Ford, Greaser Help UNC Go Low At Valspar

David Ford opened with a 67 in the morning round and Austin Greaser shot a second-round 66 Monday afternoon to lead the University of North Carolina to second place three shots off the lead after 36 holes at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at the Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Fla.
 
No. 4-ranked Carolina shot 9-under-par 275 in the first round and 6 under in the second. Led by Ludwig Aberg, the top-ranked amateur in the world who shot 10-under 132, third-ranked Texas Tech (277-273) leads the tournament at 18 under, three strokes ahead of the Tar Heels.
 
No. 7 Florida State was the round one leader after a 12-under 272 but slipped to third, five strokes behind UNC after a second-round 286.
 
Second-ranked Arizona State is fourth at 9 under and defending NCAA champion and 10^th-ranked Texas is tied with Ohio State for fifth at 5 under.
 
Ford began the day with bogeys on his first two holes but made four birdies and eagled the 530-yard 13^th hole to finish the first round with a 4-under 67. The sophomore from Peachtree Corners, Ga., was 5 under through 10 holes in round two and closed with a 3-under 68 to head into Tuesday’s final round tied for second at 7-under 135.
 
Greaser, the No. 2 ranked player in the PGA Tour University rankings behind Aberg, shot 70 in the morning round before making eight birdies on his way to a 5-under 66 in the afternoon to earn a share of fifth place at 6-under 136.
 
Ryan Burnett (69-72) is tied for 25^th at 141, Peter Fountain (71-72) is tied for 31^st at 143 and defending medalist Dylan Menante (69-77) is tied for 52^nd at 146.
 
Aberg holds the 36-hole lead at 10-under 132 after rounds of 65-67. Ford is tied with Georgia Southern’s Ben Carr and Houston’s Wolfgang Glawe at 7 under.
 
The third and final round is Tuesday.