MOORESVILLE, N.C. --- Tusculum College senior
Chris Wynne carded a two-under par 70 and is tied
for ninth place after the second round of the 2008 NCAA Division II
Southeast Region Men's Golf Championship. The three-day, 54-hole
event is being held at The Point Lake and Golf Club, hosted by
Belmont Abbey College.
Wynne (Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill HS) is in a seven-way tie
for ninth place at 147, while junior teammate Chase
Carroll (Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS) is tied for 16th at
148, including Tuesday's 77. Two golfers are tied for the lead at
142 including Chris Wolfe (Armstrong Atlantic State) and Niclas
Johansson (Georgia College & State Univ.).
Wynne's 70 was one of only five scores under par on Tuesday as the
2008 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year climbed 22 spots
on the leader board. His two-under 70 was the third lowest round of
the day and third-best 18 holes of the week.
Wynne carded 35 on his inward nine including three birdies and a
double bogey. Two of those birdies came on the par fives, while his
double-bogey six came on the sixth hole when his drive went into a
drainage ditch. He took relief from the ditch, but his free drop
rolled into a divot. The two-time All-SAC standout rebounded with
back-to-back birdies on holes seven and eight.
After a bogey on No. 10, Wynne made a furious charge with birdies
on three of his next five holes. On No. 11, he drained an
eight-foot putt to move back into red numbers on the day. After
consecutive pars on 12 and 13, he made a 10-foot putt on No. 14 and
a 25-footer on the 15th hole to move to three-under par for his
round. His bid for a third straight birdie came to an end on No. 16
as his three-footer lipped out. Wynne stumbled with a bogey on No.
17, but scored a par on the 18th hole.
Carroll played steady golf on his front nine with eight pars and a
bogey on the third hole. On the back-nine, the two-time
All-Conference honoree bogeyed four of his first five holes, before
settled down to post four straight pars for his 77.
The third and final round of the regional will be played on
Wednesday on the 7,037-yard layout.
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