Gandon, Massimino Lead Cats to Fifth after Day One
Feb 23, 2019 | Men's Golf
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Kansas State men's golf team found itself among the top few teams on the leaderboard following the first two rounds at the Seminole Invitational on Saturday at the par-72, 6,965-yard Golden Eagle Country Club.
K-State tallied a 3-under par 573 on Saturday to enter Sunday's final round in fifth place. The Wildcats, who were 7-under par in the first round, are two strokes ahead of 30th-ranked Florida State and three back of fifth-ranked Wake Forest.
The senior duo of Jeremy Gandon and Roland Massimino paced the Wildcats as they each shot a 2-under par 142 to tie for 10th headed into final-round play. Gandon, who played the afternoon round shirtless due to an allergic reaction to fire ants, still managed to tally six birdies over the 36 holes as he shot a 2-under par in round one and was even in round two. Massimino was 1-under par in both rounds.
"Overall, I was pretty pleased with our play today," head coach Grant Robbins said. "We had a very solid opening round and were playing well early in round two, but we just made a few mistakes coming in. I like the position we are in. The weather could be a challenge tomorrow, so it's important that we stay patient play our game and put a solid round together."
Always competing against the field, the course and the elements...sometimes the fire ants. #kstatemgolf's Jeremy Gandon (T10th) paced the 'Cats (5th/14) through two rounds at Seminole Intercollegiate, against the odds. #shirtoptional #tough pic.twitter.com/EVcEHVqWcJ
— K-State Men's Golf (@KStateMGolf) February 23, 2019
Senior JC Campbell and junior Ben Fernandez both finished the day at 1-over par 145 and are tied for 27th. Campbell's day included an eagle on No. 15 of the second round. Junior Jacob Eklund enters the final round tied for 53rd at 7-over par 151.
Jacksonville will head into Sunday's final round in first place thanks to a 36-hole score of 12-under par 564. West Virginia and Louisville are five strokes behind the Dolphins and are tied for second place.
Austin Squires of Cincinnati leads the pack after the first two rounds. The Bearcat tallied 9-under par 135 and is three strokes ahead of Jiri Zuska of Louisville and Jacksonville's Thomas Thurloway.
Live scoring of the final round of the 2019 Seminole Intercollegiate can be followed at www.golfstat.com.
Seminole Invitational
Golden Eagle Country Club
Tallahassee, Florida
Par 72/ 6,965 yards
Team Scores: 1. Jacksonville 279-285–564 (-12); T2. West Virginia 284-285 –569 (-7); T2. Louisville 289-280 –569 (-7); 4. Wake Forest 282-288 –570 (-6); 5. Kansas State 281-292 –573 (-3); 6. Florida State 291-284 –575 (-1); 7. Cincinnati 282-295 –577 (+1); 8. James Madison 288-293 –581 (+5); 9. Kentucky 286-296 –582 (+6); T10. Princeton 292-295 –587 (+11); T10. Illinois State 291-296 –587 (+11); 12. Troy 290-310 –600 (+24); 13. Nicholls State 303-306 –609 (+33); Morehead State 304-306 –610 (+34).
K-State Individuals: T10. Jeremy Gandon 70-72 –142 (-2); T10. Roland Massimino 71-71 –142 (-2); T27. Ben Fernandez 70-75 –145 (+1) T27. J.C. Campbell 70-75 –145 (+1); T53. Jacob Eklund 77-74 –151 (+7).
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