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Surratt Leads, Vols in Fourth Through Two Rounds at Maui Jim Intercollegiate

Surratt Leads, Vols in Fourth Through Two Rounds at Maui Jim Intercollegiate


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Freshman Caleb Surratt shot 7-under on the day to move into the individual lead and the 11th-ranked Tennessee men’s golf team is in fourth place entering the final round at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate.
 
The Vols were 16-under as a team on Saturday with four under-par counting rounds. Tennessee is just seven strokes back from first-place Auburn entering Sunday,
 
After carding a 6-under score in round one, Surratt made nine birdies on Saturday to take hold of first place in the 90-man field. The Indian Trail, North Carolina, native is 13-under through two rounds holds a one-stroke lead over Oregon’s Owen Avrit entering Sunday’s final round.
 
Redshirt junior Bryce Lewis improved his round one score by three strokes on Saturday, shooting 4-under and moving into the top 20 on the leaderboard. Saturday’s round marked his 50th career round of par or better as a Vol.
 
Redshirt junior Jake Hall did not record a counting round during round one, but rebounded to shoot the same score as Lewis on Saturday—tying for Tennessee’s second-best round with a 4-under scorecard. Hall is tied for 41st place.
 
Redshirt sophomore Cade Russell carded his second straight round under par on Saturday, shooting 1-under. Russell is tied for 35th place.
 
Redshirt freshman Lance Simpson recorded a 2-under counting round during his collegiate debut on Friday, but shot 3-over on Saturday. Simpson is tied for 62nd place entering Sunday.
 
Individual Scores
1. Caleb Surratt, -13 (127)
T20. Bryce Lewis, -5 (135)
T35. Cade Russell, -3 (137)
T41. Jake Hall, -2 (138)
T62. Lance Simpson, +1 (141)
 
Team Leaderboard
1. Auburn (-34)
2. Arizona State (-32)
3. Florida State (-29)
4. Tennessee (-27)
T5. San Diego State (-22)
T5. Oregon (-22)
7. Washington (-20)
8. Arizona (-19)
9. Georgia Tech (-18)
10. New Mexico (-14)
11. Louisville (-13)
12. Wake Forest (-10)
13. UNLV (-8)
14. Clemson (-7)
T15. UCLA (-4)
T15. Georgia State (-4)
17. East Tennessee State (-2)
18. NC State (+2)

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