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John Hayt Intercollegiate
Blazers Improve Through Two Rounds At John Hayt Intercollegiate
3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 1, 2010
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The UAB men's golf team improved one spot to 14th overall after two rounds at the John Hayt Intercollegiate at the Sawgrass Country Club. The Blazers dropped 15 strokes from their opening round 313 on Sunday, to finish the day with a 298 during Monday's second round. UAB will enter the final 18 holes with a team score of 611 (313-298).
"We had several good individual performances today," UAB head coach Alan Kaufman said. "We need to have more consistent play from everyone. If we can get four players competing well on the same day, we can compete with any team."
Senior John Darby led the charge, tying for the team-best round of one-over par 73 on the afternoon. The Birmingham, Ala. native comes into the final round in a tie for 33rd overall with a seven over par 151 (78-73). Senior Blake West is one stroke back of Darby at eight over par 152 (75-77) and is in a tie for 35th overall.
Senior Adam West matched Darby's second round team-low of 73, and will enter Tuesday's final round in a tie for 47th overall with a 10-over par 154 (81-73). Sophomore Blake Watts (84-75) and redshirt freshman Austen Dailey (79-80) are tied for 72nd overall with a 159.
Host No. 27 North Florida remains in first overall at 6-over 582, followed by No. 30 Duke (585). Furman (593) is in third overall while UCF, Tulsa and Georgia Southern are in a three-way tie for fourth overall at 596. The event includes eight of the top-35 teams in the country.
The final round of the John Hayt Intercollegiate begins at 8 a.m. ET on Tuesday with staggered tee times on holes No.1 and 10. UAB will tee off on the 10th hole beginning at 8:45 a.m. ET. Live scoring can be found by logging onto Golfstat.com.
