PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – The No. 3-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team maintained its lead throughout Tuesday’s second round at the 2024 Watersound Invitational, as the Commodores take a seven-stroke lead into the final round of play.
Vanderbilt carded 10-under 278 for the second-straight day, as the Commodores hold a 36-hole score of 20-under 556. Vandy has collected 39 birdies as a team through two rounds, which is the second-most in the tournament. The Dores continued to excel on par 5s, as Vanderbilt holds a par 5 score of 18-under. The Commodores ended play with four golfers sitting inside the top 10 for the second-straight day. Vandy heads into Wednesday’s final round holding a seven-stroke lead over second-place Clemson.
“I’m having a lot of fun watching our team compete and proud of the way they keep hanging in there tough,” said Vanderbilt men’s golf head coach Scott Limbaugh. I thought we finished the round strong again like we did yesterday, which was great. Jackson and Gordon have been real solid so far and Cole’s round today was obviously a really good one. Wells has looked good these first two days and that’s big for our team. I love seeing everyone getting pushed and continuing to raise the bar for themselves and each other.”
Juniors Gordon Sargent and Jackson Van Paris sit in a tie for second place on the player leaderboard, as each golfer has carded 6-under 138 through two rounds of play at Shark’s Tooth Golf Course.
Van Paris moved up three spots in Round 2, as the Pinehurst, North Carolina, native carded 3-under 69 for the second-consecutive round. Van Paris collected seven birdies during the second round, pushing the junior’s tournament total to a field-best 11 going into Wednesday’s finale.
For Sargent, he finished Round 2 of the Watersound Invitational at 2-under 70. The All-American was consistent throughout the day, as he shot par or better on 17-straight holes after going 1-over on his first hole of the round. Sargent birdied Holes 1, 3, and 6, to give him a total of eight through two rounds.
Senior Cole Sherwood made the biggest move up the player leaderboard during Round 2, as he carded 6-under 66 to jump up 39 spots and end his day in a tie for ninth. The Austin, Texas, native posted Vanderbilt’s second eagle of the tournament, as he finished two-under on Hole 6, the same hole that graduate student William Moll collected his eagle during Round 1.
Sophomore Wells Williams, who is playing…
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