Men's Golf | 10/30/2023 10:08:00 PM

BOULDER CITY, Nev.  The number one ranked Methodist University men's golf team took the course again to play the second round of the NCAA Division III National Preview, on Monday. The Monarchs had a great day as they shot a five-under par 283, lowest of the round, to take over first place with a two-day total of eight-over par 584.

JUST THE FACTS
Event: NCAA Division III Preview
Course: Boulder Creek Golf Club (Round Two: Par 72 – 7,180 yards)
Top teams: 1 – Methodist (301-283–584, +8), 2 – Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) University (303-286–589, +13), 3 – Illinois Wesleyan (301-289–590, +14)
Top individuals: 1 – Grayson Maddox, Sewanee (Tenn.) (70-65–135, -9), 2 – Cameron Cappuzzo, Methodist (71-71–142, -2), 3 – David Zhang, Carnegie Mellon (75-69–144, E)
 
SECOND ROUND

• All Methodist golfers started on the back nine.
• Once again Cappuzzo produced another one-under par 71 after his second time on the course. A little bit of an up and down performance through his first nine with three bogeys, three birdies, and a double bogey. He turned it around once he made the turn by chipping in four birdies to just one bogey. He now sits in second place with a total score of two-under par 142.
• Aiden Spampinato, who jumped up seven spots into a tie for fourth, shot a one-under par 71 as well on day two. He was one-under on the back with two birdies and a bogey before going even par (one birdie & one bogey) on the front. His two-round total is one-over par 145.
• In a tie for 21st overall, Haden Ruby scored a one-under par 71 for the round while accumulating a total score of five-over par 149. A little bit of a rough start with a triple bogey followed by a bogey on his first two holes but he then eagled hole number 13 to take off two of those strokes. Another bogey put him at three-over heading into the front half, where he knocked down four birdies to go four-under.
• Making the biggest leap in the player leaderboard was David D'Agostino, who now sits in a tie for 28th, after posting a two-under par 70 during his second time out. An eagle on the 13th hole negated two early bogeys and then he finished up the back nine by making two birdies. On the front half, he went even par with two additional birdies and a double bogey. His two-day score is currently a six-over par 150.
• Even though Cooper Hrabak was able to shave off two strokes, four-over par 76, from his score yesterday, his leaderboard standing still fell some, tie for 43rd. His card had five bogeys, four birdies, and a triple bogey through 18 holes. His grand total sits at ten-over par 154.

UP NEXT
Methodist will look to hold onto first place in round three, which will be played on Tuesday. The Monarchs are scheduled to tee off at 8:00 AM (PST).