Men’s Golf Concludes Opening Two Rounds at Elon Phoenix Invitational

Men's Golf | October 11, 2021

BURLINGTON, N.C. – The La Salle men's golf team finished the first two rounds of the Elon Phoenix Invitational on Monday afternoon.

ABOUT THE COURSE

The Alamance Country Club is a par 71 course, playing at 6,867 yards.
The tournament consists of three rounds, with the final round concluding on Tuesday afternoon.
13 teams are in competition with 84 golfers in action, including 19 individuals.

LA SALLE SCORECARD

Matthew Werner paces the Explorers after the first day. After a 74 (+3) to open the round, Werner finished strong with a score of 70 in the final round, carding seven birdies on the day to sit at 144 (+2) in a tie for 41^st.
Kristian Fortis set the lowest score for the Explorers on the opening 18, scoring a 70 (-1) in the first round. Back-to-back bogeys on his fifth and sixth holes were the only blips on the card in the first round, finishing with nine pars and three birdies on the final 12 holes. Fortis shot a 78 (+7) in round two to sit at 148 (+6), good for a tie in 58^th.
After six holes, freshman Alex Gekas sat at the top of the leaderboard with a score of -3. In just his second tournament, the rookie trailed off the pace on the back nine and finished with rounds of 77 (+6) and 73 (+2) to enter the final round tied for 63^rd.
Parker Wine bettered his first round score by three strokes, sitting at 165 (+23). Logan Flores shares the same score with his teammate after rounds of 82 and 83.

THE FIELD

The hosts take a considerable advantage into day two, Elon carding a 536 (-32) with Appalachian State the nearest competition at 553 (+15).
Elon's Pedro Rabadan concluded his day with rounds of 65 (-6) and 66 (-5) to lead the pack with a 131 (-11). Three different golfers sit four strokes back at 135 (-7).

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