BURLINGTON, N.C. – The George Mason men's golf team started strong on day one of the second-annual Elon Phoenix Invitational played at Alamance Country Club, as the Patriots are tied for fourth place in the 15-team tournament.
Mason is tied with East Carolina after carding a team one-under par 567 in the first two rounds. Host Elon is in second place at 3-under par (283-282--565) and trails Gardner-Webb by seven shots with 18 holes to play.
In the first two rounds, Mason's Eric Edwards is tied for fourth overall after posting a seven-under par 135 (66-69) on the par 71, 6,867 yard course. Freshman Davis Soderberg began his day with a two-over par 73, but a two-under par 69 in the afternoon moved him back to even par.
Freshman Jeff Wilson rebounded after a first round 75 to card a 69 in the second round to stand at two-over par going into the final round. Ellis Messian rounded out the scoring with a four-over par 146.
The final round of the Elon Phoenix Invitational begins tomorrow morning, Oct. 18, at 8 a.m.
T 4 George Mason 285 282 567 -1
T 4 Eric Edwards 66 69 135 -7
T 25 Davis Soderberg 73 69 142 E
T 40 Jeff Wilson 75 69 144 +2
T 50 Ellis Messian 71 75 146 +4
T 70 Brock Kovach 76 75 151 +9
Elon Phoenix Invitational
Oct. 17-18 | Burlington, N.C.
Team Standings
1. Gardner-Webb (277-281--558) -10
2. Elon (283-282--565) -3
3. Presbyterian College (289-277--566) -2
T4. George Mason (285-282--567) -1
T4. East Carolina (283-284--567) -1
T6. Loyola MD (288-281--569) +1
T6. Wofford (283-286--569) +1
8. Mount Olive (284-288--572) +4
9. Delaware (284-289--573) +5
10. Western Carolina (293-281--574) +6
11. Appalachian State (288-287--575) +7
T12. High Point (297-279--576) +8
T12. George Washington (288-288--576) +8
14. Drexel (291-294--585) +17
15. Radford (296-293--589) +21
