Naples, Florida – Senior aidan kramer Hit an even par 72, bartley forrester On Monday, Georgia Tech shot a 1-over-par 73 to move into a tie for fourth place with an 8-over-par total of 296 after two rounds of the Calusa Cup at Calusa Pines Golf Club.
The Yellow Jackets, ranked 15th in the Scoreboard College Rankings, have moved up the leaderboard, but are still far behind in 16th place.th-ranked Florida was the only one under par on Monday, with a 10-shot lead over the field. The final round of the Calusa Cup begins Tuesday at 8 a.m. ET.
Tech is entering the tournament without its top All-American. Christ Lamprecht (George, South Africa), is competing in this week's Masters, an invitation he received after winning the Amateur Championship last summer. The senior from George, South Africa, is currently ranked number one in the world as an amateur.new student Carson Kim (Yorba Linda, California)has started all five spring events so far this week, but has been sidelined with injury.
Tech lineup – Kramer, a senior from Oviedo, Fla., playing in his third tournament this spring, led the Jackets on Monday with an even-par 72 with four birdies and four bogeys. He tied for 20th place.th After 36 holes, he is 5 over and 149th place.
2nd grade Aidan Tran (Fresno, California); He tied for second with an opening 69 and shot a 74 on Monday, the only jacket under par through 36 holes, to tie for seventh at 1-under 143. He is aiming for his first career top-10 finish. .
Forester, from Gainesville, Georgia, tied for 15th place.th Place it at 147 (+3). 2nd grade Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) Tech's other score on Monday was a 5-over-par 77, which tied for 22nd place.n.d. Place it at 150 (+6).new student Cale Fontenot (Lafayette, Louisiana) On Monday, he hit 81 and tied for 41st place.cent place.
Aidan Tran is tied for sixth after 36 holes and looking for his first career top-10 finish.
team leaderboard – Florida led Parker Bell with a 4-under 68 and a 2-under 286 on Monday to remain in the lead at 569 (-7) after 36 holes. The Gators lead Purdue (580, +4) by 11 strokes heading into Tuesday's final round. Wake Forest holds sole third place with his 585 (-9).
personal leaderboard – Miami's Brett Podvinski shot a 3-under 69 to move into a tie for the lead with Florida's Jack Turner, who shot a 2-under 70 on Monday. Both players each had a 36-hole total of 139 (-5), one stroke ahead of first-round leader Scotty Kennon of Wake Forest (140, -4).
Georgia's Ben Van Wyk took sole fourth place at 141 (-3), followed by Florida's Parker Bell at 142 (-2). tech tran He is tied for sixth place with Gators' Tyler Wilkes at 143 (-1). Noah Kent of Iowa State and three Purdue players tied for eighth with an even par score of 144.
Tournament information – Georgia Tech has appeared in the Calusa Cup twice, winning by eight strokes over Florida in 2022 and finishing runner-up behind first-place Oklahoma in 2021. bartley forrester In 2022, he shared medalist honors with Fred Biondi of the Gators.
The event features five of the eight teams currently in the top 50 of the Scoreboard NCAA Golf Rankings, including Florida (16), Georgia Tech (15), Georgia (22), Iowa and Miami of Ohio. It features a limited but powerful field of participation. , Nebraska, Purdue (30th) and Wake Forest (34th).
The tournament is held Tuesday at Calusa Country Club and is 7,320 yards long with a par of 72. Each team has five players, the bottom four scores each day count toward the team total, and the tournament is played on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, 18 holes each, for a total of 54 holes.
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