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Bearcat Invitational
Blue Raiders in 11th after two rounds in Cincinnati
9/16/2024 9:20:00 PM | Men's Golf
Whitfield tied for sixth in the individual standings.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Blue Raiders fired rounds of 3-over-par 287 and 7-over-par 291 to sit tied 11th at 10-over-par 578 after the opening day of the Bearcat Invitational at Coldstream Country Club. In his collegiate debut, Freshman Thad Whitfield leads the Blue Raiders at 2-under-par 140 and is tied for sixth.
Louisville is atop the leaderboard with a 36-hole total of 6-under-par 562. Kansas is second at 2-under-par 566, while host institution Cincinnati is third at 1-over-par 569. The Blue Raiders sit in a tie for 11th place at 10-over-par 578.
Louisville's Sebastian Moss leads the individual standings with a 36-hole total of 8-under-par 134. He is followed by Cincinnati's Ryan Ford 6-under-par 136 and Kansas' Gunnar Broin and William King are tied for third at 5-under-par 137. Whitfield leads MTSU at 2-under-par 140 and is tied for sixth.
The Bearcat Invitational concludes with a final round on Tuesday, Sep. 17. Middle Tennessee will be paired with Augusta, Furman and Kentucky, and tee times will begin a 8:00 a.m. CT via a shotgun start
The Lineup
• Freshman Thad Whitfield paced the Blue Raiders in his collegiate debut. The Signal Mountain, Tenn. native fired an opening round 2-under-par 69 that featured seven birdies. He followed that up with a second-round even-par 71. Whitfield is tied for sixth place at 2-under-par 140.
• Redshirt junior Markus Varjun carded an opening round of 2-over-par 73 and second round 1-under-par 70. He is tied for 17th at 1-over-par 143.
• Redshirt sophomore Sheldon McKnight posted an opening round of 3-over-par 74 and second round 1-over-par 72 to sit tied for 35th at 4-over-par 146.
• Senior JJ Zimmer carded rounds of even-par 71 and 7-over-par 78 to sit tied for 70th at 7-over-par 149.
• Freshman Oliver Baker rounded out the Blue Raiders with rounds of 6-over-par 77 and 9-over-par 80 to sit tied for 92nd at 15-over-par 157 in his collegiate debut.
Coach's Comments: Mark McEntire
"I thought Thad had a tremendous debut in his first 36 holes as a Blue Raider," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. " I'm also very proud of the way Markus and Sheldon fought and gave us solid rounds today. We keep hurting ourselves by having to count big numbers and high fourth scores. We have to play more disciplined tomorrow and make a move up the board."
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