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Axelsen tied for lead, Gators in second at Tavistock
Sunday, October 22, 2017 | Men's Golf
With help of five-under round from John Axelsen, Florida two back after round one
ISLEWORTH, Fla. -- With the help of a five-under-par day from freshman John Axelsen, the Gators sit in second after 18 holes of the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational.
The Denmark native had a near flawless first nine holes as he was able to circle his scorecard six time en route to a 31 (-5). Two birdies on the final nine gave Axelsen eight on the day as he is tied for the lead through day one.
At the turn, the Gators sat at 11-under-par and comfortably in the lead. Florida ended day one carding a 282 (-6) round and is three strokes back of Illinois (-9).
Senior Alejandro Tosti joins Axelsen in red numbers as a two under first nine helped him to a one under day. He is currently tied for 11th on the leaderboard.
Gordon Neale and Chris Nido are also in the top 25 on the leaderboard as they both finished with an opening round 72 (E). Neale and Nido are tied for 22nd on the leaderboard.
Round two starts tomorrow morning 8:00 a.m. (ET) from Isleworth Country Club.
Coach's Take
On First Round -- "Today was a great start for us. We were solid across the board. I love when all our counting rounds are par or better. It's the sign of good things to come."
On Axelsen's play -- "To have John Axelsen lead us the way he did is also really exciting. We all knew the great play was coming and we're happy his work paid off with a 67 today."
On the rest of the week ahead -- "We know there is a lot of golf left and we will have to remain super patient and disciplined at Isleworth. It's nice to have ourselves in position again." -coach J.C. Deacon
Final Scores:
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The Denmark native had a near flawless first nine holes as he was able to circle his scorecard six time en route to a 31 (-5). Two birdies on the final nine gave Axelsen eight on the day as he is tied for the lead through day one.
At the turn, the Gators sat at 11-under-par and comfortably in the lead. Florida ended day one carding a 282 (-6) round and is three strokes back of Illinois (-9).
Senior Alejandro Tosti joins Axelsen in red numbers as a two under first nine helped him to a one under day. He is currently tied for 11th on the leaderboard.
Gordon Neale and Chris Nido are also in the top 25 on the leaderboard as they both finished with an opening round 72 (E). Neale and Nido are tied for 22nd on the leaderboard.
Round two starts tomorrow morning 8:00 a.m. (ET) from Isleworth Country Club.
Coach's Take
On First Round -- "Today was a great start for us. We were solid across the board. I love when all our counting rounds are par or better. It's the sign of good things to come."
On Axelsen's play -- "To have John Axelsen lead us the way he did is also really exciting. We all knew the great play was coming and we're happy his work paid off with a 67 today."
On the rest of the week ahead -- "We know there is a lot of golf left and we will have to remain super patient and disciplined at Isleworth. It's nice to have ourselves in position again." -coach J.C. Deacon
Final Scores:
Team
| 1 | Illinois | 279 (-9) |
| 2 | Florida | 282 (-6) |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 286 (-2) |
| 4 | California | 287 (-1) |
| 5 | LSU | 289 (+1) |
| 6 | North Florida | 290 (+2) |
| T7 | Vanderbilt | 291 (+3) |
| T7 | Purdue | 291 (+3) |
| 9 | Arizona | 292 (+4) |
| 10 | Auburn | 293 (+5) |
| T11 | North Carolina | 294 (+6) |
| T11 | UAB | 294 (+6) |
| T13 | North Texas | 295 (+7) |
| T13 | Augusta | 295 (+7) |
| 15 | West Virginia | 296 (+8) |
| T16 | Arizona State | 297 (+9) |
| T16 | UCF | 297 (+9) |
Florida Individual
| John Axelsen | T1 | 67 (-5) |
| Alejandro Tosti | T11 | 71 (-1) |
| Gordon Neale | T22 | 72 (E) |
| Chris Nido | T22 | 72 (E) |
| Blake Dyer | T84 | 79 (+7) |
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