Iona Golf Completes Play On Day Two Of NCAA Regionals
KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN - The Iona men's golf program completed round two of the NCAA Regional Championships at the Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston Springs today. Senior Justin Burkhamer was the Gaels low scorer for the second-straight round.
Iona was unable to move out of 13th place, shooting a second-round team score of 309 (+25). The Maroon & Gold are now +51 after two rounds at the Tennessee Regional. San Diego State jumped into first place after a very strong 276 (-8) team score in round two.
Vanderbilt's Reid Davenport and San Diego State's Youssef Guezzale lead all individuals at -5 after day two.
ROUND TWO SUMMARY
Burkhamer posted his second straight 75 (+4). The senior golfer shot one over on the front with a birdie on the long par-5 fifth, but was unable to bounce back after bogeying three holes on the back nine.
Garrett Giles came out of the gate with a birdie on the first hole, but an up-and-down front nine put him at 4 over going into the turn. A very solid one-over on the back allowed him to post a solid 76 (+5).
Oisin Devereux shot a rollercoaster 78 (+7), posting five bogey's, one double and one triple bogey. The Ireland native was able to find three birdies, with two of them coming on the last two holes of the round to finish on a positive note.
Kritsarin Oukosavanna posted his second nine-over 80 (+9) at the regional. The Boca Raton, Florida native posted a 39 (+3) on the back nine.
Matt Mirocco was unable to find any sort of groove, posting a round-two score of 88 (+17). The senior had one birdie, which came on the 450-yard par-4 third hole.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
| PLACE |
TEAM |
ROUND ONE |
ROUND TWO |
TOTAL SCORE |
| 1. |
(26) San Diego State |
281 (-3) |
276 (-8) |
557 (-11) |
| 2. |
(13) Vanderbilt |
279 (-5) |
280 (-4) |
559 (-9) |
| 3. |
(24) Arkansas |
283 (-1) |
280 (-4) |
563 (-5) |
| 4. |
(10) NC State |
277 (-7) |
288 (+4) |
565 (-3) |
| T5. |
(3) Clemson |
287 (+3) |
279 (-5) |
566 (-2) |
| T5. |
(42) Charlotte |
289 (+5) |
277 (-7) |
566 (-2) |
| 7. |
(46) Kent State |
277 (-7) |
290 (+6) |
567 (-1) |
| 8. |
(33) Virginia |
289 (+5) |
282 (-2) |
571 (+3) |
| 9. |
Houston |
279 (-5) |
293 (+9) |
572 (+4) |
| 10. |
UTSA |
294 (+10) |
293 (+9) |
587 (+19) |
| 11. |
Loyola Maryland |
297 (+13) |
292 (+8) |
589 (+21) |
| 12. |
UConn |
301 (+17) |
305 (+21) |
606 (+38) |
| 13. |
Iona |
310 (+26) |
309 (+25) |
619 (+51) |
IONA INDIVIDUALS
| PLACE |
NAME |
ROUND ONE |
ROUND TWO |
TOTAL SCORE |
| T56. |
Justin Burkhamer |
75 (+4) |
75 (+4) |
150 (+8) |
| T62. |
Garrett Giles |
76 (+5) |
76 (+5) |
152 (+10) |
| T68. |
Oisin Devereux |
79 (+8) |
78 (+7) |
157 (+15) |
| T69. |
Kritsarin Oukosavanna |
80 (+9) |
80 (+9) |
160 (+18) |
| 75. |
William Fleck / Matt Mirocco* |
83 (+12) |
88 (+17) |
171 (+29) |
* Mirocco played in place of Fleck in round two.
UP NEXT
The Gaels return to action for the third and final round of NCAA Regional play tomorrow. Mirocco will start things off for Iona tomorrow at 10:20 a.m. EST, followed by Oukosavanna at 10:31 a.m. EST. Devereux is scheduled to tee off at 10:42 a.m. EST, followed by Giles at 10:53 a.m. EST and Burkhamer at 11:04 a.m. EST.
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