The University of Akron Athletics
Men's Golf in Third Place at MAC Championships
April 30 | Men's Golf
MAINEVILLE, Ohio -
The University of Akron men's golf team sits in third place after day one of the 2011 Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championships at the par-72, 7,180-yard TPC River's Bend Golf Club.
Playing two rounds on day one, the Zips carded scores of 9-over 297 and 10-over 298 to finish with a total of 19-over 595. Kent State leads after two rounds with a tally of 9-under 567 while Ball State is second with a score of 16-over 592.
Sophomore Cameron Simmons led the way for the Zips, posting rounds of 1-under 71 and 1-over 73 to finish in a tie for fourth place with a two-round score of even-par 144. Freshman Charlie Bull closed out the day in a group at 7-over 151 after posting scores of 4-over 76 and 3-over 75. Bull enters day two tied for 14th place.
Junior Scott Landreth currently sits in a tie for 16th place and opens play on Saturday with a two-round score of 8-over 152. He opened the championship event with a round of 1-over 73 before posting a second-round 79 (+7). Senior Lucas Murray recorded back-to-back rounds of 77 (+5) to finish the day in a tie for 20th place (154, +10).
Redshirt sophomore Tim Lew struggled to open the tournament, shooting a 12-over 84 before rebounding with a 1-over 73 during the second round. He finished the second round tied for 32nd place with a score of 157 (+13).
The Zips return to action tomorrow morning during the third round of the 2011 MAC Championships. Tee times are set to begin at 8 a.m. ET, with Akron players slated to tee off beginning at 9:20 a.m. ET. Golfstat live scoring will be available at GoZips.com.
Top-Five Teams:
1. Kent State, 292-275 - 567 (-9)
2. Ball State, 297-295 - 592 (+16)
3. Akron, 297-298 - 595 (+19)
4. Eastern Michigan, 297-300 - 597 (+21)
5. Northern Illinois, 303-304 - 607 (+31)
Top-Five Players:
1. Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State, 70-67 - 137 (-7)
t2. Brett Cairns, Kent State, 70-70 - 140 (-4)
t2. Eric Steger, Ball State, 69-71 - 140 (-4)
t4. John Hahn, Kent State, 76-68 - 144 (E)
t4. Cameron Simmons, Akron, 71-73 - 144 (E)
Akron:
t4. Cameron Simmons, 71-73 - 144 (E)
t14. Charlie Bull, 76-75 - 151 (+7)
t16. Scott Landreth, 73-79 - 152 (+8)
t20. Lucas Murray, 77-77 - 154 (+10)
t32. Tim Lew, 84-73 - 157 (+13)
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