Men’s Golf Tied for 16th at Schenkel Invite – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/17/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 17, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio– The Ohio State men’s golf team is tied for 16th place with 18 holes left to be played in a field that includes eight Top 25 teams. The Buckeyes shot rounds of 298-302 (600) during the first 36 holes at the Forest Heights Country Club (par 72, 6,962) in Statesboro, Ga.
No. 5 Georgia leads the tournament by 14 shots over South Carolina with a score of 564 (287-277). Chris Kirk of Georgia is the individual leader after shooting rounds of 70-68 for a score of 6-under 138.
Ohio State senior Jared Jones (Kenova, W.Va./Spring Valley) leads the Buckeyes after firing off season low rounds of 73 and 75 (148) and is tied for 26th place.
Final round competition begins at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
E-Z Go Chris Schenkel Invitational (March 17-18)
Par 72 6,962-yard Forest Heights Country Club
Team
| Pl. | School | Rd.1 | Rd.2 |
| 1. | Georgia | 287 | 277 |
| 2. | South Carolina | 295 | 283 |
| 3. | Alabama | 292 | 288 |
| 4. | Auburn | 289 | 293 |
| 5. | Augusta State | 298 | 288 |
| 6. | Florida | 290 | 297 |
| 7. | Arizona | 306 | 284 |
| 8. | Texas A&M | 298 | 293 |
| 9. | New Mexico | 299 | 293 |
| T10. | Michigan State | 301 | 293 |
| 12. | North Carolina | 302 | 293 |
| 13. | Minnesota | 299 | 297 |
| T14. | Georgia Southern | 302 | 297 |
| T14. | Tennessee | 297 | 302 |
| 16. | Ohio State | 298 | 302 |
| 17. | Kentucky | 304 | 298 |
| 18. | NC State | 311 | 297 |
Individuals
| Pl. | Name, School | Rd.1 | Rd.2 |
| 1. | Chris Kirk (Georgia) | 70 | 68 |
| T2. | Baker Elmore (South Carolina) | 72 | 69 |
| T2. | Major Manning (Augusta State) | 74 | 67 |
| T2. | Brendon Todd (Georgia) | 73 | 68 |
Ohio State Individuals
| Pl. | Name | Rd.1 | Rd.2 |
| T26. | Jared Jones | 73 | 75 |
| T45. | Jack Tyler | 75 | 75 |
| T54. | David Vallina | 78 | 73 |
| T70. | Patrick Simard | 74 | 79 |
| T77. | Colin Biles | 76 | 79 |
