UNCW’s Stellar Second Round Moves Seahawks in Front at CAA Men’s Golf Championship

UNCW’s Stellar Second Round Moves Seahawks in Front at CAA Men’s Golf Championship

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Miles McQuiggan

SAINT HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (April 24, 2023) – UNCW shot 15-under par – tying the best single-round performance in CAA Men’s Golf Championship history – to build a 16-shot lead entering the tournament’s final day.
 
Three Seahawks moved into the top six individually in the second round effort, led by a 7-under on the day from Patrick Sparks, who leads the field by six shots at 11-under. Sparks is the sixth player in the Championship’s history to card a round of 7-under or better. Rune Bokeid moved into fifth at 2-under with a 69 on Monday, while Walker Isley is in a three-way tie for sixth at 1-under thanks to a 67 in Monday’s action. UNCW’s 15-under matches James Madison’s performance at the Salisbury Country Club in Midlothian, Virginia, in 2017.


 
Drexel (+2), Charleston (+3), and Elon (+4) are in a tightly contested battle in second through fourth, as Elon’s 6-under Monday was the second-best performance of the middle day. William & Mary rounds out the top five with Delaware sixth, Towson seventh, and North Carolina A&T, Monmouth, and Hofstra rounding out the 10-team competition.
 
The three UNCW players under par are joined by two from Drexel – Drue Nicholas (-4) and Brockton English (-1) – along with Charleston’s Kieron van Wyk (-5), Elon’s Matt Doyle (-3), and William & Mary’s Trevor Binau (-1).
 
Among the teams in the top five, UNCW is looking for its eighth CAA title on Tuesday, Charleston its seventh, William & Mary its second, and Drexel and Elon their first.
 
The final round will begin Tuesday at 8 a.m. with the last group teeing off at 9:40 a.m.
 
2023 CAA Men’s Golf Championship
Dataw Island – Morgan River/Cotton Dike Course – Saint Helena Island, S.C.
Par-72 – 6,998 yards
 
  1. UNCW 289-273=562
  2. Drexel 285-293=578
  3. Charleston 291-288=579
  4. Elon 298-282=580
  5. William & Mary 296-290=586
  6. Delaware 300-291=591
  7. Towson 307-291=598
  8. North Carolina A&T 302-309=611
  9. Monmouth 313-299=612
  10. Hofstra 316-315=631
 
Full Championship Central details, including live scoring, results, and tee times will be updated throughout the Championship at this link.
 
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