ATHENS, Ga. – The Commodores’ men’s golf team has a two-round total of 2-over-par 570 (286-284) in the NCAA Athens Regional and are in third place on the team leaderboard. Vanderbilt, who has advanced to five consecutive NCAA Championships, is currently 15 shots ahead of the five-team cut for this year’s finale, which takes place May 24-29 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Senior Will Gordon and junior John Augenstein are leading the way for this year’s charge, with each tied for third individually with a score of 139. Augenstein led Vanderbilt on Tuesday with a 2-under-par 69, while Gordon tallied a bogey-free 1-under-par 70 in his second time around the University of Georgia Golf Course. Other counting scores on Tuesday included an even-par-71 from sophomore Harrison Ott, who has a two-round 142 total and is in a tie for 13th individually, and a 3-over-par 74 from senior Patrick Martin.
“I thought it was another solid day for our team,” said Vanderbilt head coach Scott Limbaugh. “We had better scoring conditions than yesterday, but the course rewards patience and guys that allow their games to come to them and not force it. We hung in there nicely and finished the round pretty strong. Harry’s back nine was a huge lift for our team and certainly one we needed. Gordo was solid all day and to go bogey-free out there is really good. John got off to a great start and stayed steady all day. Patrick and Reid both looked much better today and I think they will be there for us tomorrow. It’s important to have all five guys in it and competing to a high standard.”