SANDESTIN, Fla. – The Piedmont men’s golf team made major strides in Round Two of the Golfweek October Classic, improving on its first round score by 15 strokes.
The top two in the lineup stepped up in a big way, with Josh Hebrink and Adam Rogers each carding rounds of 1-over 72 to lead the way.
Hebrink led the team with four birdies on his round and closed strong, playing his final four holes in -2 with a birdie at the last.
Josh Hebrink – Scorecard 10.16.23
Rogers began his day going under par, with back-to-back birdies at the fourth and the fifth. The sophomore from Vero Beach, Florida, had an even par round until a bogey at the last moved him over par for the first time all day.
Adam Rogers – Scorecard 10.16.23
Overall, Cam Lucas sits tied with Hebrink among the Lions, as he delivered another round in the 70’s, backing up his opening 75 with a 77 on Monday.
Tom Yao delivered a gritty 75 with a pair of birdies.
All four Lions that completed their round on Monday made at least two birdies to move the team up into a three-way tie for 22nd on the team leaderboard.
Methodist leads on the team side with 18 holes to play at 2-under for the event, one stroke ahead of Illinois Wesleyan.
Carnegie Mellon’s Justin Chan backed up a first round 65 with a second round 67 to lead the individual event by five shots.
The event will conclude with the final 18 holes tomorrow, with Piedmont scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m.
LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
| T22 | Piedmont University | 311 | 296 | 607 |
| T72 | Josh Hebrink (1) | 80 | 72 | 152 |
| T72 | Cameron Lucas (5) | 75 | 77 | 152 |
| T85 | Adam Rogers (2) | 81 | 72 | 153 |
| T124 | Tom Yao (3) | 0 | 75 | 75 |
| T124 | Eric Penland (4) | 75 | 0 | 75 |
