Montenegro 7th, Gamecocks 5th After Day One at Pinetree
10/21/2019 8:44:00 PM | Men's Golf
KENNESAW, Ga. – Jesus Dario Montenegro is 1-under after the first day of the Kennesaw State Pinetree Intercollegiate and leads the Jacksonville State men's golf team, which is in fifth place.
Montenegro, a junior from Buenos Aires, Argentina, opened the 54-hole tournament with a 2-under 70 on Monday morning before carding a 73 in the afternoon round on the par-72, 7,108-yard Pinetree Country Club. He is tied for seventh in th field of 59 players, while JSU is in fifth out of 11 teams participating.
The Gamecocks are tied with Ohio Valley Conference foe Belmont at 587, 10 shots back of first-place Mercer through 36 holes. Belmont's Evan Davis leads the individual field by one shot at 10-under ahead of 77th-ranked Connor Futrell of Troy.
A five-birdie opening round led Montenegro to his 2-under start to the first day pf the two-day event. An eagle on the par-5 ninth hole and a birdie on 17 highlighted his second round.
Fellow junior Quim Vidal Mora is 13th after a consistent day that saw him turn in two rounds of 73 for a 36-hole 146. A one-birdie day was saved by 32 pars by the native of Barcelona, Spain.
Senior Patricio Freundt-Thurne and junior Max Basler enter Tuesday's final round in a tie for 24th at 5-over on the first day of play. Freundt-Thurne opened with a 75 and answered with an afternoon 74, while Basler shot 74 early and then carded a 75 in the afternoon.
Freshman Jackson Singletary made his JSU debut on Monday and sits in a tie for 49th with one round to play in the tournament. The Alabaster, Ala., native carded rounds of 78 and 77, respectively to post a 36-hole score of 155.
JSU will get things started on Tuesday at 8 a.m. ET on the first hole. The Gamecocks are paired with Belmont and Western Kentucky in the final round. Live scoring can be found at www.golfstat.com.
Montenegro, a junior from Buenos Aires, Argentina, opened the 54-hole tournament with a 2-under 70 on Monday morning before carding a 73 in the afternoon round on the par-72, 7,108-yard Pinetree Country Club. He is tied for seventh in th field of 59 players, while JSU is in fifth out of 11 teams participating.
The Gamecocks are tied with Ohio Valley Conference foe Belmont at 587, 10 shots back of first-place Mercer through 36 holes. Belmont's Evan Davis leads the individual field by one shot at 10-under ahead of 77th-ranked Connor Futrell of Troy.
A five-birdie opening round led Montenegro to his 2-under start to the first day pf the two-day event. An eagle on the par-5 ninth hole and a birdie on 17 highlighted his second round.
Fellow junior Quim Vidal Mora is 13th after a consistent day that saw him turn in two rounds of 73 for a 36-hole 146. A one-birdie day was saved by 32 pars by the native of Barcelona, Spain.
Senior Patricio Freundt-Thurne and junior Max Basler enter Tuesday's final round in a tie for 24th at 5-over on the first day of play. Freundt-Thurne opened with a 75 and answered with an afternoon 74, while Basler shot 74 early and then carded a 75 in the afternoon.
Freshman Jackson Singletary made his JSU debut on Monday and sits in a tie for 49th with one round to play in the tournament. The Alabaster, Ala., native carded rounds of 78 and 77, respectively to post a 36-hole score of 155.
JSU will get things started on Tuesday at 8 a.m. ET on the first hole. The Gamecocks are paired with Belmont and Western Kentucky in the final round. Live scoring can be found at www.golfstat.com.
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