GREENSBORO, N.C. –  The No. 7 Methodist University men's golf team competed in their opening 36 holes, placing tied for ninth out of 15 teams heading into the final round at the O'Briant Jensen Memorial at The Cardinal by Pete Dye, hosted by (RV) Guilford College through Monday afternoon.

THE ESSENTIALS
Event: O'Briant Jensen Memorial
Location: The Cardinal by Pete Dye (Par 71 – 6824 yards); Greensboro, N.C.
Top teams: 1 – No. 1 Emory University (296-274-570, +2), 2 – No. 4 Carnegie Mellon University (294-285-579, +11), 3 – No. 11 Washington & Lee University (293-293-586, +18)
Top individuals: 1 – Zach Pelzar, No. 1 Emory University (70-67-137, -5), 2 – Four players (139, -3)

FINAL ROUND

• Sophomore Jack Haeflinger led the Monarchs with a consistent showing during his first two outings. Haeflinger in the morning stanza only recorded two bogeys with the rest being pars to close round one with a 73 (+2). Round two would feature a similar story for Haeflinger, faltering off an early triple bogey on the front nine before rising to the occasion with a birdie on the par-5 tenth to close day one with a 74 (+3) to tally a 147 (+5) through 36 holes to place T-19th.
• Senior Todd Moyer rose to the occasion on the back nine of his opening round, improving from an up-and-down opening nine with birdies on the par-5 tenth and the par-4 eighteenth to fire a 77 (+6). Moyer would close round two strong, improving by three strokes from marking two birdies on each side, logging a 74 (+3) two total 151 (+9) through 36 holes, ranking out in T-32nd, respectively.
• Freshman Griffin Lawlor gained ground towards the conclusion of the morning 18, completing a four-hole par-run to close the opening stanza with an 80 (+9). Lawlor would dominate in round two, performing with birdies on all three par fives to shave off nine strokes to match his career-best 18-hole round of 71 (E) to tabulate a 151 (+9) individually, marking out in T-32nd on the leaderboard.
• Junior William Plageman was solid in round one for Methodist, collecting birdies on the par-4 sixth and eleventh to fire a 76 (+5) heading into the afternoon stanza. In round two, Plageman's individual score would not count for the Monarchs, recording a 78 (+7) to close his first 36 holes with a 154 (+12) in total, ranking in T-45th respectively.
• Freshman Cooper Reitsma began the tournament with a mediocre showing, however improving by five strokes on the back nine to log an 81 (+10) through 18 holes while not counting for his squad's team score. Reitsma would close round two with a massive eight-stroke difference, marking three birdies on the round to fire a 73 (+2) to combine a 154 (+12) individually for T-45th overall.

UP NEXT
The Monarchs wrap up round two of the O'Briant Jensen Memorial tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 27th, at The Cardinal by Pete Dye with a 9:00 AM shotgun start.