Jonesboro – Nate Jolly led the Central Arkansas men’s golf team on day one of the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate with a 146 (+2). The Bears finished Monday with a team effort of 595 (+19) and are in sixth place at Ridge Pointe Country Club.
UCA started the day on the 10th hole.
Nate Jolly got the day started with birdies on the par-5 13th and the par-3 15th. On the 15th, Jolly nearly holed his tee shot and was able to make the short birdie putt. He finished the first round with a 74 (+2) and was tied for 24th. He was on fire to start round two, as he birdied three of the first five holes. He added birdies on the par-3 17th and the par-4 first. Jolly recorded a 72 (E) for the second round and moved up five spots into a tie for 19th with a total of 146 (+2).
After a slow start to round one, Davis Irving made a spectacular chip on the par-3 fourth. His ball was 10 feet off of the green between two green-side bunkers. He was unfazed by his position and chipped it in for a birdie and gained momentum on the remaining five holes. He picked up a birdie on the par-5 fifth and the par-4 ninth. He produced a first-round mark of 74 (+2) and was tied for 24th. He collected a birdie on the opening hole of the second round, before he added two birdies on the par-5 sixth and the par-4 eighth. He posted a second-round tally of 77 (+5) and is tied for 31st with a 151 (+7).
Josh Turnock is tied for 35th after he had a two-round score of 152 (+8). After he started the day with a 78 (+6), he bounced back with a 74 (+2) in the second round. He tallied birdies on the par-5 10th and the par-4 14th during round two.
Blaine Calhoon started the first round with a birdie on the par-5 10th. After a double-bogey on the par-4 second, he was resilient and drove the green on the par-4 third. He nearly drained the long eagle putt, but left the putt short for an easy tap-in birdie. He closed out the morning round with birdies on the par-5 fifth, the par-3 seventh, and the par-4 ninth. He finished the first round with a score of 73 (+1) and was tied for 19th. Like the first round, he birdied the first hole of the second. He recorded the Bears’ lone eagle on the par-5 sixth and posted a second-round score of 79 (+7). He is tied for 35th with a mark of 152 (+8).
Jakob Lemieux opened the day with a 77 (+5) with a birdie on the par-5 13th in round one. In the second round, he added birdies on the par-5 fifth and the par-3 seventh. He posted a second-round tally of 78 (+6). He finished the day with a two-round score of 155 (+11) and is tied for 43rd.
Miles Smith opened the day with an 87 (+15). He battled back on the second round and birdied the par-5 13th. He added another birdie on the par-3 seventh and finished the round with a 74 (+2). He moved up four spots into a tie for 59th with a two-round mark of 161 (+17).
The third and final round is scheduled for an 8:34 a.m. start time for the Bears on Tuesday.
Team Standings
1. Arkansas State – 542 (-34)
2. Texas State – 565 (-11)
3. Abilene Christian – 578 (+2)
4. UT-Arlington – 584 (+8)
5. Oklahoma Christian – 593 (+17)
6. UCA – 595 (+19)
T7. Stephen F. Austin – 603 (+27)
T7. Houston Baptist – 603 (+27)
T7. Missouri State – 603 (+27)
10. Southern Illinois – 609 (+33)
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