Sept. 24, 2011

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The South Carolina men’s golf team shot a second-round 298 (+14) on Saturday in the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club South Course. The Gamecocks are in 11th place with a score of 589 (+21) heading into Sunday’s final round.

Saturday proved to be another tough scoring day on the par-71, 7,100-yard course, as only 13 golfers recorded rounds under par.

Junior Dykes Harbin and freshman Sean Kelly led the way for the Gamecocks as they each posted a 2-over-par 73 and are in a tie for 20th and 40th, respectively.

Harbin had a solid start to his day with seven pars, a birdie and a bogey on the front nine, making the turn at even-par 35. He moved to 1-over with a bogey on the 12th but regained the stroke back with a birdie on the 17th. However, Harbin recorded a double bogey on No. 18 to head into the clubhouse at 2-over.

Kelly made the turn at 37 (+2) and moved to 3-over with a bogey on the 10th. The Staten Island, N.Y., native then caught fire with birdies on the 13th, 14th and 16th holes to go back to even par with two holes left to play, but a double bogey at the 17th left Kelly at 2-over for the day.

Senior Wesley Bryan is in a tie for 31st after carding a 75 (+4), while sophomores Caulder Moore and Blaine Woodruff are tied for 61st and 65th, respectively. Woodruff posted a 6-over 77, and Moore turned in a 7-over 78. Woodruff’s day was highlighted by an eagle on the par-4 10th hole.

Oklahoma shot a 5-under 279 on Saturday to move into the lead with a two-day score of 564 (-4), followed by Middle Tennessee State and Mississippi at 565 (-3). Akron’s Charlie Bull, Mississippi’s Joe David and Davidson’s John Skeadas share the individual lead at 137 (-5).

Final-round play is set to begin on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. CT. Live scoring will be available at golfstatresults.com.

SOUTH CAROLINA RESULTS
T20 Dykes Harbin 71-73=144 (+2)
T31 Wesley Bryan 71-75=146 (+4)
T40 Sean Kelly 75-73=148 (+6)
T61 Caulder Moore 74-78=152 (+10)
T65 Blaine Woodruff 76-77=153 (+11)