ROCKY FACE, Ga. – LSU junior Stewart Jolly fired a 4-under par 68 to put himself in contention for the individual title, while the ninth-ranked Tigers broke par with a team score of 1-under par 287 to move into a tie for fifth place following Saturday’s second round at the 25th-annual Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic being held at The Farm Golf Club.
Jolly followed an even-par 72 on Friday with a 4-under 68 during Saturday’s action to move up seven spots on the leaderboard into a three-way tie for third place with a 36-hole score of 4-under par 140.
The Birmingham, Ala., native will tee off in Sunday’s final round six shots off the pace as Georgia Tech All-American Ollie Schniederjans fired his second-straight round of 5-under 67 to take a three-shot lead over Bailey Patrick of North Carolina with his two-day total of 10-under par 134. Jolly is tied for third place with the Georgia duo of Michael Cromie and Joey Garber.
Jolly’s effort helped guide the Tigers into a fifth-place tie as seniors Smylie Kaufman and Andrew Presley and junior Curtis Thompson also posted counting scores for a team round of 1-under par 287. The Tigers are tied for fifth place with defending tournament champion Texas at 8-over 584 in two rounds at this year’s Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic.
After opening the day with a 10-shot lead in the team race after firing an 8-under par 280 on Friday, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets followed with a 1-over par 289 on Saturday to finish the day with a four-shot edge at 7-under par 569 for the tournament. Georgia ended the day in second place at 3-under 573, followed by North Carolina in third place at 2-over 578 and Clemson in fourth place at 3-over 579.
Jolly was brilliant while firing a bogey-free round of 4-under par 68, highlighted by an eagle at the par-five 12th hole followed by back-to-back birdies at the par-three 13th and par-four 14th holes.
Thompson posted his best round of the weekend with an even-par 72 to move into a tie for 23rd place on the leaderboard at 3-over 147. Kaufman also finds himself in a tie for 23rd place overall after shooting his 1-over 73 on Saturday afternoon, while Presley added a 2-over 74 toward LSU’s team score to move into a tie for 44th place at 6-over 150 after 36 holes of this year’s championship.
Freshman Zach Wright rounded out the lineup with a round of 7-over par 79 to finish the day in a tie for 70th place overall at 12-over par 156 for the tournament.
The Tigers will wrap up the 25th-annual Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic while playing alongside Clemson and Texas in Sunday’s final round as they will tee off from the front nine beginning at 7:50 a.m. CT. Live scoring of the final round will be provided by Golfstat and can be found online at www.golfstat.com.
CARPET CAPITAL COLLEGIATE CLASSIC – SECOND ROUND RESULTS
TEAM SCORES (Par 576)
1. Georgia Tech 280-289 – 569 -7; 2. Georgia 291-282 – 573 -3; 3. North Carolina 290-288 – 578 +2; 4. Clemson 294-285 – 579 +3; T5. LSU 297-287 – 584 +8; T5. Texas 298-286 – 584 +8; 7. Auburn 299-287 – 586 +10; 8. South Carolina 302-289 – 591 +15; 9. North Florida 295-298 – 593 +17; 10. Middle Tennessee State 298-297 – 595 +19; T11. Kennesaw State 297-299 – 596 +20; T11. Wake Forest 301-295 – 596 +20; T13. Chattanooga 306-296 – 602 +26; T13. Tennessee 306-296 – 602 +26.
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS (Par 144)
1. Ollie Schniederjans, Georgia Tech, 67-67 – 134 -10; 2. Bailey Patrick, North Carolina, 68-69 – 137 -7; T3. Stewart Jolly, LSU, 72-68 – 140 -4; T3. Michael Cromie, Georgia, 72-68 – 140 -4; T3. Joey Garber, Georgia, 71-69 – 140 -4; 6. Anders Albertson, Georgia Tech, 70-71 – 141 -3; T7. Henry Do, North Carolina, 72-71 – 143 -1; T7. Gavin Hall, Texas, 71-72 – 143 -1; T7. Cody Proveaux, Clemson, 73-70 – 143 -1; T10. Payne Denman, Middle Tennessee State, 71-73 – 144 E; T10. Austin Langdale, Clemson, 71-73 – 144 E; T10. Jake Mondy, Auburn, 75-69 – 144 E; T10. Will Starke, South Carolina, 73-71 – 144 E.
LSU SCORES
T3. Stewart Jolly, 72-68 – 140 -4
T23. Curtis Thompson, 75-72 – 147 +3
T23. Smylie Kaufman, 74-73 – 147 +3
T44. Andrew Presley, 76-74 – 150 +6
T70. Zach Wright, 77-79 – 156 +12