Jackets Move to -25 at Amer Ari Intercollegiate – Men’s Golf — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Kohala Coast, Hawai’i – Benjamin Reuter (Naarden, The Netherlands) posted a 5-under-par 67 on Friday to lead the 17^th-ranked Yellow Jackets in second round action at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. Georgia Tech shot an 11-under-par 277 and moved into 10^th-place (551, -25) after 36 holes in Hawai’i.

After scoring a 2-under-par on Thursday to open the tournament, Reuter responded with a nearly clean round on Friday at the Mauna Lani Golf Club, firing six birdies to one bogey for a 67. With the round, the junior jumped into a tie for 27^th-place individually, alongside teammate Albert Hansson (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden), with a 7-under-par total of 137 through two rounds.

No. 5 Auburn maintained its lead with a 15-under-par 273 on Friday. The Tigers hold a narrow three stroke lead over No. 35 Stanford in second place entering the final round on Saturday. While moving up one spot to 10^th-place, Tech remains 18 strokes off the leader.

Georgia Tech is one of 20 teams that descended upon Hawai’i for the three-day tournament at the Mauna Lani Golf Club for the 36^th edition of the elite tournament. A strong field, the tournament features eight programs ranked in the nation’s top-25.

Final round action will take place on Saturday with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Benjamin Reuter led Georgia Tech with a five-under-par 67 on Friday. (Photo courtesy of Hawaii-Hilo athletics)

TECH LINEUP – Reuter improved by three strokes on Friday to move up 33 spots on the leaderboard into a tie for 27th at 137 (-7). Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) moved to 8-under-par for the tournament after a 3-under-par 69 second round. Tai holds Tech’s highest individual leaderboard position in a tie for 19^th at 136 (-8).

Hansson also recorded a 3-under-par 69 second round on Friday with four birdies to one bogey. The sophomore moved up one spot into a tie for 27^th with a two-round total of 137 (-7). Aidan Tran (Fresno, Calif.) recorded Tech’s fourth qualifying score with an even-par 72 for the second straight day. Tran stands in a tie for 76^th.

While recording an eagle on hole 15, Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.) ran into trouble with three bogeys on the day to record a 1-over-par 73 and moved into a tie for 64^th with a two-round total of 2-under-par 142.

TEAM LEADERBOARD – No. 5 Auburn remained steady on Friday to hold its lead (529, -47) with a second-round 15-under-par 273. Stanford is right behind, however, at 44-under-par 532 following a 17-under-par 271 on…