Monday, March 8
Sea Island, Ga. (Sea Island Resort)
Michigan State University
vs
Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island
Spartans Tied for the Lead After Two Rounds at Sea Island
3/8/2021 8:57:00 PM | Men's Golf
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia – The Michigan State men's golf team is tied for the lead after two rounds at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island. The Spartans are 6-under-par 570 after Monday's opening 36 holes and tied atop the leaderboard with Notre Dame heading into Tuesday's final round at Sea Island's Plantation Course.
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MSU and Notre Dame are one stroke ahead of Georgia Southern, while Northwestern and Iowa are both 2-under-par 574 and tied for fourth place.
The Spartans shot identical 3-under-par 285s in both of Monday's rounds.
James Piot and Troy Taylor II led the Spartans on Monday as both were 2-under-par 142 and are tied for seventh place. Piot started the day with a 2-under-par 70 and followed it up with an even-par 72. Taylor carded a 1-over-par 73 in round one, then came back with the lowest round of the day by a Spartan with a 3-under-par 69.
August Meekhof is tied for 27th place at 1-over-par 145. He earned a 1-under-par 71 in round one, which included an eagle on the par-5, 560-yard 18th hole. He followed in the afternoon with a 2-over-par 74.
Andrew Walker cut six strokes off his opening round 76 with a 2-under-par 70 in round two, which included birdies on four of the first five holes on the back nine. He's 2-over-par 146 and tied for 38th.
Bradley Smithson is 4-over-par 148 (71-77) and tied for 48th.
Notre Dame's Andrew O'Leary lead individually at 5-under-par 139.
The third and final round of the 16-team tournament will begin on Tuesday with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.
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MSU and Notre Dame are one stroke ahead of Georgia Southern, while Northwestern and Iowa are both 2-under-par 574 and tied for fourth place.
The Spartans shot identical 3-under-par 285s in both of Monday's rounds.
James Piot and Troy Taylor II led the Spartans on Monday as both were 2-under-par 142 and are tied for seventh place. Piot started the day with a 2-under-par 70 and followed it up with an even-par 72. Taylor carded a 1-over-par 73 in round one, then came back with the lowest round of the day by a Spartan with a 3-under-par 69.
August Meekhof is tied for 27th place at 1-over-par 145. He earned a 1-under-par 71 in round one, which included an eagle on the par-5, 560-yard 18th hole. He followed in the afternoon with a 2-over-par 74.
Andrew Walker cut six strokes off his opening round 76 with a 2-under-par 70 in round two, which included birdies on four of the first five holes on the back nine. He's 2-over-par 146 and tied for 38th.
Bradley Smithson is 4-over-par 148 (71-77) and tied for 48th.
Notre Dame's Andrew O'Leary lead individually at 5-under-par 139.
The third and final round of the 16-team tournament will begin on Tuesday with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.
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