Solid Second Round Puts Spiders in Contention at Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate
03/29/2021 | Men's Golf
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Richmond Spiders men's golf team combined for a 1-over 281 in Round 2 of the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate Monday afternoon, shooting up the leaderboard into third place entering Tuesday's final round. The Spiders Round 2 score was the lowest among the 16 teams in the field and 16 shots better than the 297 they shot in Round 1 on Monday morning.
Sophomore Lou Baker, the reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, shot rounds of 69 and 70 for a 36-hole total of 139 (-1) and is second on the individual leaderboard, one shot behind Old Dominion's Jakob Henriksson. Baker made 10 birdies on Monday, most in the field.
Sophomore Ben Cooper led all Spiders with a 2-under 68 in Round 2, moving 27 spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for sixth at 143 (+3). Junior Michael Childress also improved his standing on Monday afternoon, shooting an even-par 70 after a 77 (+7) on Monday morning. Childress is currently tied for 26th in the 88-man field.
Senior Michael Baker is tied for 49th at 151 (+11), three shots ahead of freshman Garrett Clark, who shot rounds of 81 and 73 on Monday and is tied for 58th at 154 (+14).
Playing as an individual, junior Carter Cook is in position for his best result as a Spider shooting a pair of rounds of 72 (+2) on Monday. Cook is tied for 12th at 144 (+4).
Richmond will enter Tuesday's final round one shot behind Old Dominion (577) and four shots behind VCU (574), but Spiders coach Adam Decker insists that the Spiders won't be impacted by their position on the leaderboard.
"We're going to stick to our plan for the course and we're not going to get caught up in what anybody else is doing," said Decker. "We're in a nice spot and have nothing to lose. The guys are prepared and looking forward to being in contention."
The final round will begin with a shotgun start at 8:45 AM on Tuesday.
Sophomore Lou Baker, the reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, shot rounds of 69 and 70 for a 36-hole total of 139 (-1) and is second on the individual leaderboard, one shot behind Old Dominion's Jakob Henriksson. Baker made 10 birdies on Monday, most in the field.
Sophomore Ben Cooper led all Spiders with a 2-under 68 in Round 2, moving 27 spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for sixth at 143 (+3). Junior Michael Childress also improved his standing on Monday afternoon, shooting an even-par 70 after a 77 (+7) on Monday morning. Childress is currently tied for 26th in the 88-man field.
Senior Michael Baker is tied for 49th at 151 (+11), three shots ahead of freshman Garrett Clark, who shot rounds of 81 and 73 on Monday and is tied for 58th at 154 (+14).
Playing as an individual, junior Carter Cook is in position for his best result as a Spider shooting a pair of rounds of 72 (+2) on Monday. Cook is tied for 12th at 144 (+4).
Richmond will enter Tuesday's final round one shot behind Old Dominion (577) and four shots behind VCU (574), but Spiders coach Adam Decker insists that the Spiders won't be impacted by their position on the leaderboard.
"We're going to stick to our plan for the course and we're not going to get caught up in what anybody else is doing," said Decker. "We're in a nice spot and have nothing to lose. The guys are prepared and looking forward to being in contention."
The final round will begin with a shotgun start at 8:45 AM on Tuesday.
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