Men's golf in third place after opening day at Colleton River Collegiate

Monday, March 4

Bluffton, S.C.

8:00 am

University of Memphis

Colleton River Intercollegiate (host: Michigan State)

Chase Harris shot even-par 72 in the second round of Monday's Colleton River Collegiate.

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Men's golf in third place after opening day at Colleton River Collegiate

Mar 04, 2019 | Men's Golf

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Bawden fires 7-under 65 in second round to lead Tigers

BLUFFTON, S.C. – The state of South Carolina is beginning to look like the University of Memphis golf team's second home.

A week after finishing third in the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate at Hilton Head, S.C., the Tigers find themselves in third place at the Colleton River Collegiate in Bluffton, S.C., after shooting a 1-under 575. Michigan State, at 13-under 563, leads the 14-team field, four strokes ahead of Iowa State (567) and 12 strokes better than Memphis.

The UofM's second round was its best. The Tigers fired a 5-under 283 on the 7,180-yard layout at the Colleton River Club's Pete Dye Course.

For the Tigers, Bradley Bawden, medalist at the Wexford Intercollegiate, fired a 7-under 65 in the second round and is tied for ninth at 2-under 142. Isaiah Jackson is tied for 20^th after finishing at 1-over 145, Borja Martin is tied for 24^th (70-76 for 146), Guillaume Chevalier is tied for 29^th (70-77 for 147) and Chase Harris is tied for 54^th (79-72 for 151).

Nick Giles, competing as an individual, had a solid opening day putting together rounds of 72 and 71 for 1-under 143.

"Today was really good team golf," said Tiger coach Blake Smart. "We had contributions from everyone and and put ourselves in another final grouping.

"Bradley played a phenomenal afternoon round. In those conditions (cold, steady breeze), and on that course, it was really good."

Individually, Michigan State's Donnie Trosper leads with an 8-under 136, followed by Iowa State's Lachian Barker (137) and Iowa's Alex Schaake (138). Barker tied Bawden with the day's best round, firing a 65 in the second round.

Final round play will be held today.

2019 Colleton River Collegiate

Event: Colleton River Collegiate at Bluffton, S.C. (54 holes)
Where: Colleton River Club
Final round: Tuesday, March 5 (18 holes)
Host: Michigan State
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,180
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Teams in the Field (14): Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Georgia Southern, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, Memphis, Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, Oakland, Penn State, Rutgers, Wisconsin.