Men's Golf | 3/11/2024 11:40:00 PM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – On Monday, North Carolina A&T men's golf completed the first two rounds of the Surf Club Invitational hosted by Appalachian State at the par-71, 6,696-yard The Surf Golf and Club golf course.
The Aggies are in 17th place after the first two rounds, shooting a 34-over 602. The Aggies shot a 12-over 296 after the first round to place 13th. UConn leads the tournament at 16-under552, followed by Radford, who is eight shots off the lead at 8-under 560. Host App State is third at 3-under 565, with Butler (566) rounding out the top four.
Camilo Marin Raga had the lowest score on the day for the Aggies. Raga is in an eight-way tie for 60th after finishing Monday with a 5-over 148. Raga shot a 1-over 72 in the first round even though he started the round with a bogey on the par-5 17th. He gathered himself to post a birdie on the par-5, 493-yard first. After a bogey on two, he found the red numbers again with a three on the par-4, 413-yard fourth.
Raga stayed at even par until he bogeyed the par-4 seventh. He shot par on his next five holes before birding a par-3 on the 13th. He parred the next two holes before ending the first round with a bogey. Raga's second round also started on the 17th, where he posted a birdie on the 561-yard hole.
He bogeyed the 18th before birdieing No. 1 again. Raga bogeyed four of the nine holes on the front nine, but he earned a birdie on the par-5, 532-yard fifth. He bogeyed three of the last seven holes he played to finish with a 76 in the second round.
Ryuki Torri is in a nine-way tie for 74th with an 8-over 150. Torri posted two birdies in Round 1 to score a 74 before getting hot on the front nine in the second round. Round 2 for Torri started on the par-4, 16th with a bogey. He also bogeyed the 18th before making the turn and parring three straight holes. After a bogey on the par-4 fourth, he birdied three of his next four holes, including the par-5 fifth.
Torri's back nine did not go as swell. It included a double bogey on the 11th. He did birdie the par-4, 362-yard 14th. Owen Walsh shot 78-76-154 to place 91st. Ayush Bohdale also competed for the Aggies, shooting a 157 on Monday. JR Smith competed as an individual, shooting a 164.
Drew Walker had a solid first round before not playing the second round. Walker posted three birdies in his first round to shoot a 1-over 72. UConn's Ray Dennehy leads the tournament at 8-under 134. App State's Addison Beam follows him at 7-under 135, and Dennehy's teammate Tommy Dallahan is third at 6-under 136. The Aggies will complete play at the Surf Club Invitational on Tuesday.
