Auburn Men’s Golf Stays Third at 14-Under, 8 Shots Behind Vanderbilt

9 articles · Updated · 247Sports · May 19

Auburn matched its Day 1 score with another 7-under round Tuesday, leaving the top-seeded Tigers third at 14-under entering the final day of the Athens Regional.
Vanderbilt leads at 22-under, with Auburn only four shots above the five-team cut line as Charleston sits sixth at 10-under and Illinois follows at 9-under.
Missed putts inside 10 feet and difficult early pin placements kept Auburn from gaining ground, coach Nick Clinard said, despite what he called a steady stream of good approach shots.
Josiah Gilbert and Jake Albert each shot 68 to pace Auburn; Gilbert fell from the individual lead to third at 9-under, while Jackson Koivun carded a 70 as he continued to play below full health.
Wednesday’s final stroke-play round will decide the five teams that advance from Athens to the NCAA Championship later this month in Carlsbad, California.

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