Men's Golf Moves Into Second, Scott Tied for First at Tiger Invitational

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Men's Golf Moves Into Second, Scott Tied for First at Tiger Invitational

3/6/2023 4:58:00 PM | Golf (M)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

OPELIKA, Ala. – Brantley Scott shot in the 60s for the second straight day to climb eight spots into a four-way tie at the top of the Tiger Invitational leaderboard following Monday's second round. Troy also made a move up the board into second place after shooting even-par as a team.

Scott carded six birdies on the day, including four on the back nine, and was blemish free except for a double-bogey on the par-4 13^th. He is tied for 10^th overall in the field with 10 birdies through the first 36 holes of play and is second at 7-under on the par-5 holes.

Troy's even-par on the day pushed the Trojans past Southern Miss into second place behind No. 7 Auburn, which blistered its home course to the tune of 18-under par on Monday. The Tigers are 21 shots up on the Trojans, who are three shots better than the Golden Eagles and nine shots up on fourth-place Richmond.

The Trojans made their move right after the turn playing No. 11 and No. 12 to a combined 7-under par from their counting cards. Troy is 28-under as a team through two rounds on the par-5 offerings, second-best only to Auburn's 29-under.

Nicklas Borrmann shot under-par for the second straight round with a 1-under 71 thanks to one birdie and then an eagle on No. 12. The Trojan senior is tied for 10^th place and just three shots off Scott's pace.

Jake Springer also had an eagle on the 12^th and had an eventful day with four birdies, four bogeys and two doubles to go with the eagle. He shot 2-over on the day and is tied for 28^th place overall with teammate Will McFadden, who was 3-over for the day. Will Simpson matched his opening round card with a second consecutive 76 to find himself in a tie for 71^st place.

Troy, Auburn and Southern Miss will tee off in Tuesday's top pairing beginning at 9:40 a.m. from the No. 1 tee box.

Team Standings
1. Auburn 276-270—546, 2. Troy 279-288—567, 3. Southern Miss 273-297—570, 4. Chattanooga 288-288—576, 5. Richmond 282-296—578, T6. Louisiana Tech 280-300—580, T6. Florida Atlantic 289-291—580, T8. East Carolina 297-286—583, T8. Wichita State 288-295—583, T10. Stetson 285-300—585, T10. Toledo 289-296—585, 12. South Alabama 286-300—586, 13. Georgia State 292-297—589, 14. UNCW 293-298—591, 15. North Alabama 293-299—593, 16. Lamar 295-302—597, 17. Oakland 297-306—603

Troy Individuals
T1. Brantley Scott 69-68—137, T10. Nicklas Borrmann 69-71—140, T28. Will McFadden 70-75—145, T28. Jake Springer 71-74—145, T71. Will Simpson 76-76—152