Clayton State men’s golf tied for 16th after second round of Golfweek Spring Invitational
Lakers’ Novakowski tied for 34th at 8-over par 152

ORLANDO, Fla. – February 8, 2009 – The Clayton State Laker men’s golf team showed a little improvement in the second round of the Golfweek Spring Invitational on Monday. The Lakers fired a 310, four strokes better than the first round, and are now tied for 16th in the 18-team field at Reunion Resort Independence Course.

Clayton State is tied with Central Oklahoma with a 624 for the first two rounds. Both teams trail Cal State Monterey Bay by one stroke, Washburn by two strokes and Carson-Newman by five strokes. Nova Southeastern took over the lead after the second round with a 589, two strokes ahead of West Florida and three strokes in front of Lynn.

Individually for Clayton State, junior Adam Novakowski fired a 4-over par 76 for the second straight round and is now tied for 34th with an 8-over 152. Senior Neil Thomas is tied for 48th with at 11-over 155 (78-77), followed closely by senior Wade Binfield tied for 56th at 12-over 156 (81-75). Rounding out the Clayton State scoring includes sophomore Andy Bate in 83rd with a 164 (79-85) and freshman Michael Lee is tied for 85th with a 166 (84-82).

Lynn’s Steven Brame continues to lead after the second round with a 4-under 140.

The third and final round of the Golfweek Spring Invitational is on Tuesday at the Independence Course.