NOTABLES
- Sophomore Will Easterlin is tied for the lead in the tournament. Easterlin fired a 67 (-4) in the first round and followed it up with a 70 (-1) in the second for an overall 5-under par score. Through the first two rounds, Easterlin has nine birdies, the most of any golfer in the field. His 4.00 stroke average on Par 5 holes is also the best rate in the tournament. So far this season, Easterlin has had sub 70 scores in four rounds of 14 rounds played.
- Senior Gage Doyle, playing as an individual in the tournament, is tied for 25th place with a 5-over score. He carded a 75 (+4) in the first round and a 72 (+1) in the second. Doyle is averaging 4.33 strokes on Par 5s which is tied for the third best rate in the field.
- Senior Rafe Blankenship is tied for 36th place heading into the final round with a 7-over score.
- Junior Trevor Drew and freshman Colton Woosley are tied for 62nd place with an 11-over score.
- Freshman Barton Rutledge is tied for 81st place with a 15-over score.
QUOTABLE
"Will played great today," said head coach Austin King. "He managed the tough conditions well, putted great and I'm excited for him to have another opportunity to win tomorrow. Everyone else had a rough go today. We've got to manage things better when the conditions get tough like they were and we just didn't do a great job of that today. We have a good opportunity to bounce back tomorrow, and I know they'll make the proper adjustments to do so."
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T1. Will Easterlin: 67-70—137 (-5)
T25. Gage Doyle: 75-72—147 (+5)
T36. Rafe Blankenship: 76-73—149 (+7)
T62. Trevor Drew: 75-78—153 (+11)
T62. Colton Woosley: 78-75—153 (+11)
T81. Barton Rutledge: 81-76—157 (+15)
UP NEXT
The third and final round of the Furman Intercollegiate will take place on Monday, Oct. 19.
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