ORLANDO, Fla. —
Valdosta State’s golf team shot an opening round 294, followed by a second round 303, and finished the first day of play in fifth place with a 21-over 597 at the McDonough Cup held at the par-72, 7,001-yard Rio Pinar Country Club on Monday.
The Blazers finished the day 12 strokes behind tournament leader Nova Southeastern, who shot 294-291 for a 585. Lynn was second at 587, while Florida Southern shot a 593 and Mount Olive a 596. Georgia College, Columbus State, Rollins and Florida Tech tied for sixth at 602, while Barry rounded out the top 10 at 603.
Carson-Newman shot a 604 and is in 11th place, followed by Armstrong Atlantic at 608 and Queens at 611. Flagler was 14th at 613, while Catawba, UNC Pembroke and Tampa tied for 15th at 622. Eckerd rounded out the 18-team field with a 635.
The Blazers placed a pair of golfers in the top 20. Nate Anderson is tied for seventh after shooting two over with a 71-75. Abdul Sihag tied for 19th at 149 with a 71-78. John Fordham was a stroke behind Sihag and tied for 27th at 76-74. Clarke Hendrick tied for 41st at 153 with a 76-77, while Austin Graham was 88th after shooting 163 (86-77).
The tournament concludes with a single round of play beginning at 8:25 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Sending the Blazers off
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All-Region teams announced
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Lowndes tennis dominates
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Banks Lake Youth Fishing Derby a success
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Valdosta's Alakulppi ties for 2nd at state
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Brooks County's Parrish in Rivals Top 100
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Summer camp information
VSU baseball camp coming soon
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Prince Automotive donates new baseball equipment
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Needmore holds final races before big Memorial Day weekend
Saturday night racing at Needmore Speedway saw some new faces in victory lane.
That wasn’t the case in the Late Model division, as Valdosta's Gene Ross drove to victory once again, but not without some close competition from Steven Roberts who came in second.
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VSU softball wins South Region, headed to nationals
For the third time in four years, and second in a row, Valdosta State’s softball team will play in the national championship tournament.
The Blazers won their third South Region championship Saturday, beating Alabama-Huntsville 8-3 in game three of the best-of-three series at Steel’s Diamond at Blazer Park. - More Local Sports Headlines
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