BRISTOL, TN – Walters State played a strong 36 holes of golf on Monday at The Golf Club of Bristol, and sit in second place after the first day of the NJCAA DII Southeast District Championship. 

In round one, Walters State shot a 282 (two-under) and followed it up with a 283 (one-under) in round two to finish at three-under on the day. The Senators are in second-place, just two shots behind Roane State.

Individually, Ian Kinsey sits in third-place at two-under while Nick Talley is in a tie for fourth at one-under. Bowen Brantley and Sloan Brooks are also in the top-10, tied for seventh at even-par. Jack Leach is in a tie for 17th at eight-over.

"The players did great," Walters State coach Tony Patterson said. "We did what we've talked about all year, and that's eliminating big numbers. I told them we had to cut out the doubles and triples, and I know we did that today. We played the best 36 holes we've played all year. I'm just hoping that we can continue to do it tomorrow, and I feel comfortable that we can because we have a good mindset going." 

Kinsey led the charge for Walters State, shooting a two-under (69) in round one and following it up with an even-par (71) in round two. Kinsey was two-over through his first five holes in round one but birdied hole nine, eagled hole 13 and birdied hole 14 to finish strong. In round two, Kinsey birdied holes five, six, 10 and 13.

Along with Kinsey, Talley continued his consistent play with a 73 (two-over) in round one and a 68 (three-under) in round two. Talley birdied holes nine and 10 in round one and had birdies on holes four, nine, 13 and 14 in round two and just one bogey to shoot an impressive 68. 

Rounding out the team were Brantley, Brooks and Leach. Brantley shot even-par (71) in both rounds on Monday, with birdies on holes four, 14 and 16 in round one and holes three, seven, 10 and 13 in round two. 

Meanwhile, Brooks shot a two-under (69) in round one on Monday and a two-over (73) in round two. Brooks birdied holes nine and 10 in round one and parred the other 16 holes. In round two, Brooks birdied holes nine, 14 and 15. 

Lastly, Leach shot a two-over (73) in round one and a six-over (77) in round two. Leach had birdies on holes five and 17 in round one and holes nine and 14 in round two. 

Up Next:

Walters State will finish out the Southeast District Championship at The Golf Club of Bristol on Tuesday. The top three teams advance to the NJCAA DII Championship. 

Rob Harvey

Walters State Community College

Sports Information Director

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