Duke Ties Team Low at John Hayt Collegiate

Monday, March 1

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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Day Two

Duke Ties Team Low at John Hayt Collegiate

3/1/2010 5:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Duke matched the best team score in today's second round of the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational at the Sawgrass Country Club, carding a 291 (+3) to remain in second place at 585 (+9) heading into the final 18-holes. Julian Suri led the Blue Devils with a two-under-par round of 70.

"The guys' short game are tremendously sharp right now," head coach Jamie Green said. "On a golf course like this, where the wind can do unexpected things to your ball flight, you have to be able to save some shots and they are doing a great job around these greens. I am really pleased with that and we look forward to continuing it tomorrow."

Suri bounced back from a tough first round and was one of only 12 other competitors to go under-par today. The freshman from St. Augustine, Fla., capped off his round with birdies on the par-4 16^th and the par-5 18^th. Suri had just two bogies today and is tied for 28^th with a score of 150.

"It doesn't surprise me or anybody on our team [how Suri played]," Green said. "He is that caliber of player. Today, I saw a calm, determined look. He really stayed in a great frame of mind for all 18-holes and it certainly helped our team out a lot."

Senior Adam Long nearly matched his even-par round from yesterday with a 73 (+1) today for a two-day total of 145. Long, a product of St. Louis, Mo., is tied for seventh after two rounds of play.

"It is an 18-hole round and Adam [Long] really played some strong golf to start the day. He really played some quality golf holes out there, especially on the front nine. It was a shot in our arm to get things going for us. A score of 73 keeps us right in the hunt"

Adam Sumrall worked back from three-over-par after six holes to finish at one-over-par. The freshman from South Bend, Ind., tallied four birdies in his final 10 holes. Sumrall sits in a tie for 12^th with a 147 after two rounds.

Sophomore Spencer Anderson was even on the back nine to post a 75 (+3) in his second round. Anderson is tied for 23rd with a two-day score of 149. Junior Wes Roach also is tied for 23^rd after his round of 75 (+3) today.

"Spencer got it up-and-down from 40-yards on the last hole," Green said. "He had a really tough pitch shot with a little room and he made a 15-footer for birdie."

North Florida leads the tournament with a team score of 582 (+6). The Ospreys also hold the individual lead as Joe Byun shot another 69 (-3) today for a two-day score of 138.

The Blue Devils will tee off at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow from the first hole. Live scoring will be available on golfstat.com

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