Feb. 21, 2011
The Vanderbilt men’s golf team is in a tie for third place after the first two rounds of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate in Mobile, Ala. The Commodores had a total of 592 (293-299) in the two rounds played on Monday and are tied with Akron for third.
Freshman Jordan Janico, who was put into the starting lineup after Ryan Thornton was moved to an individual due to injury, led Vanderbilt on Monday. Janico shot a three-under 69 in the first round, and then shot a second-round 77 to finish in a tie for eighth heading into the final round Tuesday. Thornton had a great day on Monday as well, finishing the day tied with Janico with a 146 (73-73).
Middle Tennessee State leads the tournament after shooting a 581 (292-289) on Monday. The Blue Raiders’ Jason Millard and Kentucky’s Chase Parker lead the individual portion of the tournament with a score of 142.
T-3. Vanderbilt
T-8. Jordan Janico – 69-77=146
T-8. Ryan Thornton – 73-73=146*
T-17. Ryan Haselden – 77-71=148
T-22. Adam Hofmann – 74-75=149
T-42. Charlie Grace – 76-76=152
T-68. Trey DelGreco – 74-84=158
* individual
Head Coach Tom Shaw quotes
General Thoughts
“It was a windy day. It was swirling in the pine trees.”
“It was our first tournament in a long time, and it showed. We didn’t putt very well and we struggled with our short game.”
“We’re in the mix for sure. You want to be in position to win, and I think we’re there.”
On Ryan Thornton
“He showed a lot of guts out there today. He was basically playing with one arm.”
On Jordan Janico
“His first 18 was good…he showed me some things.”