Pardue, who is making his lineup debut for the Big Orange, fired a 3-under 67 in round one and a 1-over 71 in round two. The freshman enters the final round at 2-under overall and is just two shots back of the lead.
The Vols shot 12-over through 26 holes and are six shots back of the top five ahead of the final round.
Redshirt junior Lance Simpson is tied for 16th through 36 holes at The Ford after shooting a 71 in round one and 70 in the second round.
Bruce Murphy, who is competing individually, is tied for 33rd at 4-over overall after recording a 69 in round one and 75 in round two.
Junior Josh Hill opened the tournament with a 76 but bounced back nicely in round two with a 70. The Dubai, United Arab Emirates, native is tied for 38th ahead of Tuesday’s final round.
Evan Woosley-Reed shot a 75 in the opening round and 72 in round two and is tied for 42nd.
The final member of UT’s lineup, Jackson Herrington, is currently tied for 63rd.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Auburn, 566 (-4)
2. LSU, 569 (-1)
3. Texas, 571 (+1)
4. South Carolina, 575 (+4)
5. Georgia, 577 (+6)
6. Tennessee, 572 (+12)
T7. Georgia Tech, 575 (+15)
T7. USF, 575 (+15)
T9. Georgia Southern, 586 (+26)
T9. Wisconsin, 568 (+26)
11. Georgia State, 587 (+27)
12. Augusta, 591 (+31)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T4. Christian Pardue, 67-71–138 (-2)
T16. Lance Simpson, 71-70–141 (+1)
T33. Bruce Murphy, 69-75–144 (+4)
T38. Josh Hill, 76-70–146 (+6)
T42. Evan Woosley-Reed, 75-72–147 (+7)
T63. Jackson Herrington, 79-73–152 (+12)
TEE TIMES
Tuesday, April 15 – Round Three
7:54am ET – Bruce Murphy
8:03am ET – Jackson Herrington
8:12am ET – Evan Woosley-Reed
8:21am ET – Josh Hill
8:30am ET – Lance Simpson
8:39am ET – Christian Pardue
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