By: By Al Barba
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OPELIKA, Ala. – Junior
Jimmy Beck carded a second-round 6-under par 66 on Monday to lead the Kennesaw State men's golf team to a second-place standing at the Tiger Invitational that is being held at Grand National's par-72, 7,149-yard Lake Course.
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Beck, who shot a first-round 1-over par 73, is tied for third place with a 5-under par 139, four shots behind Auburn's Niclas Carlsson (135), and helped the Owls finish 36 holes in second place with a 2-under par 574. The KSU junior's second round ties for the second-lowest par-72 18-hole score of 7-under 65 set by Beck at the 2012 Pinetree Intercollegiate and Michael Tulcaz at the 2007 USA Jaguar Invitational.
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Kennesaw State is 10 shots behind host and No. 28 Auburn, which leads the 15-team field with a 12-under par 564 total. The Owls and Tigers were the only teams to finish the opening day under par.
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Thirty-eighth -ranked Memphis (585) is third and Mississippi State (586) is fourth. Troy and Auburn's "B" team are tied for fifth at 13-over par 589.
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Freshman
Teremoana Beaucousin continued his solid spring season with rounds of 71-73 for an even-par 144 and is tied for 10th place. Fellow Owls freshman
Chris Guglielmo (146) is tied for 15th, while junior
Austin Vick (148) is 25th and redshirt-junior
Kelby Burton (151) is tied for 33rd.
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The Tiger Invitational concludes on Tuesday with the Owls grouped with Auburn and Memphis and scheduled to tee off at 10:15 a.m. (ET). All the action can be followed live on the internet at
www.golfstatresults.com.
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