March 23, 2013
Greensboro, Ga. – Anders Albertson was 2-under-par through 12 holes of his second round, while Ollie Schniederjans was 3-under-par through 12 holes of his round Saturday when play was halted, lifting 10th-ranked Georgia Tech into fourth place midway through the second round of the Linger Longer Invitational.
After the opening round was halted due to rain and lightning Saturday morning, the scheduled second round could not be completed before darkness fell on the Great Waters Golf Course. Tech had shot an opening round 295 (7-over-par), and Albertson, who had shot an opening 72, and Schniederjans, after a first-round 74, were rallying the Yellow Jackets when play was suspended for the night.
The second round will be completed beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday, and the final round was cancelled due to continued rain and threat of severe weather.
No. 2-ranked Alabama (-13) shot a 7-under-par 281 in the first round and was 6-under for the second round through 12 holes. The Crimson Tide was 13 shots ahead of co-host Kennesaw State (E), 3-under for the second round, and No. 14 Oklahoma State (E), 1-under for the second round. Tech (+2) was 5-under for its second round, the best score of the round when play stopped.
No. 12 Georgia (+5) was in fifth place, followed by No. 31 Oklahoma (+7). Fourteen teams are competing.
The Sooners’ Michael Gellerman shot a first-round 68, and the Tide’s Cory Whitsett, who opened with a 67, were tied for first place individually at 5-under-par when play was halted. Albertson (-2) was three shots back and tied for eighth place, while Schniederjans (-1) was tied for 13th. Seventeen players were under par.
LINGER LONGER INVITATIONALGreat Waters Golf Course, Greensboro, Ga.First-Round Results
TEAM STANDINGS 1 Alabama 281 (-6 through 12) 480 -13 T2 Kennesaw State 291 (-3 through 10) 462 E T2 Oklahoma State 289 -1 through 10) 462 E 4 Georgia Tech 295 (-5 through 12) 495 +2 5 Georgia 291 (+2 through 12) 498 +5 6 Oklahoma 295 (E through 12) 500 +7 7 Mercer 298 (E through 9) 500 +10 8 Liberty 300 (+2 through 14) 488 +14 T9 Charlotte 297 (+6 through 10) 485 +15 T9 South Florida 299 (+4 through 9) 485 +15 11 Michigan State 306 (-2 through 9) 490 +16 12 Jacksonville 297 (+8 through 10) 492 +17 13 Minnesota 308 (+5 through 10) 500 +25 14 Penn State 311 (+15 through 10) 517 +38
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS T1 Cory Whitsett Alabama 67 (E through 12) 116 -5 T1 Michael Gellerman * Oklahoma 68 (-1 through 12) 115 -5 T3 Richard James South Florida 70 (-2 through 14) 125 -4 T3 Bobby Wyatt Alabama 71 (-3 through 14) 124 -4 T3 Nicholas Reach Georgia 68 (E through 12) 117 -4 T3 Kevin Dougherty * Oklahoma State 68 (E through 11) 112 -4 7 Austin Vick Kennesaw State 70 (-1 through 12) 116 -3 T8 Mathieu Fenasse Liberty 73 (-3 through 13) 122 -2 T8 Keith Mitchell Georgia 70 (E through 13) 121 -2 T8 Anders Albertson Georgia Tech 72 (-2 through 12) 119 -2 T8 Justin Thomas Alabama 71 (-1 through 12) 119 -2 T8 Mookie DeMoss * Georgia 72 (-2 through 9) 106 -2 T13 Ollie Schniederjans Georgia Tech 74 (-3 through 12) 120 -1 T13 John Gregory Joseph Mercer 70 (+1 through 12) 119 -1 T13 Patrick Winther Oklahoma State 71 (E through 11) 114 -1 T13 Jordan Niebrugge Oklahoma State 72 (-1 through 11) 115 -1 T13 Matthew Moseley Michigan State 74 (-3 through 9) 107 -1
GEORGIA TECH SCORES T8 Anders Albertson (2) 72 (-2 through 12) 119 T13 Ollie Schniederjans (1) 74 (-3 through 12) 120 T27 Seth Reeves (4) 75 (-1 through 13) 125 T38 Michael Hines (3) 75 (+1 through 14) 132 T70 Richy Werenski (5) 74 (+9 through 12) 130
