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Gamecocks Second Heading Into Final Round Of Rees Jones Invitational
Harbin tied for third with even-par 144
<b>Dykes Harbin</b>
 
Dykes Harbin

Oct. 1, 2012

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DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. -- The South Carolina men's golf team posted solid rounds of 295 (+7) and 296 (+8) on Monday in the first two rounds of the Rees Jones Invitational at Haig Point Club.

On a day when most teams struggled down the stretch, the Gamecocks made up some ground to end the second round to move into second place with a two-round total of 591 (+15), which is 17 strokes behind tournament leader Liberty (574). South Carolina sank eight birdies during their final three holes.

"It's going to be a big hill to climb but we have a chance on a golf course that is playing extremely difficult," South Carolina head coach Bill McDonald said. "We showed some fight at the end of the round to give ourselves a chance."

Senior Dykes Harbin is in contention for medalist honors after carding rounds of 73-71=144 (E). Harbin, whose second-round of 71 was one of only five rounds under par on the day, heads into the final round in a tie for third, trailing Liberty's Ian McConnell (142) by two strokes for the tournament lead.

After turning in a 3-over 75 in the opening round, sophomore Caleb Sturgeon made a move up the leaderboard in the second round with an even-par 72. A native of Laurens, S.C., Sturgeon is in a tie for 17th with a total of 147 (+3).

Freshman Matt NeSmith and sophomore Will Murphy are also in position to finish in the top 20 as they are in a tie for 19th with rounds of 73-78=151 (+7) and 76-75=151(+7), respectively.

Sophomore Sean Kelly and senior Dean Hester, who is playing as an individual, sit just outside the top 20 in a tie for 27th. Kelly turned in rounds of 74-79=153 (+9), and Hester shot rounds of 78-75=153.

Liberty opened the day with a 284 (-4), which is the second lowest 18-hole score in tournament history, and followed it up with a 290 (+2) to extend its lead. Winthrop is in third with a score of 594 (+18), followed by East Carolina (601) and Charlotte (602).

Final-round play is scheduled to begin with a shotgun start on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. The Gamecocks will be paired with Liberty and Winthrop and will tee off on the first four holes. Live scoring is available at golfstatresults.com. 

SOUTH CAROLINA RESULTS
T3. Dykes Harbin 	73-71=144 (E)
T7. Caleb Sturgeon 	75-72=147 (+3)
T19. Matt NeSmith 	73-78=151 (+7)
T19. Will Murphy 	76-75=151 (+7)
T27. Sean Kelly 	74-79=153 (+9)
*T27. Dean Hester	78-75=153 (+9)
*Playing as an individual

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Liberty 		284-290=574
2. South Carolina 	295-296=591
3. Winthrop 		293-301=594
4. East Carolina	298-303=601
5. Charlotte 		306-296=602
6. Kennesaw State 	306-303=609
7. UNCW 		309-303=612
8. Iowa State 		299-315=614
9. Charleston Southern 	315-301=616
10. Francis Marion 	316-309=625
11. Tennessee Tech U.	310-318=628
12. Presbyterian        330-315=645

 

 

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