Jon Ed, Will, Wells lead the way in the Vanderbilt Men’s Golf charge at the NCAA Championships

Hope everybody is having a nice weekend. Our Men’s Golf team sure is cookin’.

Jon Ed Steed is at -7 overall after a 67 yesterday on the par 72 North Course at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA., near San Diego, and fellow freshman Will Hartman is at -6 after the first two rounds, as our frosh from Marvin, N.C., 20 miles southeast  of Charlotte, is playing exceptional golf as well.

Senior Wells Williams of West Point, Mississippi is at -2 under. And we are now 13 under as a team in the third round of the NCAA Championships.

We are tied with No.3 Texas in second place and are 8 back of Auburn, which sits at 21 under. All five of our players are now on the course. Sophomore Ryan Downes, from Longmeadow, Massachusetts, has two birdies already to get us to -13 overall. We came into today at -12.

Jon Ed dropped a shot on 1. Michael Riebe bogeyed one and Wells and Will are at even through one. Ryan just birdied the 383 yard, par 4 fourth. We are on holes one through four. The top 15 teams after today’s round will qualify to play Monday in an 18 hole event with the scores carrying over from today. 

Monday, the top 8 teams from the group of 15 will qualify for the quarterfinals of match play to be played Tuesday.

So, great stuff from the Fellas. Will keep you updated today.

Thanks. Enjoy your Sunday.