Longwood Wraps Up Second Round of NCAA Salem Regional
By Longwood Athletics
SALEM, S.C. – Longwood men's golf battled a tough course at The Cliffs at Keowee Falls in the second round of the NCAA Salem Regional on Tuesday.
The trio of Scott Jordan, Nick Rakes and Justin LaRue all were within two shots of each other to lead Longwood, and the Lancers are 13th with 18 holes to play.
Through two rounds, Longwood has posted a 284-302—586 (+10). The Lancers are seven shots back of Purdue in 12th after battling on a difficult course that harshly punishes even small mistakes.
Jordan followed up his opening round of 64 with a 74 for a two-round score of 138 (-6). He maintained a spot inside the top 15 and is tied for 13th. He is ahead of 14 players that are ranked in the top 100 on Golfstat.com.
The sophomore tied for second on the team with a trio of birdies, and he made par in eight of his final nine holes.
Rakes posted the team's best score on the day with a73, and he is tied for 61st with a two-day score of 75-73—148 (+4). He also had a trio of birdies.
The junior had eight pars and a birdie in his final 11 holes, and he is the team leader with 21 pars through two rounds of golf.
LaRue battled back after a rocky start to the front nine. He tore through the back nine with seven pars and a pair of birdies for a final tally of 75 on the day. His 75 matched his opening day total, and he is tied for 66th with a 75-75—150 (+6).
On the day, the sophomore led the Lancers with four birdies. He made par or better on every hole on the back nine.
Brendan Dunphy (78-80—158, +14) sits in 73rd, and Daniel George (70-84—154, +10) sits in 69th to round out Longwood's group of five.
The Lancers are back in action for the third and final round of the tournament on Wednesday morning. Tee times begin at 9:50 a.m. and run through 10:34 a.m. Follow along with hole-by-hole scoring on golfstat.com.