HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The 22nd-ranked Georgia Southwestern golf team jumped five spots up to 12th place at the 20-team NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional after Day 2 of the three-day, three-round event. All-Peach Belt Conference First Team honoree Nate Gahman led the Hurricanes with a 1-under par 71 on Tuesday.
Gahman was one of only five golfers in the 108-player field to finish with a round under par on the second day of the event at the par-72, 6,928-yard El Campeon golf course at Mission Inn Resort & Club. Gahman moved up 34 slots on the individual leaderboard and finished the day tied for 18th with a 3-over 141.
GSW trails leader No. 1 Nova Southeastern by 36 strokes, but the top seven teams in the regional qualify for the NCAA Championships, May 20–24 in Hershey, Pa. No. 9 Columbus State and No. 16 West Florida are tied for sixth after Day 2 at 20-over par, 11 strokes ahead of the Hurricanes.
Matthew Whittaker and Andrew Ritchot are tied for 57th overall for GSW with scores of 9-over 153. Ritchot has played the par 5 holes well, ranking seventh in the field with a combined 3-under. Ritchot's 2-over score on Tuesday was second-lowest on the team.
All-PBC First Team selection J.P. Griffin is tied for 65th after carding a 76 in Round 2. Griffin has played the par 4 holes well, ranking eighth overall at 2-over. Anders Olsson has a two-round total of 171.
Ricardo Celia and teammate Ben Taylor from Nova Southeastern are tied for the individual lead with a 3-under 141.
GSW returns for the final round of regional play on Wednesday with tee times starting at noon.
2013 NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGIONAL - TEAM SCORES
Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | ||
(1) Nova Southeastern | 287 | 284 | 571 | -5 | |
(2) Barry University |
284 | 296 |
580 | +4 | |
(15) Georgia College |
291 | 295 |
586 | +10 | |
(T4) Florida Southern |
293 | 295 |
588 | +12 | |
(T4) Lynn University |
288 | 306 |
594 | +18 | |
(16) West Florida |
298 | 298 |
596 | +20 | |
(9) Columbus State | 298 | 298 |
596 |
+20 |
|
(3) USC Aiken |
295 | 303 |
598 |
+22 |
|
(19) Barton | 304 | 295 |
599 | +23 | |
(21) Rollins College |
294 | 306 |
600 | +24 | |
(7) North Alabama |
297 |
306 |
603 |
+27 |
|
(22) Georgia Southwestern |
309 |
298 |
607 | +31 | |
(14) Armstrong Atlantic |
309 | 302 |
611 | +35 | |
Eckerd College |
305 | 306 |
611 | +35 | |
(13) Belmont-Abbey | 303 | 308 |
611 | +35 | |
(RV) Valdosta State |
307 | 307 |
614 | +38 | |
(RV) Florida Tech |
306 | 311 |
617 | +41 | |
Erskine College |
306 | 313 |
619 | +43 | |
(RV) Lincoln Memorial | 314 |
310 |
624 |
+48 |
|
(RV) Mount Olive College |
316 |
309 |
625 |
+49 |
|
( ) - NCAA Division II ranking in latest Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll with RV = received votes |
GSW SCORES
Place | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | ||
T18 |
Nate Gahman |
76 | 71 |
147 | +3 | |
T57 |
Matthew Whittaker |
76 | 77 |
153 | +9 | |
T57 | Andrew Ritchot |
79 |
74 |
153 | +9 | |
T65 | J.P. Griffin | 78 | 76 |
154 | +10 | |
T107 | Anders Olsson |
86 | 85 |
171 | +27 |