Underclassmen guide Louisville to 4-shot Linger Longer lead

March 15, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Matthias Schmid (Louisville Athletics)

Matthias Schmid and Jiri Zuska opened with sub-70 rounds on a drizzly day in Georgia

Led by sub-70 rounds from a pair of underclassmen, Louisville got out to a four-shot lead in the opening round of the Linger Longer Invitational. It wasn’t a banner weather day at the Landing at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Ga., but the Cardinals dove to 10 under anyway.

Between them, sophomore Matthias Schmid and freshman Jiri Zuska had 12 birdies, many of which came on the back. Zuska closed his day with four birdies in the final five holes for a 7-under 65. Schmid, meanwhile, started slow with a bogey on his second hole, but quickly rebounded with a birdie at No. 5 and an eagle at No. 6. He had 5-under 67.

Schmid, from Germany, was selected to the International Palmer Cup team last week courtesy of his position in the rankings.

The Cardinals are looking to come back from a top-5 finish at the General Hackler Championship last week.

Two teams are tied for second behind them, including Liberty and University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Both of those teams finished the first round at 6 under.

Georgia and Ohio State are tied for fourth at 3 under.

Zuska leads the individual race and is followed closing by Schmid and Charlotte’s Marc Boucher.

Results: Linger Longer Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Spencer Ralston	Gainesville, GA	600	70-69-66=205
T2	Trevor Phillips	Inman, SC	400	69-73-66=208
T2	Alexandre Fuchs	, France	400	71-66-71=208
T4	Matthias Schmid	, Germany	300	67-73-69=209
T4	J.D. Hughes	Carlisle, PA	300	72-65-72=209

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About the Linger Longer Invitational

Underclassmen guide Louisville to 4-shot Linger Longer lead

54-hole men's college tournament co-hosted by University of Georgia, Mercer University and Kennesaw State University. Team (best four scores of five players each round and individual competitions.