Montenegro Leads Gamecocks On First Day at LSU
10/5/2019 7:03:00 PM | Men's Golf
SHREVEPORT, La. – Jesus Dario Montenegro is seven under through two rounds and in eighth place, while the Jacksonville State men's golf team is tied for fifth with one day remaining at the David Toms Intercollegiate.
Montenegro, a junior from Buenos Aires, Argentina, shot rounds of 69 and 68 on Saturday on the par-72, 7,048-yard Southern Trace Country Club. His 36-hole 137 is six shots back in the 69-player event hosted by LSU.
The Gamecocks were 5-under after an opening-round 283 before an afternoon 285 brough them to 8-under. They are tied with Wichita State for fifth in the 12-team field, which is led by host LSU after the Tigers carded a 46-under 530 over their first two rounds. They hold the top four spots on the individual leaderboard, including leader Hayden White at 13 under.
Montenegro made six birdies in each of his first two rounds, the second-most total birdies in the field.
Fellow junior Quim Vidal Mora is tied for 25th at 1-under after answering an opening round 73 with a second-round 70. The Barcelona, Spain, native made five birdies in his second round to climb five spots up the leaderboard.
Redshirt Junior Max Basler is tied for 29th with a 144 through his first two rounds. The native of Konigswinter, Germany opened his tournament with a 3-under 69 before an afternoon 75 put a cap on his 36-hole score of 144.
Senior Patricio Freundt-Thurne is tied for 37th after rounds of 74 and 72 gave him a two-round total of 146, while Maximo Portais is tied for 43rd after shooting 72 and 77, respectively for a 36-hole 149.
The Gamecocks are paired with Wichita State and ULM in Sunday's final round, which will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring can be found online at www.golfstat.com.
Montenegro, a junior from Buenos Aires, Argentina, shot rounds of 69 and 68 on Saturday on the par-72, 7,048-yard Southern Trace Country Club. His 36-hole 137 is six shots back in the 69-player event hosted by LSU.
The Gamecocks were 5-under after an opening-round 283 before an afternoon 285 brough them to 8-under. They are tied with Wichita State for fifth in the 12-team field, which is led by host LSU after the Tigers carded a 46-under 530 over their first two rounds. They hold the top four spots on the individual leaderboard, including leader Hayden White at 13 under.
Montenegro made six birdies in each of his first two rounds, the second-most total birdies in the field.
Fellow junior Quim Vidal Mora is tied for 25th at 1-under after answering an opening round 73 with a second-round 70. The Barcelona, Spain, native made five birdies in his second round to climb five spots up the leaderboard.
Redshirt Junior Max Basler is tied for 29th with a 144 through his first two rounds. The native of Konigswinter, Germany opened his tournament with a 3-under 69 before an afternoon 75 put a cap on his 36-hole score of 144.
Senior Patricio Freundt-Thurne is tied for 37th after rounds of 74 and 72 gave him a two-round total of 146, while Maximo Portais is tied for 43rd after shooting 72 and 77, respectively for a 36-hole 149.
The Gamecocks are paired with Wichita State and ULM in Sunday's final round, which will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring can be found online at www.golfstat.com.
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
Wednesday, October 14
Friday, October 09
Friday, October 02
Sunday, September 27
