Limestone Tied for 12th Following Day One of NCAA Championship

Limestone Tied for 12th Following Day One of NCAA Championship
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May 16, 2022

STORY COURTESY OF LIMESTONE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION

DEARBORN, MICH. – The nationally fifth-ranked Limestone University men's golf team got off to a great start on the first day of the NCAA Division II National Championship, sitting at just 3-over at the turn, but had a rough go on the back nine to wrap up Monday's opening round with a combined score of 305 (+17).
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Individual Results – Day One
Team Results – Day One
Location: TPC Michigan – Par-72, 7,056 yards
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
 

  • Limestone started the opening round on fire, moving into first place at one point with a 3-under
  • While the Saints stumbled a bit over a few holes on the front nine, the team was 3-over at the turn
  • The Blue and Gold had a tough time on the back nine, combining for 14-over the rest of the day
  • Posting just eight bogeys on the front nine, Limestone had 19 on the back to go with two doubles
  • Conversely, the Saints had five birdies on the front nine, but only three over the last nine holes
  • The Blue and Gold posted a day-one 305 (+17) and it tied for 12th on the team leaderboard
  • Sophomore Pontus Samuelsson (Linkoping, Sweden) paced the Saints with a first-round 72 (E)
  • Samuelsson carded a 34 (-2) on the front nine, but had a double bogey on the par-4 10th
  • The 2022 SAC Champion birdied twice on the back nine to finish the opening day in the top-10
  • Sophomore Kristoffer Larsson (Vadstena, Sweden) bogeyed on hole one but birdied on the third
  • Larsson was even through seven, but four bogeys the rest of the way gave him a first-day 76 (+4)
  • Junior Gage Carnes (Winter Haven, Fla.) was cruising following a birdie on the par-5 7th
  • Carnes was even after a birdie on 11, but five bogeys over the last seven holes put him at 77 (+5)
  • Senior Levi Moody (Greenville, S.C.) birdied on the par-5 3rd and was at 1-under through five
  • However, a triple on six followed by a total of six bogeys would end his day with score of 80 (+8)
  • Graduate Max Kalfjall (Vasby, Sweden) tallied a 39 (+3) on the front nine, but a 42 (+6) on the back pushed him down the leaderboard as he wrapped up the day for Limestone with an 81 (+9)

 
NOTABLES
 

  • Limestone carded its highest round since day three of the DI Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate
  • While the Saints tallied a first-day 305 (+17), they are only five strokes back of the cutoff
  • No. 23 Indianapolis leads the team field following an even 288 on Monday
  • Top-ranked Barry is two strokes off the lead while No. 2 Arkansas Tech in nine strokes back
  • No. 11 Central Missouri currently holds the cutoff at eighth place with a day-one 300 (+12)
  • No. 3 Lee is ninth with a 301 (+13) while No. 4 North Georgia and Missouri-St. Louis are 10th
  • Limestone is in a three-way tie with Findlay and Grand Valley State at 17-over
  • The Saints trail both North Georgia and Missouri-St. Louis by a stroke and Lee by four strokes
  • The Blue and Gold have a one stroke advantage over No. 14 Midwestern State
  • UIndy's Oliver Mast fired a day-one 69 (-3) to move to the top of the individual leaderboard
  • Samuelsson is tied for ninth place, one stroke from the top-5 and three strokes off the leader
  • Larsson sits in a tie for 44th and Carnes for 54th, but both are within striking distance of the top-10
  • Moody needs to make up seven strokes for a run at the top-10 while Kalfjall will need eight
  • Larsson, Moody, and Samuelsson were each named to the DII PING All-South Region Team

 
UP NEXT
 
No. 5 Limestone looks for a move in the second round of the NCAA Division II National Championship on Tuesday, May 17. The Saints will be the first group on the course with a tee time set for 7:30 a.m.