SALISBURY, N.C. – The Emory & Henry University Men's Golf Team leads the field through two rounds of the Richard Rendleman Invitational on Monday. The two-day 54-hole event is being hosted by Catawba College at The Country Club of Salisbury.
E&H set a new program record for the best 18-hole team score in round one, turning in a 275 (-9) and followed that up with the second-best round in the afternoon at -7 (277). Individually, junior Jordan Kaung Kyaw (Yangon, MYANMAR) and freshman Will Watson (Abingdon, Va.) carded two of the best three individual rounds in program history during Monday's play.
The Basics
TOURNAMENT – Richard Rendleman Invitational
HOST – Catawba College
FORMAT – Stroke Play/54 holes/5-count-4
LOCATION – Salisbury, North Carolina
COURSE – The Country Club of Salisbury
PAR – 35-36 – 71
LENGTH – 6,744 Yards
Round One
Junior Jordan Kaung Kyaw (Yangon, MYANMAR) posted the best round in program history on Monday morning, firing a -7 (64) to lead the field by two strokes. Freshman Will Watson (Abingdon, Va.) carded a -3 (68) to sit in sixth place.
Senior Jhon Ojeda (Cali, COLOMBIA) tied for 11th at even par (71) while junior Slade Aliff (Hardy, Va.) turned in a +1 (72) to sit tied for 21st. Sophomore Brice Reichard (Amherst, Va.) carded a +7 (78) and tied for 50th.
Round Two
Kyaw remains at the top of the leaderboard after shooting a -2 (69) in the second round while Watson moved up four places into second with a 66 (-5).
Aliff jumped 15 spots into a tie for sixth after carding a -3 (68) Monday afternoon as Ojeda was +3 (74) to sit tied for 20th with 18 holes to play. Reichard posted another 78 (+7) and is tied for 54th.
The Leaders
Emory & Henry leads the field by seven strokes at -16 (275-277 – 552) while Catawba is second at -9 (559).
Kyaw is nine under par (64-69 – 135) with Watson a shot behind at -8 (68-66 – 134).
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Up Next
E&H will close out the Richard Rendleman with the third round on Tuesday.
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