Razorbacks 7th After Rds 1&2 at Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Erich Fortlage fired a 68 in round one Monday morning while John Daly II followed with a 68 in round two and Arkansas sits in seventh with a 3-over score of 571 (286-285) at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, played at the University of Virginia’s Birdwood Golf Course (par 71).
#11 Florida State holds a 16-shot lead after 36 holes, firing 267-274 for a 27-under total of 541. Host and 13th-ranked Virginia is second at -11 and #27 Northwestern is third at -10. Liberty (-2), Clemson (-1), Florida Gulf Coast (+1), Arkansas (+3) and Texas State (+4) are lumped in spots 4-8.
Daly climbed 36 spots from round one to round two and is tied for 10th, shooting 73-66 for a 3-under 139. In the morning session, he had four bogeys and two birdies for his 2-over 73. In the afternoon, he fired a bogey-free, 5-under 66. Daly started with a birdie and added birdies on holes 4 and 8. After six pars, Daly birdied holes 15 and 16 before closing his day with a pair of pars.
Erich Fortlage is tied for 21st (68-73) for a 1-under 141. He carded a team-best 10 birdies on the day with six in the morning and four in the afternoon. In posting his 68 in round one, Fortlage opened with a bogey on the par-4 4th. He answered with birdies on holes 5, 7 and 8 to get to 2-under. He added birdies on holes 14 and 16 then birdied the par-4 1st to get to 5-under for the day. However, he dropped shots on his final two holes for a 3-under 68.
Thomas Curry and Gerardo Gomez are tied for 41st and 43rd, respectively. Curry is 3-over (73-71) and Gomez is 4-over (72-74).
Pablo Garcia Terol, playing as an individual, shot an opening-round, even-par 71 but managed a 78 in round to to stand in a tie for 56th. Mark Stockdale is tied for 66th (75-77).
The Lewis Chitengwa Memorial concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday.
Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
April 14-15, 2025
Charlottesville, Va. – Birdwood Golf Course (71 – 71,116 yards)
Host: Virginia
Format: 54 holes, 5 count 4
Results Thru Rd2:
1 #11 Florida State 267-274=541 / -27
2 #13 Virginia 281-276=557 / -11
3 #27 Northwestern 278-280=558 / -10
4 Liberty 280-286=556 / -2
5 Clemson 280-287=567 / -1
6 Florida Gulf Coast 279-290=569 / +1
7 Arkansas 286-285=571 / +3
8 Texas State 282-290=572 / +4
9 Toledo 288-290=578 / +10
10 Maryland 283-286=579 / +11
11 Loyola (Md.) 294-286=580 / +12
12 North Florida 287-294=581 / +13
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