Troy University Athletics
Monday, October 5
Estero, Fla.
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West Bay Collegiate
Men’s Golf Tied for Seventh Following Day One of West Bay Collegiate Invitational
10/5/2026 8:25:00 PM | Golf (M)
ESTERO, Fla. – Three Trojans are under-par following Monday's opening two rounds of the West Bay Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Florida Gulf Coast at the West Bay Club. Troy is tied for seventh place overall at 4-under as a team.
Pablo Gracia opened with a 4-under 68 thanks to seven birdies in the first round, including one on three of his final five holes of the round. Gracia is tied for 15th place overall at 3-under after he shot 73 in the afternoon, with a pair of birdies.
Troy shot 7-under in the first round, its seventh straight round under-par to open the season but finished 3-over in the afternoon for its first round of the year over the par threshold. The Trojans led the field, shooting 2-over on the par 4s – six shots better than any other team – but struggled on the par 3s, shooting 13-over.
Gracia tied for second at 4-under on the par 4s while Thomas Crane was 3-under. Gracia led the Trojans with nine birdies on the day.
Crane and Jack Lowery are tied for 27th place at 1-under for the day. Crane turned in rounds of 70 and 73 while Lowery shot 72 and 71 on Monday. Lawton Emblom is tied for 38th at 1-over following a 71 in the morning and Lee Poppell is tied for 66th at 5-over.
Florida Gulf Coast and App State are tied at the top of the leaderboard at 18-under par, followed by Lipscomb (-17), ULM (-12) and Stetson (-10).
Teams wrap up play on Tuesday with the final 18 holes. Troy will play in a foursome with Stetson, Elon and UTRGV.
Team Standings
T1. Florida Gulf Coast 276-282--558, T1. Appalachian State 274-284--558, 3. Lipscomb 277-282--559, 4. ULM 285-279--564, 5. Stetson 283-283--566, 6. Elon 274-293--567, T7. Troy 281-291--572, T7. UTRGV 283-289--572, T9. Houston Christian 289-288--577, T9. UTSA 292-285--577, 11. Jacksonville 295-283--578, 12. Florida Atlantic 292-287--579, 13. UCF 289-295--584, 14. West Georgia 300-295--595, 15. Lamar 304-296—600
Troy Individuas
T15. Pablo Gracia 68-73—141, T27. Thomas Crane 70-73—143, T27. Jack Lowery 72-71—143, T38. Lawton Emblom 71-74—145, T66. Lee Poppell 72-77—149
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