Welsh International tied for seventh

PINEHURST, N.C. (March 7, 2022) – The ETSU Men’s Golf team not only had to battle the difficult challenge provided by Pinehurst No. 2, but it also had to take on a steady 25 mph wind with gusts over 35 mph. The Bucs completed the opening day of the Wake Forest Invitational in solo ninth at 42-over-par (602).

The Bucs were led by Archie Davies (Carlisle, England) who is currently sitting in a tie for seventh overall. The Welsh international golfer posted a 4-over-par (74) in the opening round with one birdie and five bogeys. Davies’ first round saw him sitting in a tie for 12^th overall. The second round, Davies carded a 1-over-par (71) to jump five spots into a tie for 7^th with three birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey. Davies began both rounds on hole No. 13 and posted a double bogey on the par-4 16^th hole. The redshirt-sophomore then responded with three birdies in the next eight holes to climb to 1-under-par for the second round. However, Davies finished the day with two bogeys in the final six holes to finish with a 71 (+1).

Davies is followed by Remi Chartier (Montreal, Canada) who is tied for 33^rd at 12-over-par (152). Chartier began his day with seven consecutive pars in the opening round before picking up his first bogey on the par-4 2^nd hole. The Canada product responded with a birdie on the par-5 5^th hole to climb back to even par. However, Chartier played the final six holes at 4-over-par to cap off a 74 (+4) opening round. The second round saw Chartier birdie the par-5 5^th hole for the second consecutive round. Unfortunately, Chartier also added seven bogeys and one double bogey to drop to 33^rd on the player leaderboard.

Both Ben Carberry (Bonnybridge, Scotland) and Jack Tickle (Bristol, Tenn.) are tied for 45^th on the leaderboard at 15-over-par (155). Carberry carded three birdies on the day, while Tickle turned in a 5-over-par (75) second round, a five-stroke swing from his opening 18 holes.

Clemson leads the field at 20-over-par (580), 11 strokes ahead of Duke (+31) and 12 strokes clear of East Carolina (+32).

Clemson’s Colby Patton leads the individual leaderboard at 1-over-par (141). Patton is followed by teammate Zack Gordon (+3) and San Francisco’s Soren Lind (+3) to round out the top three.

The Bucs will be back in action in the final round of the Wake Forest Invitational on Tuesday morning beginning at 8:50 a.m. The Bucs will play alongside Augusta and Iowa.

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