Sept. 28, 2008

Kentucky continues to climb the leaderboard moving into third place through two days of play in the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate. Tournament-leader senior Ben Fuqua fired a career record six-under-par 65 after knocking down four birdies in the final nine holes of play.

The 11th ranked, according to Golfweek, South Carolina, (281-280), leads the tournament with a four-under-par 280 in the second round. South Alabama, (288-279), took second place after carding the lowest team score of the day, 279, to give them a one-under-par for the tournament thus far. Kentucky, (285-283), is seven strokes from the lead with a 568 after the second day.

Fuqua continues to own the track, holding an one-shot lead over Jason Millard of Middle Tennessee State. Shooting one of the best tournaments of his career Fuqua is nine-under-par with 13 birdies, 19 pars and only four bogeys.

Senior Andy Winings is all even after 36 holes of golf, shooting a two-over-par 73. Moving up seven spots on the leaderboard freshman Mads Kristensen fired a 73 in the second round.

Tied for 59th, junior Brian Belden shot a four-over-par 75 and sophomore James Kania rounds out the scoring for Kentucky, shooting a 74. He is tied for the 70th spot.

 Competing as an individual, junior Jordan Blann shot a two-over-par, good enough for a tie for 69th.

The Wildcats are seeking to add their seventh regular-season top-10 finish, out of the past eight tournaments, this weekend. Their streak dates back to the 2008 spring season opening Pat Hicks Invitational played last Feb.12-13.

The Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate is hosted by Vanderbilt University September 26 through 28 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club.

 Live scoring can be accessed at www.golfstat.com and daily recaps can be found on ukathletics.com.