LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL — Manhattan men's golf rode the hot club of sophomore Akshay Mandadapu (-3) to finish with a team score of Even after round one of the MAAC Championships held at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course. The Jaspers sit in sixth place as a team with two rounds left.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Manhattan trails co-leaders Sacred Heart (-5) and Rider (-5), as well as Iona (-3) and Mount St. Mary's (3).
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Mandadapu carded five birdies in round one, with four of them coming on the back nine.
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Freshman Louis Vandeputte was second the best scorer for the Jaspers with a score of 70 (-2). The Belgian registered three birdies on the day.
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Freshmen Cabell Faulkner and Róbert Leó Arnórsson shot 74 (+2) and 75 (+3) respectively to account for the Jaspers' third and fourth scorers.
STATS AND NOTES
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The Jaspers still have 36 holes to make a run at the MAAC Championships.
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Round two will commence on Friday.
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Mandadapu is tied for third place on the individual leaderboard with Louie Giovacchini (Rider), Zach Fisher (Rider) and Jeffrey Yong (Saint Peter's).
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Vandeputte is tied for eighth on the leaderboard with Yu Chan Ji Lim (Sacred Heart) and Pablo Lacayo (Sacred Heart).
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Tee times are as follows for round two: Dimitri Mihelakos (11:39 am), Róbert Leó Arnórsson (11:48 am), Cabell Faulkner (11:57 am), Louis Vandeputte (12:06 pm) and Akshay Mandadapu (12:15 pm).
NEXT UP
Day two from Disney's Magnolia Golf Course is on deck for Friday.
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