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Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
No. 7 Red Raiders Lead Tavistock After Round One
October 19, 2014 | Men's Golf
Guillermo Pereira's sensational first round has placed him on top of the individual leaderboard and he currently has a two-stroke lead over Vanderbilt's Henry Stewart. Pereira recorded nine birdies on the day, including five on the front nine.
Oct. 19, 2014
Freshman Guillermo Pereira fired a 9-under par while sophomore Hannes Ronneblad and senior Clement Sordet carded a 5-under, 67 to propel No. 7 Texas Tech to the top of the leaderboard after round one of the 2014 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational at Lake Nona Country Club in Orlando.
The Red Raiders currently hold a three-stroke lead over second-ranked Florida State at 21-under, 267. The Seminoles stand at 18-under, 270 while 12th-ranked Vanderbilt is in third place at 17-under, 271. Top-ranked Illinois is in fourth place at 12-under, 276.
Guillermo Pereira's sensational first round has placed him on top of the individual leaderboard and he currently has a two-stroke lead over Vanderbilt's Henry Stewart. Pereira recorded nine birdies on the day, including five on the front nine.
Ronneblad and Sordet are also in contention for medalist honors as both stand tied for fifth place at 5-under par. After bogeying back-to-back holes on 14 and 15, Ronneblad finished strong with a pair of birdies on 17 and 18. Sordet carded birdies on 14, 15 and 17 to put himself into a tie with Ronneblad.
The second round of the tournament is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. on Monday. Live scoring can be tracked live on golfstat.com.
Round One Notes
- The Red Raiders are leading the field with 28 total birdies.
- In round one, the Red Raiders have scored 10-under on par 4 holes, giving the Red Raiders the second lowest par 4 scoring.
- Pereira led the field in par 4 scoring with an average of 3.50 in round 1 of the tournament.
- Pereira led the field in par 3 scoring with an average of 2.50. Sordet and Ronneblad had the second-lowest par 3 scoring average for round 1 of the tournament at 2.75.
- Pereira led the field with 9 birdies during the first round. Ronneblad and Sordet closely followed with seven and six birdies respectively.
- Sordet had the second-lowest par 5 scoring average for round one of the tournament at 4.25.
- Four Red Raiders birdied the 8th hole in round one.
