DAY TWO RESULTS
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The High Point University men’s golf team shot 293 on the second day of the Big South Men’s Golf Championship in Ninety-Six, S.C., on Tuesday to remain in third place with a two-day score of 590. Sophomore
Curtis Brotherton (High Point, N.C./Ledford) carded a career-low 69 on the round to lead the Panthers on the day.
"We hit the ball better today because we were more used to the course which let us score a little better," head coach JB White said. "I am proud of the way Curtis shot today. I feel good about where we stand and am looking forward to tomorrow. We had a couple guys that ran into some bad holes but all in all it is hard not to be happy sitting in third place when you are seeded seventh."
Brotherton had seven birdies on the day as he shaved ten strokes off his first-round score. The sophomore’s previous career-best on 18 holes was 70, which he shot on four different rounds. Brotherton’s 69 comes just one day after junior
DJ Dougherty (Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run) scored 69in the opening round of the championship. It is the first time since joining the Big South that High Point has had two players break 70 in a single conference championship.
"After yesterday's round I went to the range and worked on my game and that helped me out today," Brotherton said. "I hit the ball the best I have all year. I made seven birdies and there were a lot of good things that I did out there. I have to get my putter working but I am definitely happy with my score today."
The Panthers second-round score of 293 is their second-best score on any round in the Big South Championship. HPU’s best single round score came in 2002 when the team shot 292 in the second round.
Dougherty still holds the low individual score on the team after shooting 76 in the second-round to finish in a tie for seventh with a 36-hole score of 145. Both Brotherton and junior
Nick Goins (Winston-Salem, N.C./Ledford) sit three strokes behind Dougherty in a tie for 14th with identical two-round scores of 148. Goins followed an opening round 75 with a 73 on Tuesday, the second lowest HPU round of the day. Freshman
Chase Wilson (Zanesville, Ohio/Zanesville) shot 75 in the second round and is tied for 23rd with a two-day score of 152 (77-75) while junior
Evan LaRocque (Toronto, Ontario/Heritage Academy) finished the day tied for 25th with a two-round total of 153 (76-77).
Coastal Carolina shot 290 in the second round and still sit atop the team standings with a two-day score of 576. The Chanticleers lead by eight strokes over Charleston Southern which carded the low-round of the day, a two-under 286, to move into second place with a combined team score of 584. Liberty sits in fourth place after two rounds with a two-day score of 592, two shots behind HPU. Winthrop fell from second to fifth after shooting 308 in the second round to finish with a two-day score of 599. Presbyterian and Radford are tied for sixth with identical two-round scores of 602 while Gardner-Webb finished the day in eighth with a score of 607.
The third and final round of the 2010 Big South Men’s Golf Championship will tee-off at the Patriot Golf Club at 8 a.m., on Wednesday. High Point’s will play in the final group of teams and will begin at 8:50 a.m.