NEED TO KNOW:
Piedmont Leader: T-16th: Connor Lane, 73, (+1 through 16 holes in Round Two)
As a Team: T-12th of 20
Event Information: 20 teams; 105 golfers
The Course: West Pines GC; Douglasville, Ga. (Par 71; 6,777 yards)

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Piedmont men's golf completed a marathon Monday at the West Pines Collegiate in Douglasville, Georgia.

Playing until darkness fell, the Lions were able to complete close to 36 holes on a warm day.

Piedmont struggled to a slow start before closing strong in the first round. Unfortunately, they were unable to keep the momentum rolling through the bulk of the second round and sit in 13th place out of 20 teams.

The first round saw the Lions fire a 300 team score (+16) and they are currently +19 in the closing stretch of their second rounds.

Senior Connor Lane paced the team in Round One, firing a 2-over par 73. Starting on hole 3 in the shotgun start format, Lane bogeyed three of his first five holes, but rebounded with three birdies over his next six. Then, after three bogeys in a row late in his round, he went 1-under on his final three of the round to finish with a 73.

Sophomore Doug Gugel played the steadiest opening round, with 12 pars in a row to close out a 3-over 74.

Cam Lucas made a team-high six birdies in an opening round of 5-over 76 while Adam Rogers fought back from a triple bogey to deliver the final counting score with a 77.

Rogers and Jacob DeJesus were the only two Lions to finish their second round with Rogers carding an 81 and DeJesus with an 82.

With two holes to play in his second round, Lane is 1-over in the round, highlighted by an eagle 2 at the par-4 7th. Gugel led the team with three birdies in his second round, with one hole to play.

Lucas is sitting at +5 in his second round, also with one hole to play.

Lynchburg and Oglethorpe are tied a the top of the team leaderboard at +6.

The event will conclude with the finish of the second round followed by the final 18 holes, beginning tomorrow morning.

LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
T-16th: Connor Lane, 73, +1 through 16
T-28th: Doug Gugel, 74, +3 through 17
T-49th: Cam Lucas, 76, +5 through 17
T-81st: Adam Rogers, 77-81
T-91st: Jacob DeJesus, 78-82

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