LOXLEY, Alabama – The No. 1 Auburn men’s golf team closed out a 36-hole, two-round day Saturday on top of the leaderboard at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational. The Tigers are first with a 35-under 541 and are competing at the par 72, 7,096-yard Steelwood Country Club in Loxley, Alabama.
“I’m really proud of the guys as they played some great golf today,” head coach Nick Clinard said. “It was fun to watch. They were ready to play from the beginning and they played with confidence all day. We are looking forward to another round tomorrow.”
Auburn holds a 12-stroke lead over No. 16 Georgia Tech in second place at 23-under. Texas A&M and Mississippi State are tied for third (-19), while Virginia Tech sits fifth at 16-under.
Senior Cayden Pope is in solo third with an 11-under 133. The Lexington, Kentucky product opened the day with a bogey-free, round-one score of 7-under 65 to set a season low. He followed with a 4-under 68 in the afternoon and finished the day with 14 birdies to lead the team in the category.
Sophomore Logan Reilly finished with a 10-under 134, totaling 11 birdies and just one bogey over two rounds. The Lovettsville, Virginia native kicked the day off with a bogey-free first round, going 4-under 66. He followed with a 4-under 68 in round two.
Freshman Alex Holder had a big day, carding a pair of rounds in the 60s. That included an eagle on 18 in both rounds. He started with a 3-under 69 before following with a career-low 5-under 67. The Fort Wayne, Indiana native totaled nine birdies on the day and came into the clubhouse ninth at 8-under 136.
Sophomore Jake Albert also went low for the Tigers, going 6-under 138 (69-69) to come in tied for 10th after two rounds. Junior Billy Davis finished 3-under (69-72—141), having an eagle on the 10th and sitting tied for 23rd.
A pair of freshmen in Hampton Beebe and Smith Summerlin competed as individuals for the Tigers and the duo is tied for 62nd at 4-over 148.
The Tigers will close out the Steelwood Collegiate Sunday with tee times starting at 8 a.m. CT.
RESULTS
TEAM RESULTS
1. AUBURN – 541 (-35)
2. Georgia Tech – 553 (-23)
T3. Texas A&M – 557 (-19)
T3. Mississippi State – 557 (-19)
5. Virginia Tech – 560 (-16)
6. Virginia – 562 (-14)
7. Kansas State – 563 (-13)
8. Rutgers – 564 (-12)
9. Maryland – 566 (-10)
10. Kennesaw State – 569 (-7)
T11. Memphis – 573 (-3)
T11. Iowa State – 573 (-3)
T11. South Alabama – 573 (-3)
14. Rice – 586 (+10)
15. Nebraska – 595 (+19)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
3. Cayden Pope – 65-68=133 (-11)
T4. Logan Reilly – 66-68=134 (-10)
9. Alex Holder – 69-67=136 (-8)
T10. Jake Albert – 69-69=138 (-6)
T23. Billy Davis – 69-72=141 (-3)
T62. Hampton Beebe* - 74-74=148 (+4)
T62. Smith Summerlin* - 73-75=148 (+4)
No. 1 Auburn leads Steelwood Collegiate after two rounds
The No. 1 Auburn men’s golf team closed out a 36-hole, two-round day Saturday on top of the leaderboard at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational. The Tigers are first with a 35-under 541 and are competing at the par 72, 7,096-yard Steelwood Country Club in Loxley, Alabama.
