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OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
No. 5 Men's Golf in Sixth Heading into Final Round of OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
9/16/2023 6:28:00 PM | Men's Golf
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (seminoles.com) - The No. 5 ranked Florida State Men's Golf team posted another solid round at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, shooting 3-over par to wrap up day two of the event in sixth place.
North Carolina took the lead at 10-under after an 11-under performance in the second round. The Tar Heels hold a six-stroke lead over former team leader, Texas. Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech holds his individual lead of 36 holes at 9-under par.
Sophomore Jack Bigham led the Seminoles in round two with a 3-under par 67. Bigham had a historical comeback, improving his second round score by 16 strokes.
Bigham only carded one bogey for the entire day accompanied by four birdies. He had a spotless back-nine, starting off with a birdie on hole No. 11 followed by back-to-back birdies on holes 14 and 15.
With today's score, Bigham tied his career low for the third time.
Freshman Tyler Weaver continued to be lights out in his first year and second tournament as a Seminole. His consistency flourished throughout the day as he posted a bogey-free 2-under par 68.
Weaver's precision came about on par 4's today, birdying hole No. 2 at 467 yards and hole No. 11 at 396 yards. He was the only Seminole to birdie the second hole over two days.
Weaver is 3-under for the tournament and in sole possession of seventh place on the leaderboard. He leads his Seminole teammates on scoring averages; posting -1 (3.96) on par 3's and -2 (4.50) on par 4's.
Senior Gray Albright posted a great round, considerate of the fact that he was unable to card a birdie on day two. Playing as an individual, Albright is even-par for the tournament after shooting a 3-over par 73.
Albright's main contributing factor to his tournament success is due to par 3's. He is averaging a 2.88 (-1) and joins teammate Tyler Weaver on par 4's at 4.50 (-2).
Sophomore Luke Clanton found trouble on his first nine of the day, carding four bogeys in a row on holes four through seven. He discarded this play with six consecutive pars and ultimately shot a much improved 2-over par on the back-nine.
Clanton is tied for 44th at 5-over par.
Senior Brett Roberts followed suit of Clanton with three consecutive bogeys on the front-nine, but also turned around his game on the second nine of the day. With one birdie for the day on hole No. 12, the 389-yard par 4, Roberts closed round two with a 5-over par 75.
Roberts is 6-over for the tournament and tied for 58th.
Redshirt Senior Cole Anderson started off his day strong with a birdie on the first hole. The front-nine, playing as the more difficult nine for the entire 15-team field, caused trouble for Anderson.
After carding three bogeys on the front-nine, Anderson was able to persevere through the back-nine and shot 1-under on his last seven holes. He is tied for 60th at 7-over par.
The Seminoles were one of only two teams (Arizona State) to shoot par on the hardest hole at Olympia Fields, No. 18. Ranked as the most difficult hole on Golfstat, recording 69 bogeys and six doubles, and averaging a +0.44 score, Florida State proved their resiliency as a team.
The final round of the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational will begin shotgun style at 9:00am ET Sunday morning. Beginning on the fourth hole is Tyler Weaver and rounding out the group is Cole Anderson on hole No. 8.
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