Panama City Beach, Florida – Christ Lamprecht He shot a 7-under 65 on Tuesday, taking the individual lead with 12 points.th– Ranked Georgia Tech fifth after 36 holes at the Water Sound Invitational.
The fourth-year student from George, South Africa, who is ranked No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and Scorecard University Rankings, finished his second round at 8-under 136 with one eagle and six birdies at Sharkstooth Golf Club on Tuesday. Ta. He takes a two-stroke lead in the medal race. Lamprecht, who won two games in the fall, is aiming for the fourth tournament win of his career.
Tech, on the other hand, entered Wednesday's final round in sole fifth place with a 7-under-par 281 as a team, 12 strokes off the pace of third-place Vanderbilt.
The fourth event will see 12 teams compete over 54 holes at Watersound Resort through Wednesday. Seven of the 12 teams are ranked in the top 25 of the current Scoreboard NCAA Golf Rankings, and eight are ranked in the top 50. The final round of the tournament begins Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET and features Tech, Oklahoma State and Florida. State that the first team is off.
Tech lineup – Lamprecht and the new students Cale Fontenot (Lafayette, Louisiana)led the Yellow Jackets on Tuesday with a 5-under 67.
Lamprecht, who shot a 1-under 71 through 36 holes on Monday, played consistently well from start to finish, posting 1-under par on the par-3 holes, 3-under par on the par-4 holes and 4-under par on the par-4 holes. -5 seconds. Fontenot performed well both days, posting an even-par 72 on Tuesday with a 5-under round of 67, including seven birdies. The freshman is tied for fifth place at 5-under 139.
2nd grade Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) He shot a 1-under-par 71 on Tuesday, and Tech also shot a 6-over-par 78 from his freshman year. Carson Kim (Yorba Linda, California).Senior Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Georgia)He led Tech with a 71 on Monday but carded a 79 on Tuesday so it didn't count.Thailand tied for 28th placeth Played at even par 144.
2nd grade Aidan Tran (Fresno, California)Competing as an individual, he hit 76 shots on Tuesday for a 36-hole total of 148 (+4).
Freshman Cale Fontenot shot a 67 on Tuesday to tie for fifth place. (Photo credit: Ross Obry)
team leaderboard – Vanderbilt, which had four players in the top 10 in the individual tournament, matched its opening-round score Tuesday at 10-under 278 and had a seven-stroke lead over Clemson (8-under 280) in the team tournament. The Commodores had a 36-hole total of 556 (-20) and the Tigers had a 13-under total of 563.
No. 10 Virginia, which posted a 10-under 278 on Tuesday, remains in third place at 564 (-10), followed by No. 13 Florida State at 568 (-9) and Tech University at 568 (-8). Oklahoma State had the best team round of the day (12 under par 276) and moved up four spots to sixth place with a 570 (-6).
personal leaderboard – Georgia Tech lamprechtAt 8-under 136, he was two strokes ahead of Vanderbilt teammate Jackson Van Paris, No. 1 amateur world No. 1 Gordon Sargent and Florida State University's Gray Albright, who were tied at 6-under 138.
engineer font knot He is tied for fifth at 5-under 139 with Oklahoma State's Preston Stout and Clemson teammates Thomas Higgins and Jonathan Nielsen. Cole Sherwood of the Commodores and Wells Williams, who is competing individually, are in a group of seven players tied for ninth at 140 (-4).
Tournament information – Georgia Tech has been to the Water Sound Invitational for four consecutive years, winning by five strokes over Alabama in 2022 before finishing one stroke behind Vanderbilt last February. At last year's tournament, Christo Lamprecht tied for second place, with Ross Steelman and Hiroshi Tai also finishing in the top 10.
The tournament follows a traditional collegiate 54-hole, 5-count-4, stroke-play format, with 18 holes played every Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. The event will be held at the 7,246-yard (par 72) Sharkstooth Golf Course, which was the site of his 2022 ACC Championship.
The 12-team field includes six Atlantic Coast Conference teams: Clemson, No. 13 Florida State, No. 12 Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, North Carolina State, and No. 10 Virginia, as well as No. 11 Alabama and No. 3 Vanderbilt. , No. 18 Mississippi State, No. 27 Ohio State, Oklahoma State, and Penn State.
Round 2 in photos
Photo credit: Ross Obry
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