PONTE VEDRA BEACH – The No. 21 (Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll) Flagler College men's golf team is in sixth place after two rounds at the Marjorie Whitney Invitational Monday at TPC Sawgrass Pete Dye's Valley Course (par: 72; yards: 6848). The final round will be played tomorrow morning.
Flagler shot a 310 in the first round and followed with a 307 to close with a 617. The Saints are 24 shots back of the leader, No. 14 Nova Southeastern University, who shot a 593. NSU holds a six-shot lead over No. 4 Barry University and the rest of the 12-team field.
Ben Taylor of Nova Southeastern leads the 64-man field with a 5-under par 139 and is one of only three players to shoot under par. Taylor has the lowest round of the tournament with a 5-under 67 in the second round. He holds a four-shot lead over
Greg Mergel (Allenwood, N.J., Wall Township HS) of Flagler College and Daniel Stapff of Barry. Mergel shot an even par 72 in the first round and shot 1-under in the second round.
Andrew McCracken (Virginia Beach, Va., First Colonial HS) is in 24th place with a 10-over 154 for Flagler. Two Saints are tied for 35th place.
Joel Dahlenburg (St. Augustine, Fla., Bartram Trail HS) and
Michael Boss (Lewiston, N.Y., Lewiston Porter HS) each shot a 16-over 160.
Travis Ralph (St. Petersburg, Fla., St. Petersburg College) rounds out the team with a 23-over 167 and is in a tie for 55th place.
Marjorie Whitney Invitational (Second Round)
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
TPC Sawgrass Pete Dye's Valley Course – Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Par: 72 Yards: 6,848
Team scores
1) Nova Southeastern 310-283=593
2) Barry 295-304=599
3) Abilene Christian 299-305=604
t4) Barton 311-296=607
t4) Queens University of Charlotte 303-304=607
6) Flagler 310-307=617
t7) Eckerd 311-311=622
t7) Erskine 308-314=622
t7) St. Andrews 311-311=622
10) Mount Olive 312-322=634
11) St. Thomas Aquinas 327-324=651
12) North Georgia 326-329=655
Top 10 individuals
1) Ben Taylor (NSU) 72-67=139 (-5)
t2)
Greg Mergel (FC) 72-71=143 (-1)
t2) Daniel Stapff (BU) 71-72=143 (-1)
t4) Ricardo Celia (NSU) 77-70=147 (+3)
t4) Trey Sullivan (ACU) 74-73=147 (+3)
t4) Kyle Davis (QUC) 75-72=147 (+3)
7) Matthew Latham (SAU) 75-73=148 (+4)
t8) Michael Marshburn (BC) 74-75=149 (+5)
t8) Brandon Hansen (EC) 73-76=149 (+5)
t8) Corbin Renner (ACU 71-78=149 (+5)
Flagler scorers:
t2)
Greg Mergel 72-71=143 (-1)
24)
Andrew McCracken 75-79=154 (+10)
t35)
Joel Dahlenburg 81-79=160 (+16)
t35)
Michael Boss 82-78=160 (+16)
t55)
Travis Ralph 88-79=167 (+23)
