By: Hunter McKay
Round 1 Results | Round Two and Three Live Results
SAPPHIRE VALLEY, N.C. – The Kennesaw State men's golf team opened play at the J.T. Poston Invitational on Monday at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley.
"Today was a fun day on the course with lots of birdies and mostly beautiful weather," head coach
Bryant Odom said. "Unfortunately, some small but strong storms passed through and soaked an already wet course and we could not finish the second round. It's nice seeing the hard work from home resulting in some low scores especially from the younger players. Preston and Takafumi lead the way with 66s and everyone is in the mix for the second round. I am hopeful we can finish all 54 holes of the event tomorrow and let these guys run up the leaderboard."
The Owls shot a season-best 7-under par 277 in the opening round. Play began in the second round and the Owls had finished 4-6 holes before it was suspended due to heavy rain. KSU was in eighth place when play was halted for the day. The second round is scheduled to resume at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 with the final round beginning after the conclusion of round two.
Preston Topper led the way for the Owls on Monday. He carded a season-low 5-under par 66 in the opening round that included six birdies and 11 pars. He is even-par through five holes of his second round and is in a tie for fifth place.
Brock Healy fired a 3-under par 68 in round one closing his round with five consecutive pars. He is even-par through five holes of his second round and is in a tie for 19
th.
Brady Keran opened with a 2-under par 69 on Monday. He is 1-over par through six holes in the second round and is tied for 30
th at 5-under par.
Ryan Hines and
Connor Coffee each posted 3-over scores of 74 in round one. Hines is even and Coffee is 2-over par through four holes in the second round. They sit in a tie for 61
st and 71
st respectively.
Playing as an individual this week,
Takafumi Shimoji shot 5-under par 66 in his KSU debut. He is 1-over through three holes in the second round and is tied for 11
th at 4-under par.
The Owls will finish play at the J.T. Poston Invitational on Tuesday, October 1 at 8:30 a.m.
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