Men Finish First Two Rounds at Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate

Monday, February 26

Hilton Head, S.C.

All Day

Dartmouth College

Francis Marion (Day 1)

Men Finish First Two Rounds at Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate

2/26/2018 10:19:00 PM | Men's Golf

Ian Kelsey Riley Griffin James Turner Jason Liu Standings Through Two Rounds

By: Dartmouth

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Dartmouth freshman Jason Liu fired five birdies in the second round of the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate to finish with a two-under 70 for the round and an overall 2-over 146 on the day to tie for 21st in the 89-player field. The Big Green finished the day 16th with a 608 (+32), while Georgia paced the field with a 567 (-9), a mere one stroke ahead of 38th-ranked TCU.

Liu played a decent first round by carding a 76 (+4) that included three birdies, but he returned found a bit more consistency in round two by sinking five more birdies along with 10 pars.

Classmate James Turner also recorded three birdies in the first round and led Dartmouth with a two-over 74. In the second round, he was able to shave a stroke with four more birdies and sits just one stroke behind Liu in a tie for 26th.

Only three players made par more often than senior Ian Kelsey, including 15 during the first round. But the other three holes left him with a seven-over 79, then added a birdie to his tally during his second round, dropping three strokes in the process, to complete the day with a 155 (+11) in a tie for 67th. Sophomore Riley Griffin rounded out the Dartmouth scorers with a 160 (+20) and four birdies to his credit.

No less than 16 golfers finished the day under par on the two courses — Palmer and Wexford, both par 72 and 6,913 yards. Akron's Elliot Grayson and Georgia's Spencer Ralston had the low round of the day, carding a six-under 66 in the second tour, as both recorded seven birdies. But Grayson was better during the first round with a two-under 70 to take a three-stroke lead ahead of four golfers, including Ralston, heading into the final round.

The third round will feature a shotgun start on the Palmer course beginning at 8:15 a.m.