SPRING HILL, Tenn. -- Rounds of 70 and 67 on Monday have put University of Evansville sophomore Michael Sainz in second place among 90 players at the Tennessee State Men's Golf Intercollegiate at King's Creek Golf Club. The final round of the tournament is Tuesday.
Sainz's 3-under par 137 is second only to Filip Timmerman of John A. Logan College, who shot 69 and 66 for 135. Coach Jim Hamilton's Purple Aces are seventh in the team standings, but just two strokes out of fourth. Fifteen teams are in the tourney.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Murray State 568; 2. John A. Logan 573; 3. Belmont 574; T4. Dayton, SIU Edwardsville 578; 6. Eastern Illinois 579; 7. Evansville 580; T8. Pan American, Tennessee State 583; 10. Morehead State 585; 11. Tennessee Tech 591; 12. UT Martin 595; 13. Valparaiso 604; 14. Alabama State 610; 15. Winston-Salem State 646.
UE SCORES: T2. Michael Sainz 70-67=137; T34. Griffin Wood 72-76=148; T34. Christian Poling 74-74=148; T34. Tim Simmons 73-75=148; T56. Andrew Luo 75-75=150; *T34. Neal Millay 72-76=148; *T34. Sam Cobb 75-73=148.
*playing as individual
