PINEHURST, N.C. –The Old Dominion men's golf team improved its second-round score by five strokes to remain in contention ahead of Sunday's final round at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. The Monarchs sit in a two-way tie for fourth place at 27-over 595 – six strokes off the lead and only three shots behind second-place Longwood.
"We started off poorly again today but played much better on the back side," head coach Murray Rudisill said. "We are only six shots out of the lead, so if the guys can get on their 'A' games tomorrow we still have a chance to win this event."
ODU carded a second-round 295 on the par-71, 6,937-yard Pinehurst No. 8, which was tied for the fourth-best round on the day. A pair of Monarchs in Gustav Fransson and Carter Morgan bettered their individual scores on Saturday.
Fransson carded a 2-over 73 in the second round to jump four spots into a tie for ninth at 5-over 147. The senior from Umea, Sweden went 2-under on the back nine and carded three total birdies and now has the second-most birdies among the field (five).
Morgan posted the biggest turnaround of the event for the Monarchs. He bettered his score by five strokes, turning in a 1-over 72. The senior from Tappahannock, Virginia leaped nine spots up the leaderboard and now enters Sunday in a tie for 23rd.
Carter Morgan's 72 on Saturday is the best by a Monarch through the first two rounds of the Pinehurst Intercollegiate.#ODUSports | #ReignOn | #Monarchs pic.twitter.com/8YQq2z4Kdy
— ODU Men's Golf (@ODUMGolf) March 13, 2021
Rasmus Konradsson fired a second-straight 74 and is tied for 17th. He notched a pair of birdies on the back nine.
Jakob Henriksson shot a 76 on Saturday and is tied for 31st. Kazuki Yamauchi carded an 87.
Dayton and Elon recorded tournament-best 289s on Saturday to make big moves up the leaderboard. The Flyers now lead the field at 21-over 589. The Phoenix jumped six spots into third place at 26-over 594, just one stroke ahead of the Monarchs.
Propelled by a 1-under 70 in the second round, Butler's Logan Sabinis tops a congested leaderboard at 1-over 143. In all, 15 players sit within four strokes of the lead.
The Monarchs begin the final round tomorrow at 8:27 a.m.
ODU Lineup
T9. Gustav Fransson – 74-73-147
T17. Rasmus Konradsson – 74-74-148
T23. Carter Morgan – 77-72-149
T31. Jakob Henriksson – 75-76-151
68. Kazuki Yamauchi – 79-87-166
Team Leaderboard
1. Dayton – 300-289-589
2. Longwood – 298-294-592
3. Elon – 305-289-594
T4. Old Dominion – 300-295-595
T4. Belmont – 296-299-595
6. Wofford – 302-295-597
7. George Washington – 298-301-599
8. Butler – 301-299-600
9. DePaul – 305-296-601
10. Xavier – 306-296-602
11. Abilene Christian – 303-300-603
12. Marshall – 310-302-612
Individual Top-10
1. Logan Sabins (Butler) – 73-70-143
T2. Michael Cascino (Butler) – 73-71-144
T2. Brandon Weaver (Longwood) – 71-73-144
T4. Henry May (Dayton) – 74-71-145
T4. Matthew Copeland (Wofford) – 73-72-145
T4. Matthew Larkin (Wofford) – 72-73-145
T7. Will Frodigh (Elon) – 77-69-146
T7. Alex Clouse (Abilene Christian) – 73-73-146
T9. Jack Korotcoff (Xavier) – 75-72-147
T9. Gustav Fransson (ODU) – 74-73-147
T9. Pedro Rabadan (Elon) – 74-73-147
T9. Hugo Riboud (GWU) – 74-73-147
T9. Conor Glennon (DePaul) – 73-74-147
T9. Tyler Jones (Marshall) – 73-74-147
T9. Kyle Schmidt (Dayton) – 73-74-147
T9. Reeve Felner (Belmont) – 73-74-147