COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Eighth-ranked Georgia Southwestern men's golf team carded rounds of 298 and 287 as they sit tied in fourth place to end Day One of the Cougar Invitational. The Hurricanes shot 25-over 585 at the par 70, 6,547 yard Green Island Country Club course.
Simon Estrada sits tied in second place with rounds of 70 and 71 for a one-over 141 card. Chase McLain and Saksit Jairak sits tied in 17th place with a six-over 146 score after shooting rounds of 74, 72 and 76, 70, respectively. Jack Tharrington carded rounds of 78 and 74 and sits tied in 43rd place with a 12-over 152 card followed by Nicolas Escobar, who carded rounds of 78 and 80 for a 18-over 158 card, sitting in 67th place.
Individuals Payne Sells and Jaxson Daskalos both finished shooting 18-over 158 during the first two rounds.
Jordan Doull of Columbus St. leads the pack with a five-under 135 card. Estrada is tied with Alejandro Restrepo of West Florida along with Lee's Beck Burnette and Ronan Kleu of Columbus St. with a one-over 141 card.
No. 1 West Florida is leading after the opening rounds, shooting 11-over 571 as a team. No. 17 Columbus state sits in second place just one swing out shooting 12-over 572. No. 21 Lander shot 20-over 580 for third place while GSW and No. 12 Georgia College sit tied in fourth place with a 25-over 585 total score.
The Hurricanes will tee off for Round 3 at 8:30 a.m.
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COUGAR INVITATIONAL
Teams | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Total | +/- | |
1. | West Florida (1) | 282 | 289 | 571 | +11 |
2. | Columbus St. (17) | 292 | 280 | 572 | +12 |
3. | Lander (21) | 293 | 287 | 580 | +20 |
4. | GSW (8) | 298 | 287 | 585 | +25 |
Georgia College (12) | 297 | 288 | 585 | +25 | |
6. | Valdosta St. (28) | 298 | 288 | 586 | +26 |
Flagler College | 286 | 300 | 586 | +26 | |
8. | Lee University (11) | 289 | 298 | 587 | +27 |
Rollins College | 301 | 295 | 596 | +36 | |
10. | Delta State | 305 | 293 | 598 | +38 |
Clayton St. (20) | 299 | 302 | 601 | +41 | |
12. | West Georgia | 324 | 296 | 620 | +60 |
13. | Mississippi College | 311 | 310 | 621 | +61 |
*()=Golfstat Rankings |
GSW SCORES
Player | Rd.1 | Rd. 2 | Total | +/- | |
T2. | Simon Estrada | 70 | 71 | 141 | +1 |
T17. | Saksit Jairak | 76 | 70 | 146 | +6 |
T17. | Chase McLain | 74 | 72 | 146 | +6 |
T43. | Jack Tharrington | 78 | 74 | 152 | +12 |
T69. | Nicolas Escobar | 78 | 80 | 158 | +18 |
IND. | Jaxson Daskalos | 77 | 81 | 158 | +18 |
IND | Payne Sells | 78 | 80 | 158 | +18 |