Eatonton, Georgia – Hiroshi Tai On Monday, he shot a 4-under 68 for the second consecutive year to move into second place individually with 14 RBIs.thGeorgia Tech, ranked No. 1 in the Ringer Longer Invitational, was tied for the opening round with a total of 8-under 280, but fell back to fifth place after 36 holes.
Tai posted 10th He had 11 below-average rounds this spring, finishing 8 under par for 36 holes at 136. However, the sophomore from Singapore has moved up to second place, seven strokes behind the leader Jonathan Griz of the University of Alabama, who is 15 under. .
Tech played very well through the first 15 holes on Monday, reaching 17 under par at one point, ahead of all but leader Alabama, but disaster struck when the Jackets suffered a triple bogey on a par-4 hole. happened. 16th 3 more holes and par 3 17th He then quickly fell back to 5th place. The Crimson Tide entered the final round with a 16-stroke lead.
The final round of the 54-hole event begins at 9:48 a.m. Tuesday (tee times have been moved up due to subzero temperatures expected Monday night). The current Scoreboard NCAA Golf Rankings Top 50 lists five of the participating teams, including Tech (No. 14), Virginia (No. 13), and defending champion Alabama (No. 16). ) are in the top 25.
Tech lineup – Tech played much better on the front nine than on the back both days of this tournament. On Monday, the Yellowjackets played 11 under par and continued their onslaught with eight birdies and one bogey in holes 10-15 before running into trouble.
Ty scored a 68 with no bogeys, 3 under par in the front and 1 under in the latter. Cale Fontenot (Lafayat, Louisiana) On Monday, she matched him with a 68 that included eight birdies, helping her overcome her own triple bogey on No. 17. He tied for 11th place.th Personally, I improved my ranking with 5 under par and 139.
new student Carson Kim (Yorba Linda, California) and senior Christ Lamprecht (George, South Africa) They continued to have great rounds before hitting a triple on the 17th. Each finished the round with an even-par 72. Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Georgia) shot a 2-over-par 74 and had no impact on Tech's team score.
Kim tied for 23rd placerd The pace is 2 under 142 after 36 holes, with Forrester and Lamprecht tied at 41.cent At 145 (+1).
Senior Aidan Kramer (Oviedo, Florida) and second year student Aidan Tran (Fresno, California) On Monday, each played an even-par round of 72 as individuals.Kramer tied for 23rd placerd 2 under par, 142nd place, Tran tied for 38th placeth Played at even par 144.
Freshman Cale Fontenot shot a 68 on Monday to move into a tie for 11th place. (Photo courtesy of Clyde Crick)
team leaderboard – Alabama had four players under par for the second day in a row, following Sunday's 21 under par with 16 under par on Monday, finishing with a 37-under 539 after 36 holes. Virginia (-9), Georgia (-) UNCG (-10) and Tech (-8) all had great rounds on Monday, but the Crimson led the Cavaliers (555, -21) by 16 strokes. They were behind the Tide.
The Bulldogs are third with 557 (-19), followed by the Spartans with 559 (-17) and Tech with 560 (-16). Co-host Kennesaw State ranks a distant sixth with his 577 (+1).
personal leaderboard – Four Alabama players are among the top six players on the leaderboard, led by Jonathan Griz, who shot a 5-under 67 following an opening 10-under 62 on Monday. At 15-under 129, he trails Tech by seven strokes. Hiroshi Tai (136, -8).
The Crimson Tide's Cannon Claycomb, Jones Free and JP Cave are tied for fourth with UNCG's Simon Balvin at 137 (-7). Another group of four players, including Virginia's Brian Lee, tied for seventh at 138 (-6).
engineer Kale Fontnot Mercer's Tobias Johnson is tied for 11th place.th Place it at 139 (-5).
Tournament information – The Yellow Jackets have finished second (2023 and 2021) and fourth (2013) in their past three appearances at the Ringer Longer Invitational. Alabama defeated Tech by eight strokes in last year's tournament, and the Crimson Tide has won six of the past 17 tournaments. This year's tournament will be held at Great Waters, a 7,436-yard, par-72 field.
The format is 54 holes, with 18 holes each day starting at 8:30 a.m. ET with the first and 10 holes.th Each day, the bottom four individual scores out of five count toward the team total.
The 14-team field includes Alabama (16), Augusta, Charlotte, Clemson, Georgia (27), Georgia Tech (14), Georgia State, UNC Greensboro (47), Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, and Louisiana Tech. , Mercer, Virginia (13). ) and Wofford.
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