Huntingdon’s Lester at 2-over-par after two rounds in Jekyll Island Invitational
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – Huntingdon sophomore Jamey Lester shot a 2-over-par 74 on Saturday and has a 2-over 146 after the first two rounds of the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational.
As a team, four Huntingdon golfers shot in the 70s and the Hawks shot 303 on Saturday at Jekyll Island Country Club. Entering the final round, Huntingdon is at 612 and tied for 22nd.
Methodist University leads the team standings at 566. Oglethorpe is second at 579. Individually, Methodist's Robby Bruns leads the field at 5-under 137. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Tain Lee is second at 3-under 139. Lester's is tied for 20th.
Huntingdon's Rodes Bowers shot 78 in the second round and is at 154 after two rounds and Griffin Just is at 156. Just shaved eight strokes off his first-round 84 and shot 2-over 74 on Saturday. Sam Strachan shot 77 in Round 2 and is at 159. Steven Smith is at 165.
The tournament's final round is set for Sunday.
Huntingdon individual results
T20) Jamey Lester: 72-74 -- 146
T62) Rodes Bowers: 76-78 -- 154
T91) Griffin Just: 82-74 -- 156
T107) Sam Strachan: 82-77 -- 159
T133) Steven Smith: 79-86 -- 165
Team standings
1. Methodist University: 279-287 -- 566
2. Oglethorpe University: 281-298 -- 579
3. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps: 295-287 -- 582
4. Emory University: 292-292 -- 584
5. Coastal Georgia: 298-289 -- 587
6. University of La Verne: 288-300 -- 588
7. Illinois Wesleyan: 290-301 -- 591
8. University of Texas-Tyler: 292-300 -- 592
9. Transylvania University: 296-298 -- 594
10. Rhodes College: 300-295 -- 595
11. St. John Fisher College: 302-295 -- 597
12. LaGrange College: 294-304 – 598
13. Otterbein University: 307-295 -- 602
14. Hampden-Sydney: 299-205 -- 604
T15. Greensboro College: 302-304 -- 606
T15. Ferrum College: 298-308 – 606
17. Christopher Newport: 304-304 – 608
T18. Millsaps College: 304-305 -- 609
T18. Randolph-Macon College: 305-304 -- 609
T20. Birmingham-Southern: 305-305 -- 610
T20. Bridgewater College: 302-308 -- 610
T22. Centre College: 304-308 -- 612
T22. Huntingdon College: 309-303 -- 612
24. Trinity University: 311-308 -- 619
25. Roanoke College: 318-306 -- 624
26. Carnegie Mellon University: 304-326 -- 630
27. Sewanee: 315-321 -- 636
28. Maryville College: 318-327 -- 645
29. Piedmont College: 341-323 -- 664
30. Macalester College: 338-341 – 679