Shorter`s Golf Sits Second in RNT Invitational
CVN Sports
03-10-2010
Shorter College senior Joaquin Correnti fired a two-under, 70 to
lead the Hawks to a second place standing after the first round
of the Rome News-Tribune Invitational hosted by Stonebridge Golf
Club in Rome, Ga.
The Hawks, who are receiving votes in the latest NAIA Top 25
Poll, shot a team total of 288 in the first round and sit two
strokes behind team leader John A. Logan Community College.
Shorter is in contention for a second team tournament title in as
many spring events after taking first place at the Thomas
University Winter Invitational in February.
Freshman Julio Coto joined Correnti by contributing an under-par round, shooting a blistering 33 on the back nine to go into the clubhouse with a one-under, 71. Correnti and Coto stand in fourth and eighth place, respectively heading into tomorrow’s final round.
Sophomore Nico van Rensburg sits in 18th-place overall after turning in a 73 and junior Arvid Bengtsson, coming off his medalist performance at the Thomas University Winter Invitational in Valdosta several weeks ago, is currently 20th after his two-over, 74.
Freshman Jesper Carlsson, who finished seventh at the Thomas University Invite, stands in 80th-place after a day one round of 80.
John A. Logan Community College leads the field heading into Tuesday’s action after firing a day one total of 286. Southern Wesleyan University shot a team total of 290 and stands in third place while the University of the Cumberlands (292) and Lee University (296) round out the top five.
JALCC’s Filip Timmerman has a two stroke lead individually after he fired a first round 66. Pierre Carlsson of Cumberlands and Estaban Aristizabal of St. Thomas University (Fla.) are tied for second with first rounds of four-under and four players, including Shorter’s Correnti, are in contention, just four strokes out of the lead.
By Matt Green
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