LIVE SCOREBOARD l MONDAY'S RESULTS
PATTERSON, Louisiana – The Nicholls State University golf team put together some of its best play in the third annual Atchafalaya Intercollegiate early on with a 2-under 286 in the first round, but by the end of the day, the Colonels slipped down to fifth place in the eight team tournament played at The Atchafalaya at Idewilid.
After shooting in the red and trailing first-place ULM and UIW by just five strokes following completion of the opening round, the Colonels carded a 298 to finish at 8-over and in fifth place after 36 holes.
Pacing the Colonels was sophomore
Baker Stevenson who shot a 2-over 146 on the day and heads into the final round in 14
th place. Stevenson posted the best round for Nicholls, recording a 3-under 69 in the first 18.
Peyton McCulloch also shot under at -1 to help fuel the hot start.
McCulloch,
Josh Fullilove and
Jack Lee all finished with 147s, while
Chad Watts-Denyes was close behind with a 149. Nicholls also had three players competing as individuals –
Jamison Thomassee (150),
Albert Badosa-Soler (150) and
Emil Ragnarsson (159).
Fullilove led the team with six birdies, while McCulloch was one of 14 players in the field to record an eagle, which game on Par 5, Hole 13 in the first round.
ULM enters the final round with a commanding 17-stroke advantage at 12-under. ULM's Joao Girao and Hogan Arey are tied with UCA's Lewis George for the individual lead at 5-under 139.
The third round will tee off around 8 p.m. Tuesday morning. For updates on the Colonel golf team, follow along on Twitter @Nicholls_GOLF.
