BOULDER CITY, NV – The Lee men's golf team is tied with West Florida for fourth place after 36 holes in the NCAA DII Men's National Championship being played at the Boulder Creek Golf Course. After a 280 on Monday, the Flames slipped to a 287 on Tuesday for a two-day total of 567.
 
Florida Southern turned in a 278 on Tuesday and holds the team lead at 558 while Missouri St. Louis is one stroke behind at 559. Columbus State (564) moved all the way up to third place. The Flames and Argonauts are tied for the fourth spot (567).
 
Lee's George Cordall was tied for medalist honors after he fired a 6-under 66 on Monday, but slipped to an even-par 72 on Tuesday but still has the best two-round total of 138 for the Flames. Columbus State's Ian Pienaar is the medalist leader at 9-under 134.
 
After a slow start on Monday, Lee's Drew Zielinski came battling back in the second round and fired a 3-under 69. He stands at 148 for the tournament and his Tuesday round included six birdies.
 
Bennett McNabb posted a 1-under 71 and takes a 139 into Wednesday's play. McNabb had a double bogey and a bogey on the front side but holed an eagle on No. 13 and a birdie on No. 16 to finish under par. Billy Boroughs had the final score that counted (75) and is at 151 while Tyler Wick slipped to 78 but has a 148 two-day total.
 
Coach Evan Spence's thoughts:
 
"Proud of the way we battled out there today. We ran into some of the tougher holes in the middle of the golf course when the wind was at its peak today and made some big numbers. We were able to battle back on the back nine and pull back into a good spot heading into tomorrow. The wind should be down a little bit tomorrow relative to what we saw today. It will be critical to keep the pedal down and keep the same mentality we've had all week to this point. I'm sure there will be some teams charging from behind us. Looking forward to the opportunity out there with our guys tomorrow!