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WESTCHESTER, Ill. – The Coastal Carolina men’s golf team sits in third place at 1-over par after the first two rounds of play at the Highlands Invitational, being held at the Chicago Highlands Club. The Chants will play alongside Wake Forest and ETSU on Tuesday in the third round, with the first group set to tee off at 8:50 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n For complete coverage of CCU men’s golf, follow the Chanticleers on social media at @CoastalMGolf (X), @CoastalMGolf (Instagram), and facebook.com\/CCUChanticleers (Facebook) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at goccusports.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nWake Forest leads the field at 17-under par, and East Tennessee State is second at 13-under. The Chanticleers shot 4-under 284 in the first round and 5-over 293 in the second round.
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\nCoastal holds a five-stroke lead over fourth place Eastern Michigan, which was still on the course when play was suspended due to darkness. Play will resume tomorrow morning.
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\nCCU senior Max Bengtsson<\/a> is tied for sixth place at 5-under 139, and sophomore Drew Sykes<\/a> and freshman Santiago Schele<\/a>, who is playing as an individual, are tied for 10th place at 3-under 141. Junior Jack Lee<\/a> is tied for 23rd at 3-over 147 with sophomore Coleman Feguson and freshman Lucas Arntsen<\/a> tied for 50th at 8-over 152.
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\nBengtsson sank nine birdie putts in the first round to shoot 5-under 67, then carded a 72 in the next round. Sykes was consistent throughout both rounds, making four birdies in each round plus an eagle on No. 5 in round two. He was 2-under after 18, as was Schele.\u00a0
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\nWake Forest’s Jorge Hao leads the field at 14-under 130 and holds a seven-stroke lead over his teammate Tom Haberer, who is in second place at 7-under 167. Three players are tied for third at 6-under 168.<\/p>\n