No. 24 Gamecocks T-11th at Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

WINDERMERE, Fla. — No. 24 South Carolina posted a second round 298 (+10) on Monday at the 2018 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational. The Gamecocks sit T-11^th with UCF at 17-over for the tournament heading into Tuesday’s final round.
 
“We played a reachable par-5 at 6-over today,” said head coach Bill McDonald. “That pretty much sums up what was a very frustrating front nine. We made up a few shots coming in and hopefully the guys can build off that for tomorrow.”
 
Senior Scott Stevens paced the Gamecocks again on day two with a 72 (E). The Chattanooga, Tenn., native sat 3-over for the day through 14 holes. He then birdied three of five holes to finish and get into the clubhouse at even par. Stevens is T-14^th at 1-under for the tournament and seeking his second top-10 finish of the season (17^th career). He led the team with four birdies in round two and is T-2^nd in the field with 26 pars through 36 holes.
 
Freshman Ryan Hall shot 74 (+2) and is T-27^th at 2-over for the tournament. The Knoxville, Tenn., native tallied a pair of 37s (+1), with one birdie on the back nine and one red number on the front nine.
 
Senior Ryan Stachler posted a 3-over 75. He shot 40 (+4) to start the day on the back nine and carded a 1-under 35 with a pair of birdies on the front. Senior Will Miles was the final counting score for Carolina with a 77 (+5). After leading the team with four birdies in the opening round, Miles had just one red number in the second round. He’s T-49^th (+6) while Stachler is T-66^th (+11). Freshman Harry Corbin shot 89 (+17).
 
No. 13 Vanderbilt remains atop the leaderboard at 18-under par with an eight-shot lead over Texas Tech. The Commodores shot 282 (-6) in the second round. Will Gordon of Vanderbilt also remains in the lead individually at 10-under. He shot 70 (-2) on today after shooting 64 (-8) during the opening round yesterday.
 
The Gamecocks will start on the back nine again on Tuesday morning. Carolina will be paired with Florida and UCF with Corbin leading things off on hole 10 at 8:25 a.m. ET.
                                                                                                            
R2 TEAM STANDINGS – 2018 TAVISTOCK COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL 
1. Vanderbilt – 558 (-18)
2. Texas Tech – 566 (-10)
3. Auburn – 571 (-5)
4. Arizona State – 575 (-1)
T-5. Texas – 576 (E)
T-5. West Virginia – 576 (E)
7. Cal – 577 (+1)
8. LSU – 578 (+2)
9. Illinois – 579 (+3)
10. Florida – 585 (+9)
T-11. South Carolina – 593 (+17)
T-11. UCF – 593 (+17)
T-13. Washington – 595 (+19) 
T-13. Augusta – 595 (+19)
15. North Texas – 603 (+27)
 
R2 INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS – 2018 TAVISTOCK COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL 
T-14. Scott Stevens – 143 (-1)
T-27. Ryan Hall – 146 (+2)
T-49. Will Miles – 150 (+6)
T-66. Ryan Stachler – 155 (+11)
75. Harry Corbin –  168 (+24)