Gabriel Hull Remains in Top 20, Wildcats 12th Through 36 Holes

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Kentucky men’s golf team posted a second-round score of 296 (+8), improving their first-round total by four shots on day two of the Williams Cup at Eagle Point Golf Club (par 72, 7353 yards) on Monday.

The Wildcats are in 12th place through 36 holes at 20-over par overall. Sophomore transfer Gabriel Hull continues to lead the way for UK after his second round of 74 (+2) left him tied for 19th in the 81-player field at 2-over par. Hull has 30 pars through 36 holes, tying him with Florida’s Luke Poulter for the most by any player.

Jacob Lang had the best round of the day for UK, carding a 1-over par score of 73. Lang made three birdies on his loop, including back-to-back circles on holes No. 3 (par 4, 386 yards) and No. 4 (par 5, 640 yards). He will enter tomorrow’s final round tied for 28th at 4-over par. Lang has played the par 3s in 1-under par for the week thus far, tied for the third-best mark in the field.

After a difficult opening round, sophomore Cole Stockard responded with a 2-over par day in round two, an effort which included three birdies and a 1-under par score over his final nine holes of the day. Stockard improved 10 positions on the leaderboard, moving into a tie for 65th at 9-over par.

Gavin Clutts was the fourth counting score for Kentucky in round two with a 75 (+3), leaving the junior tied for 44th at 5-over par for the tournament.

Cameron Phillips registered a 78 (+6) on Monday and his tied for 76th at 13-over par.

Florida continues to lead the tournament at 13-under par as a team, while the Gators’ Jack Turner holds the individual lead at 5-under par.

Kentucky will play alongside North Carolina and Utah in tomorrow’s final round. Tee times will be off hole No. 10 (par 3, 163 yards) from 8:45 – 9:25 a.m. Fans can follow along with live scoring on the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd website.

Leaderboard:
T19: Gabriel Hull (72-74)
T38: Jacob Lang (75-73)
T44: Gavin Clutts (74-75)
T65: Cole Stockard (79-74)
T76: Cameron Phillips (79-78)
Bold = Counting Score

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