302=604 (+36)
8. #230 Longwood 305-300=605 (+37)
T9. #136 FGCU 300-307=607 (+39)
#201 Xavier 301-306=607 (+39)
11. #195 Morehead State 301-307=608 (+40)
12. #181 Ohio 315-301=616 (+48)
13. #270 Siena 310-316=626 (+58)
14. #141 (D-III) Wisconsin-Lutheran 340-330=607 (+102)

Rankings reflect the latest Golfstat Rankings
Top-5 Individuals
1. Clayton Tribus (Davidson) 67-72=139 (-3)
T2. Alex Ross (Davidson) 72-72=144 (+2)
Viraj Garewal (Davidson) 73-71=144 (+2)
Hunter Duncan (Radford) 72-72=144 (+2)
T5. Domenic Maricocchi (Dayton) 72-73=145 (+3)
Brandon Weaver (Longwood) 73-72=145 (+3)

FGCU Individuals
T10. Cole Castro 75-73=148 (+6)
T16. Tate Heintzelman 70-79=149 (+7)
T28. Andrew Potter 76-75=151 (+9)
T69. Chase Bigham 79-80=159 (+17)
T73. Remec Carlson 80-80=160 (+18)

Up Next:
FGCU will take a pair of weeks off before competing at the FAU Spring Championship March 29-31 in Boca Raton, Florida, on the Osprey Point Golf Course.