11/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Freshman Will Pieper put together to solid round to lead the CSU men's golf team to fifth place after the first two rounds of the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate at the Turtle Point Golf Course on Kiawah Island, S.C., on Monday.
The Bucs, who are hosting the tournament, ended the first round in third place after shooting a team score of 301, but slipped to fifth after carding a score of 313 in the second for a total score of 614. They are currently 38 over par.
Pieper recorded scores of 71-80-151 to end the day at seven over. He sits in a four-way tie for 18th place after finishing the first round in sixth place.
Junior Jacobo Pastor shot a consistent 77-76-153 to finish the second round nine over and in a tie for 29th place. Fellow Buc David Denlinger finished in 38th place, shooting 80-75-155 to finish 11 over par.
Jason Clatworthy and Jonathan Rustin are tied for 41st place after two rounds, with Clatworthy shooting 80-77-157 and Rustin carding a score of 75-82-157. Both finished 13 over par.
Chris Nuhn and Brandon Caddow-Young also ended round two in a tie, as both shot 78-83-161 to finish in 53rd place at 17 over.
"I feel like we played a competitive first round," said Head Coach Mike Wilson. "I'm proud of Will for taking charge and the leading the team. The wind picked up in the afternoon so we struggled a bit in round two, but we were able to hold it together. I think we're in a good position for a strong finish with a solid round tomorrow."
No. 33 Indiana is currently in the lead at 286-292-578 for two over par. The Hoosiers' Brant Peaper is atop the individual leader board after shooting 68-69-137 to finish seven under.
Play will resume tomorrow with a shot gun start at 9 a.m. Live scoring can be found at www.golfstat.com.
