SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - Lincoln Memorial University extended its lead to 27 shots over Wingate University after the second round of the 2013 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Championship at the Sevierville Golf Club on Monday.
The Railsplitters, who led the Bulldogs by 14 shots after shooting 287 in the opening round, backed up that score with a 289 on Tuesday to nearly double their lead heading into Tuesday's final round. Lincoln Memorial is at even-par 576 through two rounds, followed by Wingate (603), Carson-Newman (610), Lenoir-Rhyne (611) and Tusculum (615) in fifth place.
Individual leader Connor Froning, who tied the conference tournament record with a 64 on Sunday, shot even-par 72 on Monday but extended his lead to eight shots over teammates Jamie Chapman and Rand Wasson, both at even-par 144 through 36 holes. At 136 through two rounds, Froning is within range of the tournament record score of 208 set by Ben Lown of Newberry in 2008.
Wasson's round of 70 was the low score of the day, as just three players broke par for the second day in a row. Chandler Gruenemeier of Newberry fired a one-under-par 71 and moved into a tie for fourth place with Wingate's Tyler Stone, while Gavin Hay of Carson-Newman vaulted into a tie for 15th in the individual standings with a 71 on Monday.
Gruenemeier and Stone are tied for fourth at 146, followed by John White of Lenoir-Rhyne and Kim Koivu of Brevard in a tie for sixth at 147. Jonathan Kim-Moss of Carson-Newman is in sole possession of eighth place with a score of 148, while four players share ninth place at 150: Jon Weiss of Newberry, Rafael Jackson of Carson-Newman, Derek Cantrell of Tusculum and Brian Denton of Wingate.
The rest of the team standings have Brevard in sixth at 620, followed by Newberry at 626, Catawba at 637, Anderson at 640 and Mars Hill at 658.
The Trojans' Arran Setro (76-79=155) is tied for 18th, while Sean Shelton (76-80=156) shares the 20th spot. John Moore is 31st after a two-day total 159, while Payden Parrish (88-83=171) is 44th and Rob Warren (92-82=174) is 47th.
Tuesday's third and final round begins at 8:30 a.m. at the River
Course at the Sevierville Golf Club. Lincoln Memorial is seeking
its second SAC title since joining the league, with the other
coming in 2010.
Team Scores
1. Lincoln Memorial 287-289-576
2. Wingate 301-302-603
3. Carson-Newman 309-301-610
4. Lenoir-Rhyne 309-302-611
5. Tusculum 307-308-615
6. Brevard 311-309-620
7. Newberry 314-312-626
8. Catawba 316-321-637
9. Anderson 320-320-640
10. Mars Hill 329-329-658
Individual Leaders
1. Connor Froning, Lincoln Memorial 64-72-136
T2. Jamie Chapman, Lincoln Memorial 71-73-144
T2. Rand Wasson, Lincoln Memorial 74-70-144
T4. Chandler Gruenemeier, Newberry 75-71-146
T4. Tyler Stone, Wingate 73-73-146
T6. John White, Lenoir-Rhyne 72-75-147
T6. Kim Koivu, Brevard
73-74-147
8. Jonathan Kim-Moss, Carson-Newman 71-77-148
T9. Jon Weiss, Newberry 74-76-150
T9. Rafael Jackson, Carson-Newman 77-73-150
T9. Derek Cantrell, Tusculum 75-75-150
T9. Brian Denton, Wingate 74-76-150
