Nov. 2, 2015
Kiawah Island, S.C. – Sophomore Jacob Joiner carded his second straight 1-under-par 71 Monday, but ninth-ranked Georgia Tech posted an 11-over-par 299 and dropped to 10th place after 36 holes at the Kiawah Classic by Aramark.
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TECH LINEUP – Joiner, a sophomore from Leesburg, Ga., turned in a solid round with four birdies and three bogeys while moving into a tie for 12th place individually at 2-under-par 142, eight shots off the lead.
Junior Vincent Whaley (McKinney, Texas) shook off a poor opening round to shoot 73 (+1) Monday, and the Yellow Jackets counted a 77 from sophomore James Clark (Columbus, Ga.). Sophomores Chris Petefish (Danville, Calif.) and Michael Pisciotta (Alpharetta, Ga.) each shot 78, one of which counted for Tech’s team total.
TEAM LEADERBOARD – Host Charleston Southern continued to take advantage of the comforts of home, compiling a 9-under-par score of 279 Monday to build a five-stroke lead over 22nd-ranked Virginia, which shot 282 (-6). The Buccaneers have a 10-under-par total of 566 through 36 holes, while the Cavaliers are at 571 (-5). Sixth-ranked Duke used a 6-under 282 Monday to move into a tie for third at 575 (-1) with Augusta University.
The rest of the 22-team field is over par with the College of Charleston in fifth at 579 (+3) followed by Georgia Southern (581), Maryland (586), Virginia Tech (587), Loyola of Maryland (591) and the Yellow Jackets (592).
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD – Augusta’s Robin Petersson, who had a share of the opening-round lead with a 68, added a 66 Monday to take the 36-hole lead to himself at 134 (-10). First-round co-leader R.J. Keur is in second place at 9-under 135 after firing a 67 Monday, and Maryland’s David Kocher shot 66 Monday to move into third place at 138 (-6).
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION – Georgia Tech is making its first-ever appearance in the Kiawah Classic, played at the 7,061-yard, par 72 Turtle Point Golf Club at Kiawah Island, S.C. The tournament is a 54-hole event, 18 holes each day, with play concluding at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday with a shotgun start.
The 22-team field includes No. 22 Virginia and Virginia Tech (86) from the Atlantic Coast Conference as well as host Charleston Southern (61), Augusta (33), Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern (77), Jacksonville State, Louisiana-Monroe, Loyola of Maryland (88), Maryland (84), Missouri (71), Presbyterian, Radford, Richmond and USC Upstate.
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