ORLANDO, Fla. – Felix Villamil and Franco Piovano are both in the top five after 36 holes of play and the Flagler College men's golf team is in second place with a 1-under 575 (288-287) at the McDonough Cup, which was played Monday (Oct. 31) afternoon at the Rio Pinar Country Club (par 72; 7,001 yards). The final round will be played tomorrow starting at 8 a.m., but the Saints will tee off at 8:48 a.m.

Flagler's 1-under 287 tied for the best score in a round this season for the team.

Villamil moved up nine spots thanks to a career-best round of 5-under 67 in the second round. He sits in third place overall with a 4-under 140. Villamil had eight birdies and 24 pars in the two rounds today. He had five birdies and 13 pars in the second round alone.

Franco Piovano is in a tie for fourth place with a 3-under 141 (71-70). He had one of the six eagles today. Piovano's came in the second round on the par-5, 508-yard No. 10 hole.

Rollins College holds an eight-stroke lead over the 10-team field. The Tars finished the day with a 9-under 567. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is in third place with a 1-over 577.

Leading the 67-man field is Warut Wongrungro. He carded an 8-under 136 (64-72). His teammate, Drew Lanier, is in second place with a 7-under 137 (67-70).

Nic Eberhardt shot a 1-over 145 (70-75) and is in a tie for 16^th place. Abe Forsyth, playing as an individual, is in a tie for 27^th place with a 4-over 148 (79-69). His second round 3-under 69 was a career-best round. Joel Petersson (+5) and Trey Wilson (+6) rounded out the Flagler golfers.
  
 
McDonough Cup (Second Round)
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2022
Rio Pinar Country Club – Orlando, Fla.


Team scores
1) Rollins 279-288=567 (-9)
2) Flagler 288-287=575 (-1)
3) Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 290-287=577 (+1)
4) Palm Beach Atlantic 295-286=581 (+5)
5) LeMoyne 291-291=582 (+6)
6) Eastern Florida State 297-286=583 (+7)
7) Mount Olive 300-287=587 (+11)
8) Indianapolis 299-290=589 (+13)
9) Eckerd 302-304=606 (+30)
10) Adelphi 307-302=609 (+33)

Top 10 individuals
1) Warut Wongrungro (RC) 64-72=136 (-8)
2) Drew Lanier (RC) 67-70=137 (-7)
3) Felix Villamil (FLG) 73-67=140 (-4)
t4) Franco Piovano (FLG) 71-70=141 (-3)
t4) Peter Hatton (LC) 71-70=141 (-3)
t6) Cam Carroll (IND) 76-66=142 (-2)
t6) Cade Coffey (PBA) 72-70=142 (-2)
t8) Ian Aldarondo (ERAU) 74-69=143 (-1)
t8) Andrew Riley (PBA) 72-71=143 (-1)
t10) *Nicholas Diebel (RC) 75-69=144 (E)
t10) Gabriel Elkholm (UMO) 74-70=144 (E)
t10) *Danny Taggart (RC) 74-70=144 (E)
t10) Shane Darby (EC) 73-71=144 (E)
t10) Jacob Salazar (ERAU) 73-71=144 (E)
t10) John Triplett (ERAU) 72-72=144 (E)
 
Flagler scorers:
3) Felix Villamil 73-67=140 (-4)
t4) Franco Piovano 71-70=141 (-3)
t16) Nic Eberhard 70-75=145 (+1)
t27) *Abe Forsyth 79-69=148 (+4)
t34) Joel Petersson 74-75=149 (+5)
t40) Trey Wilson 74-76=150 (+6)
 
*-playing as an individual

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