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March 31, 2018

SCORECARDS
Keenan Huskey
Round 1: 70
Round 2: 74
Round 3: —
To Par: E
Place: T-19th
Scott Stevens
Round 1: 71
Round 2: 71
Round 3: —
To Par: -2
Place: T-10th
Will Miles
Round 1: 74
Round 2: 71
Round 3: —
To Par: +1
Place: T-26th
Jamie Wilson
Round 1: 76
Round 2: 72
Round 3: —
To Par: +4
Place: T-48th
Caleb Proveaux
Round 1: 73
Round 2: 81
Round 3: —
To Par: +10
Place: T-68th

Men’s Golf at 3M Augusta Invitational

AUGUSTA, Ga. — South Carolina carded a pair of even par 288s on day one of the 2018 3M Augusta Invitational and sits T-5th with Georgia State heading into Sunday’s final round. Junior Scott Stevens led the Gamecocks with consecutive under par rounds of 71.

Stevens sits T-10th at 2-under for the tournament, six shots of the lead held by Dylan Myers of Illinois. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native shot 6-under on the par 5s Saturday and led the team with nine birdies (T-9th in the field).

Senior All-American Keenan Huskey opened the day with a 2-under 70 thanks to a team-high five birdies the first 18 holes. He carded a 2-over 74 in the afternoon and sits T-19th at even par through two rounds.

Junior Will Miles and sophomore Jamie Wilson bounced back in the afternoon after shooting over par in the morning. Miles followed up a first round 74 (+2) with a 1-under 71 in the second round this afternoon thanks to three birdies in his final six holes. Wilson shot 76 (+4) in the opening round and fought back with an even par 72 round two. He tied with Stevens for the team lead with five birdies in the afternoon. Miles is T-26th (+1) and Wilson T-48th (+4). Sophomore Caleb Proveaux is back in the lineup and started the day with a 1-over 73. He was unable to keep his rhythm in the second round, shooting 81 this afternoon. He’s T-68th at 10-over heading into Sunday.

No. 13 Illinois has the team lead at 12-under par. Tennessee is giving chase at 6-under. Nine teams are within six shots of each other going into Easter Sunday’s final round. Dylan Meyer of Illinois has the individual lead at 8-under after shooting 67, 69 on Saturday. Twenty five players sit at par or better in the 75-man field.

QUOTING COACH Bill McDonald

“We played pretty solid today on a tricky golf course. It’s the best we’ve looked overall in a couple of weeks, and the guys are starting to believe in themselves again. We’re looking forward to posting a low one tomorrow.”

ROUND CHANGER Scott Stevens

Stevens logged his third consecutive under par round with his pair of 1-under 71s on Saturday in Augusta. The junior continued his steady play and will be gunning for his 16th career top-10 finish (fifth this season) tomorrow. Stevens, who hails from Chattanooga, Tenn., leads the team with a pair of top-fives during the 2017-18 season. He lit up the long holes in the first 36 holes today and is tied for the field lead in par-5 scoring average at 4.25 (-6).

NOTABLE

  • Keenan Huskey and Scott Stevens are now tied for the team lead with 18 rounds of par or better this season. The All-SEC duo has shot par or better in 62 percent of their rounds (29) during the 2017-18 season.
  • Will Miles is tied for the field lead in par-4 scoring average at 3.85 (-4).
  • Carolina logged 34 red numbers Saturday in the first and second rounds, ranking fifth in the 15-team field.

UP NEXT

The Gamecocks will tee it up with Houston and Georgia State for the final round on Easter Sunday tomorrow. Sophomore Caleb Proveaux will lead things off on hole one at 9:20 a.m. ET.