LAKELAND, Fla. – Led by a balanced lineup that includes four players currently under par, No. 3 Nova Southeastern battled toe-to-toe with the nation's top competition on Monday, moving into third place following the first 36 holes of action at the Matlock Collegiate Classic. The Sharks posted identical rounds of 282, trailing only Florida Southern and Barry atop the loaded leaderboard.
INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Standing: 3
rd of 15 teams
Tournament Leader: Florida Southern
Location: Lone Palm Golf Club | Lakeland, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72/7,065
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Nova Southeastern sat in fourth through round one, yet climbed a spot during the afternoon to remain within striking distance at the season-opening tournament. At (-12), head coach Chris Carlin's bunch finds itself eight shots behind leader Florida Southern and five behind second-place Barry.
- The trio of Juan Jose Guerra, Finlay Mason and Tomas Millet each finished the day tied for 12th at three-under par. Guerra closed with two birdies over the final three holes of round two, pairing a 69 with his opening-round 72. Mason, meanwhile, set the tone by opening the tournament with a sizzling (-5) 67 in round one. The junior sunk six birdies during the morning session, but it was his eagle on No. 17 that highlighted the impressive effort. Millet ran into a bit of trouble with three bogeys over his last six holes in the first round. However, he would put a halt to his troubles and pieced together a (-2) 70 in round two to keep pace with his teammates.
- Three straight birdies to close round one ignited a round-two score of 70 for Martin Larrea, lifting him into a share of 17th at two-under par.
- Khush Patel rounded out the lineup by combining rounds of 72 and 73 to hold onto a tie for 31st.
UP NEXT:
The Sharks will look to make a final-round push when action resumes Tuesday morning from the Lone Palm Golf Club. Live scoring will be available here.
