Men's Golf | 4/11/2023 12:53:00 AM

FLORENCE, Ala.  The No. 3 ranked Methodist University men's golf team posted a three-over par 579 after two rounds of the Shoals Intercollegiate, which puts the team in a tie for first place. The Monarchs scored a five-over par 293 in the first round before shaping up and shot a two-under par 286 the second time around.
 
Senior Cameron Cappuzzo is following suit and leads all golfers in the player's leaderboards with a five-under par 139.

JUST THE FACTS
Event: Shoals Intercollegiate
Host: Emory University
Course: Robert Trent Jones at the Shoals (Par 72 – 7,060 yards)
Top teams: T1 – Emory University (297-282-579, +3), T1 – Methodist (293-286-579, +3), 3 – Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) University (295-290-585, +9)
Top individuals: 1 – Cameron Cappuzzo, Methodist (72-67-139, -5), T2 – Brian Xu, Carnegie Mellon (72-68-140, -4), T2 – Pearse Lucas, Sewanee: University of the South (70-70-140, -4)
 
DAY 1 NOTES

• Round one was a tad up and down for Cappuzzo as he bogeyed two of his first three holes but evened out with two birdies to cap off the front half. The back half was the same with two bogeys and two birdies. The second round saw him connect on six birdies to just one bogey.
• Sitting just outside the top-10, in 11th place, is David D'Agostino (74-72) with a two-over par 146. Round one saw him at even-par with two birdies & bogeys apiece through 12 holes, but two more bogeys put him at two-over par 74 in the opening round. He was cruising through the second round with three birdies and a bogey before his last hole gave him some trouble (double bogey) for an even-par 72.
• With a two-round total of three-over par 147, Cooper Hrabak (74-73) finds himself in a tie for 12th. A bogey and a birdie saw him at even-par heading into the turn, of round one, and then the addition of two more bogeys put him at two-over par 74. In round two, he made one more bogey (three) than birdie (two) on his way to a one-over par 73.
• Jonny Lewis (76-74) completes the first day with a six-over par 150, which puts him in a tie for 25th. He kept even through his first seven holes in round one (two bogeys, two birdies) but the rest of the way saw him make four more bogeys for a four-over par 76. His card on the second go around read five bogeys and three birdies for a two-over par 74.
• Aiden Spampinato (73-77) would also be in a tie for 25th place with a six-over 150. On the front nine of the opening round, he scored three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey to put him at even-par but eventually finished round one with a one-over par 73 following a bogey on the back nine. He was looking good in the second round with a one-under par through the first seven holes until a double bogey, a bogey, and triple bogey plagued him for the reminder of the round, which gave him a five-over par 77.
• Playing as an individual for the tournament, Will Campbell (74-80) sits in a tie for 41st following the first two rounds. Round one saw him make two birdies, two bogeys, and a double bogey to give him a two-over par 74. The second round was not so kind as he bogeyed six times and double bogeyed once for an eight-over par 80.

UP NEXT
Methodist will wrap up the event on Tuesday with the third round. The Monarchs are scheduled to tee off beginning at 8:00 AM.