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The Gary Koch Invitational
Engle Within Striking Distance of Top Spot at Gary Koch Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 6, 2015
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GASTONIA, N.C. – Sophomore Clark Engle sunk under par in both rounds Monday of the Gary Koch Invitational at the Gastonia Country Club. He fired 71-70 to go 3-under and earn a seventh place standing entering Tuesday’s final round. As a team, Ohio State is slotted seventh as well.
At 3-under, Engle is four strokes off the pace shared by Florida State’s Rowin Caron and Kentucky’s Cooper Musselman (-7). Redshirt junior Grant Weaver put himself in contention for a top-25 finish, tied for 23rd after Day One. He carded scores of 73-74 (+3) and is in pursuit of his 15th career top-25 performance.
Tee-k Kelly joined Engle and Weaver as two-time contributors to the team tally. The junior out of Wheaton, Ill., posted rounds of 75-76 (+7) and is tied for 45th overall.
Seniors Boo Timko and Logan Jones rounded out the OSU lineup, ending the day tied for 67th and 71st place, respectively. Timko registered back-to-back 78s while Jones followed an opening round 75 with an 82 in his second trip around the course.
BUCKEYE RESULTS
7th – Team 294-298–592 (+16)
7th – Clark Engle 71-70–141 (-3)
T-23rd – Grant Weaver 73-74–147 (+3)
T-45th – Tee-k Kelly 75-76–151 (+7)
T-67th – Boo Timko 78-78–156 (+12)
T-71st – Logan Jones 75-82–157 (+13)
The third and final round is slated to tee off at 8 a.m. ET.
