October 17, 2011

Atkins Remains in Contention at Will Wilson Tanglewood Intercollegiate

CLEMMONS, N.C. – University of South Carolina Aiken golfer Matt Atkins remains in contention after posting a second round score of 71 at the Will Wilson Tanglewood Intercollegiate at the par 70 Tanglewood Park Championship Course.

Atkins’ (Owensboro, Ky./Henderson State) two-round tally of 141 (70-71) has him tied with four others for fourth place. The score is just three strokes behind leader Jordan Walor of UNC Pembroke. Walor owns a two-round score of 138 (69-69).

North Georgia’s Howard Duffin is in second at 139 (70-69), while Wingate’s Clifford Blanquicet is third at 140 (68-72).

Wingate (285-291) and UNC Pembroke (292-284) are currently tied for the team lead at 576.

The nationally 10^th-ranked Pacers moved up one spot to seventh after carding a second round team score of 293. USC Aiken’s two-round team tally of 591 (298-293) has them just 15 strokes behind leaders Wingate and UNC Pembroke entering the final round on Tuesday.

Playing as an individual, USC Aiken’s Stéphane Boudreau (New Brunswick, Canada /Kent State) is the only other Pacer in the top 20 individually. Boudreau’s two-round tally of 149 (74-75) currently has him tied for 19^th with Mount Olive’s Kyle Simpson.

The third and final round of the three-day Will Wilson Tanglewood Intercollegiate is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

1 2 Team Scores

1 T1 Wingate University 285 291 576 +16

4 T1 UNC Pembroke 292 284 576 +16

T2 3 Carson-Newman 290 287 577 +17

T2 4 Newberry College 290 297 587 +27

5 5 Belmont Abbey Coll. 293 296 589 +29

7 6 Queen's, Univ. of Charlotte 296 294 590 +30

8 7 USC Aiken 298 293 591 +31

6 8 North Georgia 295 300 595 +35

9 9 Mount Olive College 309 306 615 +55