NEED TO KNOW:
Piedmont Leader: T-25th - Adam Rogers, 72-74 = 146 (+2)
As a Team: T-17th of 30
Event Information: 30 teams; 150 golfers
The Course: Jekyll (Pine Lakes Course) (Jekyll Island, Ga.): Par 72; 6,700 yards

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga.. - Piedmont men's golf sits in a tie for 17th out of 30 teams through the first two rounds at the Jekyll Island Collegiate as the second round finished up Saturday evening.

The Lions fired an opening round of 298 in Friday's first round and improved by two strokes in the second round Saturday with a 296. 

Jacob DeJesus owns the round of the weekend so far for Piedmont, coming in with a 1-under 71, punctuated by an eagle at the last in his second round.

 

Overall, it's Adam Rogers who is pacing the team so far, as the junior from Vero Beach, Florida posted an even par 72 in Round One before backing it up with a 2-over 74 on Saturday.

Friday's first round saw the Lions count four scores in the 70's as Rogers' even par round was backed up by a pair of 74's from Connor Lane and Doug Gugel.

Gugel caught fire on the back nine, with three consecutive birdies from holes 11-13 and then a birdie on the par-5 18th.

DeJesus was the final counting score in the first round with a 6-over 78 but found momentum on the inward nine, coming in with a 38 after going out in 40.

He was able to carry that momentum into Saturday's second round as he shot 1-under 35 going out with two birdies and just one bogey. However, after he played holes 10-14 in 3-over, he rebounded by playing his last four holes in 3-under with the eagle 3 at the 18th.

In support of DeJesus was Rogers with a 74 that included birdies to open each nine. Gugel birdied his final two holes of the day on his way to a 3-over 75 while Lane carded a 4-over 76 as the final counting score.

Caleb Vancil improved by three strokes from Friday's first round with a second round of 5-over 77.

Although the Lions are in a tie for 17th, they are just six strokes behiind ninth-place Oglethorpe.

Sewanee and Emory are tied atop the team leaderboard at 2-under while Jonas De Leon from Redlands is ahead by two shots at -9 on the individual side.

Up next, Piedmont will play the final 18 holes beginning Sunday morning at 8:04 a.m.

LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
 

T17	Piedmont University	298	296	594
T25	Adam Rogers (1)	72	74	146
T52	Jacob De Jesus (3)	78	71	149
T52	Doug Gugel (5)	74	75	149
T63	Connor Lane (2)	74	76	150
T131	Caleb Vancil (4)	80	77	157

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