ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The Catawba College men's golf team closed its first day of competition in the spring semester in third place on Monday, performing well against a field that includes six other top-25 programs at the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate hosted by Lincoln Memorial.
Catawba recorded a two-over-par team score in the first round, good for second in the field, but stumbled in the second round to settle for a 588 (+12) worthy of third place thus far. Eighth-ranked St. Mary's (Texas) has led the pack from the start using back-to-back one-under rounds, followed by North Georgia who jetted into the second slot with an even-par Round 2.
RESULTS
T-4. Ilia Antoniadis (144, E)
T-7. Paul Esnault (145, +1)
T-23. Alec Barker (149, +5)
T-25. Allan Lockwood (150, +6)
T-70. Connor Carter (157, +13)
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T-39. Pranay Kapur (152, +8), Individual
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Antoniadis ripped a three-under 69 in the opening round, the second-best in the field, with only one bogey before leveling out to even par at day's end
- Esnault also registered a below-par opener with a 71, then stumbled early in the second round but two birdies and an eagle in succession to start the back nine helped the Frenchman retain a top-10 position
- Barker countered a plus-three back nine with three birds in a front-nine 35 to begin the day at 74, tacking on a 75 in the second round to enter Day 2 in 23rd
- Making his season debut, Lockwood turned in a modest 76-74 scorecard that featured an up-and-down second round that saw just five pars tallied
- Carter followed up a first-round 81 with a much-improved 76, shaving off seven shots in the back nine alone
- Despite competing as an individual, Kapur was Catawba's biggest mover from Round 1 to Round 2, posting an 80 to begin the day before cutting eight strokes off by shooting par in the second 18
UP NEXT
The blue and white tee off tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. to put a bow on their first tournament of the spring season.
