Tars Seventh After Day One of the Jay Jenison Cup

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (September 20, 2021) – The Tars sit in a tie for seventh after 36 holes at the Jay Jenison Cup at Slammer and Squire at the World Golf Village.  Will Koepke leads Rollins with a one-under, 143.
 
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Rollins turned in a one-over, 289, in the opening round, and held steady with a two-over second round, to end the first day of competition at three-over, 579, tied with Coker for seventh position.  The Tars and Cobras trail sixth place Barton College by 13-strokes, and are two strokes ahead of Lenoir Rhyne and Tampa who sit at five-over, tied for ninth.
 
Barry used the day's low round, a 270 second round to grab a lead at 22-under par, 554.  The hosts, Flagler is tied with Montevallo in the second position, with a score of 13-under.  Lynn and Belmont Abbey round out the top-five.
 
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Koepke shot one under on the opening 1, before tallying an even par, with three birdies and three bogies in his second round, good for tie for 23^rd at 143.  Connor Kelly shot one-over in his first round in the Blue and Gold, shooting an even par 72 to open the day, followed by a 73 on the second 18 holes.  Warut Wongrungroj opened the tournament with the Tars low round, a three-under, 69, before shooting a 77 in the second round.  The most experienced Tar in the field, Nicholas Diebel opened his campaign with an 80, before recovering with a 70 in the second round.  Rodrigo Rodas tallied rounds of 77 and 75, good for a tied for 69^th.  Jacob Hair competed as an individual, shooting a one-under 71, and a 77, putting him in 48^th place.
 
Three players are tied for first, at nine-under, after 36-holes.  Two of those players are Barry Buccaneers, A.J. Ewart and Nicolas Quintero.  Bryson Boyette of Barton holds the final top position.  Ewart shot the tournament's low round, a 63, to jump 22 places and into the lead.  Jonathan Hallinger from Coker sits fourth.  Eckerd's Tim Scholl and Montevallo's Gregory Jones are tied for fifth, at seven under.
 
UP NEXT:
The Tars will tee off for the final round of the Jay Jenison Cup tomorrow, Tuesday, September 21, at 8 a.m.
 
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