Men’s Golf Has Mixed Results at Valspar Collegiate

Monday, March 21

Stuart, Fla.

University of Memphis

Valspar Collegiate Invitational

Men’s Golf Has Mixed Results at Valspar Collegiate

Mar 21, 2016 | Men's Golf

Tigers stand 14th in highly competitive event

PALM CITY, Fla. – Behind a blistering first-round score of 289, the Memphis Tiger men's golf team stands in 14th place in the competitive Valspar Collegiate, an event where every team in the field is ranked inside of the top-50 in the Golfstat National Team Rankings.

Eighth ranked Texas leads the field with rounds of 283 and 297, and are ten strokes ahead of the field, which includes 22nd ranked LSU (286-294-580), 13th ranked Oklahoma (295-288-583), and 29th ranked Texas A&M (294-290-584) that round out the top four. Memphis's first round score was countered with a second round 316, and the Tigers' score of 605 has them six strokes ahead of seventh ranked Florida.

Played at the Floridian Golf Course, which has a par of 71 and is 6,999 yards long, Memphis junior Lars van Meijel – who came into the event ranked 12^th in the country individually - is in a tie of 16th place in the field after rounds of 68 and 78 for a four-over-par 146. van Meijels's opening round score is tied for the lowest in the tournament, and had the junior leading the field after 18 holes.

Eithel McGowen is in 47th place through 36 holes, after carding rounds of 74 and 76 for his 150. J.C. Campbell was inside of the Memphis top four in both rounds, carding a first round score of 74, which was followed by an 81 for a two-round total of 156.

Thomas Perrot – who came into the tournament ranked 13th nationally – carded a two-over 73 in his first round, before struggling in the afternoon round with an 87. Taylor McCullum shot an opening round 81 – just outside of the Memphis top four – while the team used his score from the second round, also an 81. His 162 two-round total has him in a tie for 79th in the field.

The Tigers conclude action at the event on Tuesday, with the Tigers teeing off with Georgia Tech and Florida starting at 8:21 a.m.