By: by Scott Lipsky
Full Day One Results
ONEONTA, Ala.- Jeff Karlsson and J.P. Putnam are two of just nine players under par after the first 36 holes of the Samford Intercollegiate at Limestone Springs Golf Club in Oneonta, Ala, as the Kennesaw State Owls men’s golf team finds themselves in a tie for first with SEC power Vanderbilt heading into Tuesday’s play.
The Owls, ranked 106 in the country going into this week according to Golfstat, shot a one-under par 575 to put themselves in a tie for first with No. 56 Vanderbilt after play on Monday in the 15-team tournament. Karlsson, a sophomore, and Putnam, a senior, shot the two lowest rounds during the first 18 holes, with scores of 67 and 68, respectively, on the par 72 track. Karlsson enters the final round with the individual lead, shooting rounds of 67-70 for a score of seven-under 137. Putnam fired rounds of 68-73 to come in at three-under 141 in a tie for third.
Play concludes on Tuesday with 18 holes of competition. You can visit
golfstat.com to see final results.
Samford Intercollegiate- Individual Results- Day 1
1. Jeff Karlsson 67-70 137 -7
t3. J.P. Putnam 68-73 141 -3
t18. Peter Hermansson 72-75 147 +3
t40. Alex Jones 76-76 152 +8
t40. Sam Curtis 78-74 152 +8
Team Results- Day 1
1 Kennesaw St. Univ. 283 292 575 -1
Vanderbilt Univ. 286 289 575 -1
3 Murray State Univ. 293 293 586 +10
4 Evansville, U. of 297 292 589 +13
5 UT Martin 304 288 592 +16
6 Samford University 298 297 595 +19
7 Georgia State Univ. 307 290 597 +21
8 Eastern Kentucky U. 306 292 598 +22
Belmont University 298 300 598 +22
10 Houston Baptist Univ 294 305 599 +23
11 Southern Illinois U. 305 299 604 +28
SIU Edwardsville 303 301 604 +28
13 Montevallo, U. of 304 305 609 +33
14 Birmingham Southern 305 307 612 +36
15 Samford University 316 307 623 +47