Sept. 12, 2009
ATLANTA – John-Tyler Griffin shot a 3-under-par 69 Saturday, pacing 11th-ranked Georgia Tech to a second-round total of 2-over 290 to advance to a tie for fifth place after the second round of the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga.
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With scores much lower Saturday at The Farm Golf Club (7,012 yards), Chattanooga fired a 4-under-par 284 to take the 36-hole lead, and Tennessee shot 287 to move into second place. The Moccasins stand at 1-under 575 for 36 holes, two strokes ahead of the Volunteers (+1 577). South Carolina and first-round leader Alabama are tied at 7-over 585.
Tech finds itself 10 strokes back of UTC at 9-over 484, tied with Wake Forest for fifth place. Auburn, Texas Tech and Georgia are tied for seventh, another shot back.
Griffin, who shot a 79 in Friday’s opening round and didn’t count for the Yellow Jackets, saw his second round begin in much the same way after he bogeyed his first three holes. But the junior from Wilson, N.C., eagled the 15th, his sixth hole of the round, and played his final 13 holes in 6-under-par.
Junior Paul Haley and freshman Bo Andrews each shot 1-over 73 for Tech Saturday, while sophomore Minghao Wang posted the Jackets’ fourth counting score with a 75.
Haley, who shot even-par 72 Friday, is in a group of five golfers tied for 14th place at 1-over 145, eight strokes behind individual leader Russell Henley of Georgia, who fired a 6-under-par 66 Saturday and has a 36-hole total of 7-under 137. He has a two-stroke lead on teammate Harris English and first-round leader Jonathan Randolph of Mississippi.
CARPET CAPITAL COLLEGIATE
The Farm Golf Club, Rocky Face, Ga.
Second-Round Results
TEAM SCORES1 Chattanooga 291 284 575 -12 Tennessee 290 287 577 +1T3 South Carolina 290 293 583 +7T3 Alabama 289 294 583 +7T5 Wake Forest 298 287 585 +9T5 Georgia Tech 295 290 585 +9T7 Auburn 293 293 586 +10T7 Texas Tech 302 284 586 +10T7 Georgia 292 294 586 +1010 East Tennessee St. 299 294 593 +1711 Clemson 290 305 595 +1912 Mississippi, U. of 304 295 599 +23
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 Russell Henley Georgia 71 66 137 -7 T2 Harris English Georgia 71 68 139 -5 T2 Jonathan Randolph Mississippi, U. of 68 71 139 -5 T4 Stephan Jaeger Chattanooga 74 66 140 -4 T4 Paul Woodbury South Carolina 70 70 140 -4 6 Darren Renwick Tennessee 71 70 141 -3 7 Nils Floren Texas Tech 73 69 142 -2 T8 Ben Martin Clemson 70 73 143 -1 T8 John Stembridge Auburn 69 74 143 -1 T8 Robin Wingardh Tennessee 72 71 143 -1 T11 David Holmes Tennessee 71 73 144 E T11 Hunter Slatton Alabama 72 72 144 E T11 Chris Ward Texas Tech 76 68 144 E T14 Lee Bedford Wake Forest 74 71 145 +1 T14 Paul Haley Georgia Tech 72 73 145 +1 T14 Kyle Kopsick Auburn 75 70 145 +1 T14 Fredrik Qvicker Chattanooga 71 74 145 +1 T14 Patrick Rada South Carolina 75 70 145 +1 T19 Evan Beck Wake Forest 71 75 146 +2 T19 J.T. Clendenin Chattanooga 73 73 146 +2 T19 Hunter Hamrick Alabama 75 71 146 +2 T19 Daniel Meggs Wake Forest 78 68 146 +2 T19 Derek Rende Chattanooga 73 73 146
