March 28, 2011
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AWENDAW, S.C. - The sixth-ranked Auburn (288-569) men's golf team finished a stormy second round of the Hootie at Bulls Bay in fourth place, six strokes back of team leader and defending national champion Augusta State (282-563) Monday at the Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, S.C.
The day began with a lighting delay of over two hours as strong storms moved through the area.
Junior Cory Gilmer (71-141) and sophomore Blayne Barber (74-141) lead the Tigers in a tie for 10th. Junior Kyle Kopsick (71-144) is tied for 22nd followed by freshman Niclas Carlsson (72-145) tied for 29th and sophomore Michael Hebert (75-146) tied for 35th.
"The weather didn't do any favors for anybody today," said Auburn head coach Nick Clinard. "We started out the day with a pretty long delay. We are still within strinking distance of the lead. A lot can happen over a two or three hole stretch."
Auburn will enter Tuesday's final round trailing No.9 Augusta State, No. 13 LSU (284-565) and Wake Forest (288-568) while holding a one-stroke advantage over No. 7 Texas A&M (288-570). The 15-team field at the 2011 Hootie features four top-10 and eight top-25 teams including No. 5 Florida, No. 9 Augusta State, No. 15 Virginia, No. 21 N.C. State and No. 22 Duke.
N.C. State (285-873) is in sixth, followed by Ole Miss (289-578), Duke (291-579), Florida (292-580), North Florida (298-585), Virginia (292-586), Kentucky (289-590), North Carolina (288-594), South Carolina (298-595) and College of Charleston (302-608).
Ole Miss' Jonathan Randolph (69-137) holds the individual lead, followed by Wake Forest's (71-138) and Augusta State's Patrick Reed (68-138) tied for second.
Bulls Bay Golf Club and two-time Grammy award-winning band, Hootie & the Blowfish, host the annual tournament, which had its groundbreaking event in 2005.
The Tigers tee off the front nine Tuesday at 7:50 a.m. CST with Texas A&M and N.C. State.
Live results and complete tee times will be made available via www.GolfStat.com Additional tournament information can be found at www.BullsBayGolf.com