Tech tied for ninth at Kenny Perry Invitational; Cunningham leads TTU
The Tennessee Tech men's golf team is tied for ninth place while freshman Adam Cunningham is tied for 23rd place on the individual leaderboard following two rounds at the Kenny Perry Invitational.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Freshman Adam Cunningham jumped into
the team lead and climbed into a tie for 23rd place
Monday in the second round of the Kenny Perry Invitational, being
hosted by Western Kentucky at The Club at Old Stone.
The Golden Eagles are tied with Troy for ninth place, just a few
shots out of the Top 5 in the 12-team tournament with 18 holes
remaining on Tuesday.
Cunningham followed his first-round 85 with a 77 Monday, the
lowest score of the day for coach Polk Brown’s team. His
36-hole score of 162 has him just five strokes from the Top 10.
Junior Greg Kitts, had the next best round Monday with a 79, a
15-shot recovery from his opening round 94 in the windy
conditions.
Freshman Mitch Thomas, who had Tech’s best score Sunday at
79, followed with an 84 Monday and is tied for 27th
place at 163. Senior Lee Maxwell is tied for 37th place
at 165 after shooting an 84 Monday. Lee Whitehead is tied for
53rd place at 171 with rounds of 86 and 85.
Jacksonville State maintained its hold on first place, shooting a
309 Monday after an opening round 305. With a 614 total, the
Gamecocks hold a nine-shot lead over Louisville (623). Akron (627)
is in third place, followed by Austin Peay (630) and Charleston
Southern (646) in the Top 5.
The second five includes Morehead State (652), Belmont (653),
Western Kentucky (654), and Tech and Troy (655). Eastern Kentucky
(656) and Louisiana-Monroe (657) round out the field.
