Oct. 13, 2014
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - The eighth-ranked Auburn men's golf team is in second, eight shots behind No. 1 Illinois, with a 2-over 280-298--578 after 36 holes of the Sagamore Fall Preview at the Sagamore Club on Monday. Dan Stringfellow and Matt Gilchrest are tied for second at 2-under, three shots back.
Illinois, which trailed Auburn by four shots after the opening 18 holes, shot a second round 2-under 286 for a 6-under 570. The Tigers led after the first round with an 8-under 280 behind Stringfellow's 5-under 67.
Stringfellow shot a 3-over 75 in the second round while Gilchrest had a 69-73--142, three shots behind Illinois' Thomas Detry (70-69--139). Freshman Matthew Perrine is tied for 20th at 73-76--149 in his Auburn debut while Michael Johnson is tied for 32nd at 77-74--151 with Will Long (71-80--151).
"We played well in the opening round this morning, but didn't follow that up in the afternoon round," said Auburn head coach Nick Clinard. "Dan had an outstanding 5-under round in the morning and Matt also had a quality day. After a long day of golf, we will regroup this evening and come back out and make a run at the championship tomorrow." Northern Illinois is in third at 289-301--590 followed by UAB (299-292--591), Louisville (300-292--592), Kansas (295-297--592), Indiana (299-297--596), Purdue (298-300--598), Eastern Michigan (302-302--604), Xavier (311-296--607), Ball State (310-302--612), Akron (308-306--614), Toledo (305-310--615) and Florida Gulf Coast (307-313--620).
The Tigers tee off No. 1 at 8:50 a.m. CT with Illinois and Northern Illinois. Live-scoring is available at www.Golfstat.com.