JONESBORO, Ark. – Southeastern Louisiana University freshman
David Marsh sits in fourth place in the individual standings after the opening day of the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate Monday at Ridgepointe Country Club.
Marsh, a native of Baton Rouge, will head into Tuesday's final round three shots off the lead in just in his third collegiate tournament. The Catholic High School product shot four-under par over the first two rounds. UT Martin's Luke Caldwell (-7) holds the day one individual lead.
As a team, SLU (+17) sits in seventh place in the team standings. Host Arkansas State sits in first place after 36 holes, after shooting 17-under par Monday.
Marsh shot under par in both rounds, backing up an opening-round 71 with a round of 69 to close the day.
Colby Sullivan posted the Lions' other under-par round of the day, shooting a 71 in round two to finish in a tie for 24
th place (+4).
Marsh led the entire field with 28 pars Monday, while Sullivan's two on the par-4 18
th hole in round two was one of nine eagles on the day.
Lorenzo Palmieri (+11, 56
th) is the next Southeastern performer on the leaderboard, while
Gavin Ingram and
Noah Bumgarner are tied for 61
st place at 13-over par.
Southeastern will play with New Orleans and Central Arkansas for Tuesday's final round. Live scoring, provided by host Arkansas State, will be accessible via the golf schedule page at
www.LionSports.net.
Team Standings
1. Arkansas State – 277-282=559 (-17)
2. UT Martin – 276-292=568 (-8)
3. East Texas A&M – 301-283=584 (+8)
4. Murray State – 300-285=585 (+9)
5. Bellarmine – 292-297=589 (+13)
6. Evansville – 302-289=591 (+15)
7. Southeastern – 298-295=593 (+17)
8. New Orleans – 300-296=596 (+20)
9. Central Arkansas – 302-295=597 (+21)
10. Oklahoma Christian – 304-295=599 (+23)
11. Lindenwood – 296-307=603 (+27)
12. Tennessee State – 305-305=610 (+34)
Individual Standings (Southeastern players only)
T4.
David Marsh – 71-69=140 (-4)
T24.
Colby Sullivan – 77-71=148 (+4)
T56.
Lorenzo Palmieri – 76-79=155 (+11)
T61.
Noah Bumgarner – 74-83=157 (+13)
T61.
Gavin Ingram – 81-76=157 (+13)
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