Stateb(TM)s Joe Deraney Records A Round Of 70 In The NCAA Regional
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ?€“ Mississippi State senior golfer Joe Deraney registered aone-under par round of 70 in the second round of the NCAA East Regional at thepar-71 Golf Club of Tennessee Friday afternoon near Nashville, Tenn. TheStatesboro, Ga. native currently stands tied for 39th in the overall individualstandings thru 36 holes at one-over par.
Deraney's Friday included putting the finishing touches on his opening round.The opening round was halted due to darkness on Thursday after two rain delays. He finished his last four holes at even par after carding a birdie on hisfinal hole Thursday evening.
His front nine scorecard included two birdies on the par 5's at No. 5 and 7.His birdie at the seventh put him in red numbers on the day at one-under par.He started off the back stretch with a bogey at No. 10, but sank back-to-backbirdies at No. 11 and 12 to move to two-under par. The Bulldog linkster closedout his round with a birdie on No. 17 and a bogey on the home hole for hisround of 70.
Wake Forest University is the clubhouse leader in the team standings thru tworounds. The Demon Deacons posted a 283 on Friday. WFU will take a three-shotadvantage into Saturday's final round over the Florida Gators (-11). Thetop-seeded Georgia Bulldogs remained in the third spot, while Tennessee andDuke close out the top-five squads.
The top-10 teams and two individuals not on advancing teams will move on theNCAA Championships.
East Tennessee State's Rhys Davies leads the individual race at 11-under par.He posted a round of 65 to take the top-spot, but his round was not thelow-round of the day. Duke's Michael Schachner and UF's Matt Every both firedan eight-under par 63. Schachner is one shot back of the leader, while Everysits three shots back.
Live scoring of the NCAA East Regional will be available at www.golfstat.com.
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