Jags Tee Off At Tavistock

Jags Tee Off At Tavistock

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Making their fourth-straight appearance at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational, the Augusta University men's golf team is in 13th place after round one on Sunday at Isleworth Country Club. The Jaguars shot 7-over par (295) and are six shots back from fifth place.

 

 

The three-day tournament is hosted by the University of Central Florida and features a 17-team field on the par-72, 7,544-yard course. There are 11 teams ranked top 50 in the nation and three teams in the top 10.

 

No. 28 Illinois leads the event after round one at 9-under par, while No. 10 Florida is in second 6-under par. No. 13 Texas Tech is third (-2), No. 21 California fourth (-1), and No. 12 LSU is fifth (+1). Augusta is tied for 13th with North Texas.

 

Freshman Alex Shead finished 1-under par to lead Augusta and is tied for 11th in the field. Second-year Jag Gustav Andersson signed for a 74 (+2) and is tied for 47th, senior Broc Everet and Olof Gunnarsson are tied for 57th after shooting 75 and freshman Laken Hinton fired a 77 to sit tied for 68th.

 

Round two takes place on Monday, Oct. 23 with tee times beginning at 8:00 a.m.

 

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Alabama-Birmingham, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn , Augusta, Cal, Central Florida, Florida, Illinois, LSU, North Carolina, North Texas, North Florida, Purdue, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, West Virginia.

                                               

AUGUSTA @ TAVISTOCK COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL (Round 1)

T13

Augusta

295

295

T11

Alex Shead (2)

71

71

T47

Gustav Andersson (4)

74

74

T57

Broc Everett (1)

75

75

T57

Olof Gunnarsson (3)

75

75

T68

Laken Hinton (5)

77

77

 

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