Zimmer leads after two rounds in Texas

Monday, October 28

Sugar Land, Texas

Middle Tennessee

HCU Husky Intercollegiate

10/28/2024 10:30:00 PM | Men's Golf

Blue Raiders tied for seventh heading into final round

SUGAR LAND, Texas – The Blue Raiders fired rounds of 4-over-par 292 and 10-over-par 298 to sit in seventh place at 14-over-par 590 after the opening day of the HCU Husky Intercollegiate at Riverbend Country Club. Senior JJ Zimmer paced the Blue Raiders at 5-under-par 139 and currently leads the field.

DePaul is atop the leaderboard with a 36-hole total of 4-over-par 580. Stephen F. Austin is second at 5-over-par 581, while host institution HCU is in third at 6-over-par 582. The Blue Raiders are in seventh at 14-over-par 590.

Zimmer leads the individual standings with a 36-hole total of 5-under-par 139. He is followed by Southeastern Louisiana's Griffin Dorr at 4-under-par 140 and Houston's Hsuan-Yi Chen at 3-under-par 141.

The HCU Husky Intercollegiate concludes with a final round on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Middle Tennessee will be paired with Southeastern Louisiana and Texas A&M Commerce, and tee times will begin at 8:15 a.m. CT via a shotgun start.

The Lineup
• Senior JJ Zimmer paced the Blue Raiders with an opening-round 2-under-par 70 and second-round 3-under-par 69. Zimmer is currently atop the leaderboard at 5-under-par 139.
• Freshman Oliver Baker carded an opening-round 4-over-par 76 and second-round 2-under-par 70 to sit tied for 18th at 2-over-par 146.
•Freshman Thad Whitfield and redshirt sophomore Sheldon McKnight are both tied for 31st after firing round of 6-over-par 150.
• Freshman Charlie Bell carded rounds of 4-over-par 76 and 6-over-par 78 to sit tied for 48th at 10-over-par 154.
• Redshirt junior Carter Maneth rounded out the Blue Raiders with rounds of 2-over-par 74 and 9-over-par 81 to sit tied for 51st at 11-over-par 155.

Coach's Comments: Mark McEntire
"It was tough out there today," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. "JJ had a great start for us. You can tell his experience is paying off. He was very patient today and I would love to see him continue that during tomorrow's final round."

"As a team, we have struggled to build momentum this fall. We made too many big numbers today that kept us from posting a good score. Our goal tomorrow is to move up the leaderboard and try to gain some momentum to take into the off season."

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