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Men's Golf Tied For Lead After 36 Holes At Duke Classic

       

Men's Golf Tied For Lead After 36 Holes At Duke Classic

DURHAM, N.C. -- Coastal Carolina's men's golf team put together a solid pair of rounds and is tied for the lead after 36 holes of the Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic, Oct. 9. The tournament, hosted by Duke University, is being played on the Duke University Golf Course (Par 72 - 7,045 yards) in Durham, N.C.
 
 The Chanticleers started on the right foot, shooting eight-under 280 in the opening round to take a three-shot lead over host Duke. The Blue Devils fought back in the afternoon, firing a 279, while Coastal posted 282 in the afternoon to be tied at 14-under 562 through two rounds. Minnesota is in third at 568, while Charlotte is in fourth at 571.

 Coastal is led by junior Dustin Johnson, who fired a pair of five-under 67s in the first two rounds to post 10-under 134 through 36 holes. Johnson leads Michigan State's Ryan Brehm by two shots. Junior Moises Cobo is tied for 15th at two-under 142, while sophomore Joachim Fourquet is tied for 18th at 143.

 The defending Big South Conference champion Chanticleers will tee off in the final round Oct. 10 starting at 9:30 a.m. Coastal will be paired with Duke and Minnesota in the final groups.

Team Results
 1. Coastal Carolina 280-282=562
  Duke 283-279=562
 3. Minnesota 286-282=568
 4. Charlotte 284-287=571
 5. Northwestern 288-284=572
 6. North Carolina State 290-284=574
 7. Notre Dame 291-286=577
 8. UNC Greensboro 295-283=578
 9. North Carolina 297-285=582
  Michigan State 289-293=582
 11. Florida Southern 303-283=586
 12. Virginia Tech 296-292=588
 13. Virginia 294-295=589
 14. UNC Wilmington 299-294=593
 15. Ohio State 301-301=602

Individual Results (Top 5 Plus Coastal)
 1. Dustin Johnson (Coastal) 67-67=134
 2. Ryan Brehm (Mich. St.) 66-70=136
 3. Antti Ahokas (Minnesota) 69-68=137
 4. Nathan Stamey (UNCG) 72-67=139
  Greg Koch (Fla. South.) 72-67=139
  Matt Mincer (Charlotte) 71-68=139
  Scott Gustafson (Notre Dame) 70-69=139
  Jake Grodzinsky (Duke) 70-69=139

 t15. Moises Cobo (Coastal) 69-73=142
 t18. Joachim Fourquet (Coastal) 71-72=143
 t21. Zack Byrd (Coastal) 73-71=144
 t46. Cameron Hooper (Coastal) 76-72=148