GREENVILLE, SC – Francis Marion University stands 15th after the opening two rounds on Sunday (Oct. 18) of the 56th-annual Furman Intercollegiate Men's Golf Tournament.
The 54-hole event is being played on the 7,131-yard, par 71 Furman University Golf Course. Final round action is scheduled to begin Monday, with teams teeing off on No. 1 and No. 10 starting at 8:20 a.m.
The Patriots posted team rounds of 313 and 297 on Sunday. Campbell University holds the team lead by 11 strokes following 36 holes after shooting three-under 565.
Sophomore
Chan Lee leads the FMU golfers as he carded rounds of 80 and 69 to sit in a tie for 37th overall in the players' standings at 149. He climbed nearly 40 positions on the leaderboard with his two-under 69 second round, which included four birdies and 12 pars.
Freshman
Matthew Griffiths is tied for 51st position with a 77-74=151 scorecard. Other Patriot golfers are sophomore
Carson Jordan (79-76=155) and freshman
Rohan Neat (77-78=155), who are both tied at 71st overall. Freshman
Yu-Hsiang Shih rounds out the team with an 81-82=163 scorecard to sit in a tie for 87th position.