University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Monday, September 23
Birmingham, Ala. (Greystone CC)
8:30 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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Graeme McDowell Invitational
Tolson Leads Louisiana At Graeme McDowell Invitational
9/23/2019 8:09:00 PM | Golf
Cajuns to tee off Tuesday's final round at 8:15 a.m.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior Jack Tolson recorded 10 birdies and put himself in position for a second straight top-20 finish while the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns golf team finished in a tie for 12th place after the opening day of the Graeme McDowell Invitational on Monday at Greystone Golf and Country Club.
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Louisiana, competing in its second event of the 2019-20 season, carded identical team scores of 300 to finish at 600 after 36 holes and tied with Wofford in the 19-team field.
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Final round action of the 54-hole tournament will begin on Tuesday at 8 a.m. Louisiana, which will officially tee off at 8:15 a.m., will be paired with Winthrop, High Point and Jacksonville State in the final round. Live results will be available at GolfStat.com.
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Tolson opened the day for the Ragin' Cajuns with a 2-over-par 74 before coming back in the afternoon to card a 1-under-par 71. Tolson carded six birdies in the afternoon session on the par-72, 7,299-yard course, including three straight holes beginning at the par-4, 448-yard No. 8.
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The Opelousas native, who notched his seventh career top-20 finish, concluded the first day tied for 23rd place at 1-over 145 and seven strokes behind first-day co-leaders Linus Lo of Western Kentucky and Ben Reichert of host UAB.
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Peter Hinnant (73-78-151) and Charlie Flynn (76-75-151) each finished in a tie for 48th place for Louisiana with newcomer Hunter Hammett (77-76-153) and Hudson Dubinski (78-84-162) rounding out the lineup.
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North Florida took advantage of a 10-under 276 in the second round to claim the first-day lead over host UAB. The Ospreys, ranked No. 19 nationally by GolfStat, shot a 36-hole total of 564 to take a one stroke lead heading into Tuesday's final round.
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Arkansas State (573), Memphis (575) and No. 17-ranked South Carolina (584) rounded out the top five with Chattanooga (589), Southern Miss (589), ULM (590), Lipscomb (592) and Western Kentucky (594) rounding out the top 10.
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GRAEME MCDOWELL INVITATIONAL
September 23-24, 2019
Birmingham, Ala. (Greystone Golf & Country Club)
Par 72, 7,299 yards
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TEAM LEADERS
1. North Florida 288-276-564; 2. UAB 284-281-565; 3. Arkansas State 286-287-573; 4. Memphis 299-276-575; 5. South Carolina 293-290-583; T6. Chattanooga 300-289-589; T6. Southern Miss 298-291-589; 8. ULM 293-297-590; 9. Lipscomb 295-297-592; 10. Western Kentucky 292-302-594; 11. Troy 304-294-598; T12. Wofford 301-299-600; T12. Louisiana 300-300-600; 14. Winthrop 297-304-601; 15. High Point 302-300-602; 16. Jacksonville State 299-304-603; 17. Samford 298-307-605; 18. Southern Illinois 301-305-606; 19. Nicholls State 304-307-611.
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LOUISIANA RESULTS
T23. Jack Tolson 74-71-145; T48. Peter Hinnant 73-78-151; T48. Charlie Flynn 76-75-151; T61. Hunter Hammett 77-76-153; 96. Hudson Dubinski 78-84-162.
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Louisiana, competing in its second event of the 2019-20 season, carded identical team scores of 300 to finish at 600 after 36 holes and tied with Wofford in the 19-team field.
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Final round action of the 54-hole tournament will begin on Tuesday at 8 a.m. Louisiana, which will officially tee off at 8:15 a.m., will be paired with Winthrop, High Point and Jacksonville State in the final round. Live results will be available at GolfStat.com.
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Tolson opened the day for the Ragin' Cajuns with a 2-over-par 74 before coming back in the afternoon to card a 1-under-par 71. Tolson carded six birdies in the afternoon session on the par-72, 7,299-yard course, including three straight holes beginning at the par-4, 448-yard No. 8.
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The Opelousas native, who notched his seventh career top-20 finish, concluded the first day tied for 23rd place at 1-over 145 and seven strokes behind first-day co-leaders Linus Lo of Western Kentucky and Ben Reichert of host UAB.
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Peter Hinnant (73-78-151) and Charlie Flynn (76-75-151) each finished in a tie for 48th place for Louisiana with newcomer Hunter Hammett (77-76-153) and Hudson Dubinski (78-84-162) rounding out the lineup.
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North Florida took advantage of a 10-under 276 in the second round to claim the first-day lead over host UAB. The Ospreys, ranked No. 19 nationally by GolfStat, shot a 36-hole total of 564 to take a one stroke lead heading into Tuesday's final round.
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Arkansas State (573), Memphis (575) and No. 17-ranked South Carolina (584) rounded out the top five with Chattanooga (589), Southern Miss (589), ULM (590), Lipscomb (592) and Western Kentucky (594) rounding out the top 10.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter and Instagram (@RaginCajunsGolf) or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana golf updates.
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GRAEME MCDOWELL INVITATIONAL
September 23-24, 2019
Birmingham, Ala. (Greystone Golf & Country Club)
Par 72, 7,299 yards
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TEAM LEADERS
1. North Florida 288-276-564; 2. UAB 284-281-565; 3. Arkansas State 286-287-573; 4. Memphis 299-276-575; 5. South Carolina 293-290-583; T6. Chattanooga 300-289-589; T6. Southern Miss 298-291-589; 8. ULM 293-297-590; 9. Lipscomb 295-297-592; 10. Western Kentucky 292-302-594; 11. Troy 304-294-598; T12. Wofford 301-299-600; T12. Louisiana 300-300-600; 14. Winthrop 297-304-601; 15. High Point 302-300-602; 16. Jacksonville State 299-304-603; 17. Samford 298-307-605; 18. Southern Illinois 301-305-606; 19. Nicholls State 304-307-611.
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LOUISIANA RESULTS
T23. Jack Tolson 74-71-145; T48. Peter Hinnant 73-78-151; T48. Charlie Flynn 76-75-151; T61. Hunter Hammett 77-76-153; 96. Hudson Dubinski 78-84-162.
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