New Leaders Emerge Following Second Round of Big South Men's Golf Championship

New Leaders Emerge Following Second Round of Big South Men's Golf Championship

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FRIPP ISLAND, S.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – High Point University finished 13-under as a team on Friday, which propelled the Panthers into first-place on the leaderboard following the second round of the Big South Men’s Golf Championship.  In addition, HPU’s Fred Roberts IV tied the Championship 18-hole record with a 63 to move into the individual lead at 10-under 132 (69-63).  The Championship is being contested at Ocean Creek Golf Course (par 71, 6,256 yards) on Fripp Island, S.C.
 
High Point had a tournament-best team aggregate score of 271 on Friday, and the Panthers hold a six stroke lead over first round leader Gardner-Webb.  GWU finished 5-under as a team (276) to drop to second-place, and is two strokes ahead of third-place Longwood (-11, 557).  Winthrop holds the fourth spot on the leaderboard at 6-under (562) -- just one stroke above fifth-place Radford (563).  The top four team finishers after 54-holes of stroke play advance to Sunday’s Match Play Semifinals & Championship.
 
Roberts, who was 8-under for the round, concluded play with five consecutive birdies and was 6-under on the back nine for a 30.  He is the fourth player in Big South Men’s Golf Championship history to card a 63, and the first since 2018.  Roberts enters the final round one shot ahead of Longwood’s Justin LaRue, who completed his 18 holes on Friday at 6-under and sits at 9-under 133 through 36 holes.  Gardner-Webb’s Jules Bondil carded a 64 on day two and is in third-place at 8-under 134, while HPU’s Grady Newton and defending Big South Medalist Bryce Corbett of Radford are tied for fourth at 6-under 136.
 
Presbyterian College’s Lleyton Renner also posted a 64 on Friday to jump 22 spots and into a tie for ninth.  In all, 14 of the 40 second round competitors scored in the 60s with the aid of ideal playing conditions and little to no wind.
 
Final round action begins at 8:30am Saturday, and individual and team results can be accessed online via GolfStat’s “Live Scoring” platform.