March 30, 2015

AWENDAW, S.C. – Two Kentucky men’s golfers rank among the top 10 on the individual leaderboard following two rounds of play at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate. Junior David Snyder sits in a tie for fourth, while freshman Tyler `Chip’ McDaniel ranks ninth.

Both of UK’s players ranking in the top 10 carded a 1-under 71 on day two of play at the Bulls Bay Golf Club. Snyder posted four birdies on the day, including logging a 2-par score on the par-3 17th hole. Snyder has tallied eight birdies through 36 holes of golf. McDaniel notched his second-consecutive 71 at the tournament which featured five birdies on the afternoon. He and Snyder have player under-par golf for three-consecutive rounds dating back to the Schenkel Invitational.

For the tournament, Snyder is currently at 5-under par, while McDaniel boasts a 2-under par score.

Kentucky logged a 293 round for the day to finish in 11th with 18 holes remaining on Tuesday.

Fifth-ranked South Carolina owns the team lead through the first two days of play. Duke, New Mexico, Auburn and GRU Augusta round out the top five.

Freshman Cooper Musselman logged a 2-over par 74 and currently sits in 38th place overall. Sophomore Stephen Stallings owns a 65th place standing, while freshman Cristian DiMarco sits in 74th.

The teams will resume play on Tuesday with the final round of 18 holes. Stats are available online at golfstat.com.

For more information on the University of Kentucky men’s golf team please visit the team’s official website and follow us on Twitter @UKmensgolf.

Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate

Awendaw, S.C., March 29-31

Par: 72 Yardage: 7,363 yards

11 — Kentucky (291, 293 — 584, +8)
T4 — David Snyder (68, 71 — 139, -5)
T9 — Tyler `Chip’ McDaniel (71, 71 — 142, -2)
T38 — Cooper Musselman (73, 74 – 147 +3)
T65 — Stephen Stallings (79, 77 — 156, +12)
74 — Cristian DiMarco (84, 77 — 161, +17)