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John Hayt Collegiate
Randolph, David In Contention To Win At John Hayt Collegiate
2/28/2011 | Men's Golf
Feb. 28, 2011
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. - Senior Ole Miss golfer Jonathan Randolph and junior Joe David are in contention for medalist honors at the John Hayt Collegiate, as both climbed the leaderboard Monday to get within three at the Sawgrass Country Club.
Randolph, who began the day tied for 33, fired the low round of the day, a 3-under 69, to jump to a tie for fourth at 2-under for the tournament. He had six birdies on the day. At one point the All-American got to 5-under before a double bogey, bogey on his 14th and 15th holes. He birdied No. 9 (his 18th) to get back to 3-under.
David started the second round tied for 12th with Sunday's opening round 70. He finished at even par for the second round and moved up to a tie for fourth at 2-under. David shot even par with an eagle and six birdies. Unfortunately, he carded two double bogeys.
In much tougher conditions, the team struggled as a whole, finishing with a 300 to land in eighth heading into the final round. Junior college transfer Zach Primavera turned in a 77, junior Billy Brozovich had an 82 and sophomore Chad Bounds finished with an 84.
"One could tell by the scores that conditions were tough. We had 25-35 mph winds today," Ross said. "Jonathan, even though he had a double bogey in his round, still had the low round of the day. In conditions like this, our most experienced players handled it best. I am proud of Jonathan and Joe - they each have a chance to win."
Randolph, who won three times last year, put himself in contention to win the first tournament (Gator Invitational) of the spring just two weeks ago. David is still searching for his first collegiate win, but is certainly capable of going low in the final round. Last year, he fired a 63 in the final round of the SEC Championship to pace the Rebels to second place.
Auburn leads the team standings with a 577. Arkansas, LSU and Tennessee are tied for second at 584. Central Florida and TCU are tied for fifth at 586. Randolph and David are three back of Auburn's Blayne Barber, Arkansas' Sebastien Cappelen and Florida's Phillip Choi, all at 5-under.
To follow the final round go to www.OleMissSports.com and click on the live scoring link in the calendar.
JOHN HAYT COLLEGIATE - PONTE VEDRA, Fla.
TEAMS STANDINGS (AFTER TWO ROUNDS)
1. Auburn 282-295--577
T2. Arkansas 285-299--584
T2. LSU 284-300--584
T2. Tennessee 289-295--584
T5. UCF 289-297--586
T5. TCU 282-304--586
7. Florida 286-304--590
8. Ole Miss 293-300--593
T9. Mercer 294-303--597
T9. Coastal Carolina 287-310--597
11. Tulsa 290-308--598
12. North Florida 292-309--601
13. Georgia Southern 292-311--603
14. Jacksonville 307-297--604
15. UAB 297-312--609
OLE MISS INDIVIDUALS
T4. Jonathan Randolph 73-69--142
T4. Joe David 70-72--142
T58. Zach Primavera 77-77--154
T71. Billy Brozovich 75-82--157
T77. Chad Bounds 75-84--159
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