MADISON, Wis. – Florida Gulf Coast University men's golf remains in first place Monday after day two of the Badger Invitational.
"Really proud of the guys," head coach Andrew Danna said. "They did a good job managing the course again today. We are looking forward to the final round tomorrow."
FGCU (-16) holds a five-stroke lead over second-place Nebraska (-11) heading into Tuesday's final round.
The Eagles opened the tournament Sunday with a 14-under-par effort (274), setting the tone for the 18-team field. FGCU turned in a 286 team round Monday.
Two Eagles are perched among the top five on the player leaderboard through two rounds. Matt Millar and Austin Cherichella are in a five-way tie for third at five-under-par. Cherichella carded a seven-under, 65 Sunday to soar into the lead. Millar produced back-to-back steady under-par rounds, 69 and 70.
Millar and Cherichella have positioned themselves just two strokes back of the tournament leader. VCU's Veikka Viskari climbed to the top of the player leaderboard Monday, sitting at seven-under.
Sebastian Gamboa is tied for 17th, posting another round of 71 before entering the clubhouse.
Individually, Thomas Salanito won the individual event at TPC Wisconsin, finishing with a two-under, 211 performance. Salanito fired an opening-round 69 and followed with a pair of 71s to outlast Illinois State's Will Troy by one stroke.
"I'm really proud of Thomas," Danna said. "He did a great job closing out the individual event today. It's his first collegiate win, and we are all so proud of him."
