DICKSON, Tenn. – A tied for sixth performance through the first two rounds of the Austin Peay Intercollegiate by East Texas A&M University men's golfer Matt Walters has the Lions in fifth following Monday's rounds at the Greystone Golf Club.
 
The Lions had a 24-stroke improvement in the second round, rising up three spots on the team leaderboard during the afternoon round. East Texas A&M's team score of 580 is four strokes back of Tennessee Tech, while being two strokes ahead of Murray State. UT Martin has a seven-stroke lead over Western Kentucky.
 
Walters (Ballito, South Africa) posted a score of 141 (72-69), sitting in a four-way tie for sixth. Grant Phillips from UT Martin is in the lead by two strokes over Tennessee Tech's Haden Maxwell.
 
Behind Walters, Davis Seybert (Trinity – Midland) is tied for 18^th with a score of 144 (74-70), Cooper Watt (Rockford, Ill.) rose 13 spots in the standings with a score of 145 (76-69) and is tied for 21^st place.
 
Janis Erll (Lich, Germany) is tied for 40^th with a score of 151 (80-71) and Nicke Kaajavirta (Kajaani, Finland) tied for 48^th with a score of 152 (82-70).
 
The third round is set for an 8 a.m. shotgun start on Tuesday to close out the tournament. Live scoring can be found HERE.
 

Pos.	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Total
1	UT Martin	291	272	563
2	Western Kentucky	289	281	570
3	Jacksonville State	295	277	572
4	Tennessee Tech	297	279	576
5	EAST TEXAS A&M	302	278	580
6	Murray State	298	284	582
7	Southeastern	297	287	584
8	Austin Peay	301	291	592
9	Cleveland State	302	296	598
10	Bradley	302	300	602
11	Nicholls	304	300	604
12	Lindenwood	314	292	606
13	High Point	314	297	611
14	Bellarmine	314	303	617
15	Southern Indiana	315	305	620
16	Chicago State	324	298	622

 

5	EAST TEXAS A&M	302	278	580
T6	Matt Walters	72	69	141
T18	Davis Seybert	74	70	144
T21	Cooper Watt	76	69	145
T40	Janis Erll	80	71	151
T48	Nicke Kaajavirta	82	70	152