By: KSU Sports Information
Live Stats I
Team Results Rd. 1 I
Individual Results Rd. 1
BURLINGTON, Iowa – The Kennesaw State men’s golf team finished round one of the Golfweek Conference Challenge tied for seventh with Southeastern Louisiana after posting a 293, +5 at the Spirit Hollow Golf Course.
Senior Matt Nagy is just one stroke behind the leader, shooting a 68, -4 to sit in a four-way tie for second. After two bogeys in his opening eight-holes, Nagy recorded six birdies to close out the first round of play.
“Matt got off to a slow start but he got into a groove on his last 10-holes,” head coach Jay Moseley said. “His strong finish helped us make up some much needed ground that we needed to be able to compete with best teams in the country.”
Senior Jeff Karlsson is tied for 36th posting a 74, +2, while sophomore teammate Jonathan Klotz is tied for 46th shooting a 75, +3.
In his first collegiate tournament, freshman Jimmy Beck finished his opening 18-holes four-over-par with a 76 to tie for 55th. Sam Curtis, who hasn’t seen action since Fall 2009 rounded out the scoring for the Black and Gold as the junior posted an 80, +8 to tie for 68th.
“As a team we had a good round today, but we certainly were not as sharp as we could have been,” Moseley said. “The guys struggled with a couple different things so we just need to refocus and be more comfortable on the course tomorrow. We know that if we play our best we can get back into contention.”
Chattanooga is the overall leader after 18-holes as the Mocs finished at 279, -9 placing three individuals in the top-10. Senior Stephan Jaeger leads the Mocs as he holds the lead in the individual medalist race after turning in a 67, -5.
Arkansas is just one stroke behind the Mocs in second at 280, -8 with the nations number one ranked team Oklahoma State and Iowa tied for third at 283, -5.
The Owls tee of in round two at 10 a.m. and will be paired with SE Louisiana and Georgia Tech. Live stats of the Golfweek Conference Challenge can be viewed at Golfstat.com. For updates on the Challenge you can follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlsMensGolf.
