GREENVILLE, S.C. – After day two of the Furman Intercollegiate, the FGCU men's golf team remains in third place with sophomore
Jon Hopkins (Bishop's Stortford, England/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) and junior
Brady Madsen (Raymond, Minn./MacCray HS/Winona State) both tied for fourth. Senior
Van Holmgren (Plymouth, Minn./Waysata HS/North Dakota State) jumped 23 spots on Saturday moving into a tie for sixth.
The Eagles shot the second lowest team score of the second round with a 282 for a 36-hole score of 572. Both Wofford (second place) and Chattanooga (fourth place) shot 281 on Saturday for the day's low team score. FGCU sits just four strokes behind Wofford and six strokes behind first place Furman.
"Coach Schultz and I are really proud of the team today," said head coach
Andrew Danna. "It was not an easy day with the conditions; they stayed patient to finish under par on the day as a team. We are expecting more weather tomorrow, so hopefully we'll get an opportunity to finish the 54-hole tournament."
Hopkins and Madsen are tied for fourth with a two-day score of 141, while Holmgren is just one stroke behind (142).
Holmgren shot 68 to finish three under on Saturday to vault up into the top-10. He had just one hole over par while carding four birdies on the day. After a bogey on No. 7, he finished the round with 11 holes at par-or-better.
Hopkins posted an eagle, the second of the weekend for FGCU, on No. 2 and went into the turn at one under. Back-to-back bogeys on No. 12 and No. 13 pushed him back to even, but a birdie on No. 14 followed by four pars gave him a one-under 70 for the day.
Madsen had a strong back nine after finishing the front at two over. He carded a bogey on No. 10, but birdies on No. 14, No. 15, and No. 17 gave him an even finish with a score of 71.
Freshman
Thomas Salanito (Palm Harbor, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic), playing as an individual, sits tied for 24
th as he shot a 72 on the day with four birdies in the round.
Sophomore
Frankie Capan III (North Oaks, Minn./Northwest Christian HS/Alabama) finished the day tied for 44
th after shooting 73, while junior
Henry Tschopp (Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland/Western Texas College/Dodge City CC) heads into the third round tied for 61
st after carding a 76 on Saturday.
The Eagles will open the third round at 9 AM off holes No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 in a shotgun start.
Following the weekend trip to South Carolina, the Eagles will host the Old Corkscrew Intercollegiate at the Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Estero on April 12-13.
FGCU Line-Up:
T4 -
Jon Hopkins – 71-70 – 141
T4 -
Brady Madsen – 70-71 – 141
T6 -
Van Holmgren – 74-68 – 142
T24 -
Thomas Salanito (individual) – 73-72 – 145
T44 -
Frankie Capan III – 76-73 – 149
T61 -
Henry Tschopp –75-76 – 151
51st Furman Intercollegiate Field
1 - #71 Furman – 283-283 – 566
2 - #147 Wofford – 287-281 – 568
3 - #72 FGCU – 290-282 – 572
4 - #136 Chattanooga – 294-281 – 575
5 - #124 Charleston Southern – 293-288 – 581
6 - #118 Toledo – 295-287 – 582
7 - #198 Marshall – 298-286 – 584
8 - #138 Francis Marion – 297-291 – 588
9 - #207 George Mason – 292-297 – 589
10 - #130 High Point – 298-292 – 590
T11 - #184 Samford – 303-289 – 592
T11 - USC Aiken – 298-294 – 592
13 - #156 Western Carolina – 298-301 – 599
T14 - #196 Presbyterian – 303-297 – 600
T14 - #132 Connecticut – 306-294 – 600
16 - #226 Towson – 305-299 – 604
17 - Xavier – 315-300 – 615
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