BATON ROUGE, La. - In a slightly less breezy day, then the day before, Middle Tennessee men's golf holds onto a tie for sixth place after the second day of action Saturday at the fifth-annual LSU Spring Invitational. The Blue Raiders shot a second round 303 for a two-day total of 598 at the par 72 University Club. In the 17-team event, Middle Tennessee is tied with the University of Maryland and is just two strokes behind Sun Belt foe South Alabama and three strokes behind UT-Arlington.
Individually, Blake Bivens, Kenny Green and Jonathon Burns are each tied for 27th place. After shooting one under on Friday, Bivens struggled in the second round, ending the day seven over par. Burns improved by two strokes as he finished the second round with a 74 after turning in a 76 the day before.
The Blue Raiders conclude the three-day tournament on Sunday morning.
Individual
T 27 Blake Bivens 71 79 150
T 27 Kenny Green 75 75 150
T 27 Jonathan Burns 76 74 150
T 40 Josh Nelms 73 78 151
T 65 Nick Bailes 79 76 155
Team
1 Louisiana State U. 292 290 582
2 Lamar University 299 291 590
3 Arkansas State U. 297 294 591
4 UT-Arlington 292 303 595
5 South Alabama, U. of 294 302 596
T6 Maryland, U. of 302 296 598
T6 Middle Tennessee 295 303 598
8 Jacksonville St. 304 295 599
T9 Mississippi St. U. 298 302 600
T9 Tulane University 297 303 600
T9 Southeastern La. U. 303 297 600
12 Furman University 293 308 601
T13 Louisiana-Lafayette 302 303 605
T13 Arkansas-Little Rock 292 313 605
15 Southern Mississippi 313 294 607
16 So. Florida, U. of 305 306 611
17 Memphis, U. of 311 314 625
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