Rocky Face, Ga. – Richard Werenski fired a 3-under-par 69 Saturday, and Bo Andrews added a 1-under 71 as 4th-ranked Georgia Tech inched up the Carpet Capital Collegiate leaderboard into a tie for 13th after 36 holes.
Werenski, a junior from South Hadley, Mass., recovered from an opening-round 79 Friday to play steady golf with five birdies and two bogeys on his card. Andrews, a junior from Raleigh, N.C., posted four birdies and three bogeys in his round as the Yellow Jackets shot a 3-over-par 291, 10 strokes better than their opening round.
Ollie Schniederjans shot a 73 Saturday, one stroke better than his Friday round, and Anders Albertson added a 78 to the Tech teams total. Seth Reeves struggled for the second straight day with an 80 and did not count.
Andrews leads the Tech contingent after 36 holes with a 2-over-par total of 146, tied for 30th place.
Texas blistered the 7,012-yard, par 72 Farm Golf Club layout with a 22-under-par score of 266 Saturday to take over the lead at the 36-hole mark. The Longhorns have a two-round total of 559 (-17), three stroke ahead of first-round leader Georgia, which shot 4-under 284 Saturday for a 14-under total of 562.
Clemson (-7) also jumped up the leader board into third place after posting a 7-under 281 and is in a tie for third place with LSU and Alabama at 3-under-par 574. Tech is in a tie with South Carolina at 592 (16-over-par). Seven teams in the 15-team field are ranked in the pre-season top 25 in Golf World magazine.
Texas’ Brandon Stone shot a 7-under-par 65 Saturday and took a 1-stroke lead over first-round leader T.J. Mitchell of Georgia, who shot a 68 Saturday. Stone is 12-under-par through 36 holes.
The final round begins at 8 a.m. Sunday.
CARPET CAPITAL COLLEGIATEThe Farm Golf Club, Rocky Face, Ga.36-Hole Results
TEAM LEADERBOARD 1 Texas 293 266 559 -17 2 Georgia 278 284 562 -14 T3 LSU 286 287 573 -3 T3 Alabama 284 289 573 -3 T3 Clemson 292 281 573 -3 6 Wake Forest 288 286 574 -2 7 Chattanooga 292 286 578 +2 T8 North Florida 291 288 579 +3 T8 Auburn 289 290 579 +3 10 North Carolina 291 293 584 +8 T11 Tennessee 299 290 589 +13 T11 Kennesaw State 293 296 589 +13 T13 South Carolina 296 296 592 +16 T13 Georgia Tech 301 291 592 +16 15 Middle Tennessee St. 292 315 607 +31
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 Brandon Stone Texas 69 63 132 -12 2 T.J. Mitchell Georgia 65 68 133 -11 3 Jordan Spieth Texas 70 66 136 -8 T4 Michael McGowan North Carolina 69 69 138 -6 T4 MJ Maguire North Florida 70 68 138 -6 T6 Lee McCoy Georgia 68 71 139 -5 T6 Bobby Wyatt Alabama 67 72 139 -5 T8 Liam Johnston Chattanooga 70 70 140 -4 T8 Stephen Behr Clemson 71 69 140 -4 T8 Ben Greene Kennesaw State 70 70 140 -4 T11 Mike Nagy Tennessee 70 71 141 -3 T11 Charlie Harrison Wake Forest 72 69 141 -3 T11 Curtis Thompson LSU 71 70 141 -3 T14 Beau Cutts Wake Forest 71 71 142 -2 T14 Justin Thomas Alabama 72 70 142 -2 T16 Stewart Jolly LSU 72 71 143 -1 T16 Cody Proveaux Clemson 71 72 143 -1 T16 Andrew Presley LSU 71 72 143 -1
GEORGIA TECH SCORES T30 Bo Andrews (3) 75 71 146 T37 Ollie Schniederjans (1) 74 73 147 T42 Richy Werenski (5) 79 69 148 T58 Anders Albertson (4) 73 78 151 T76 Seth Reeves (2) 82 80 162
