One away from tying, two from taking it all, Longwood senior men’s golfer Blake Carter finished his final Big South championship tied for second, overall.
After being one of three players to finish the first round of the tournament at four-under par (68), the end of the second round found him alone at the top of the rankings.
"He has given himself a lot of chances, and he has made enough of them pay off to the point where he has an opportunity to do something special,” said men’s golf Head Coach Kevin Fillman to the Longwood athletics official website after the second round on Monday.
Hitting two-under par (70) the second round set him at six-under and in place to be the first Longwood men’s golfer to win individual Big South Medalist honors.
“No matter what happens, he has proven what myself and his teammates already knew: he is one of the top players in our league," said Fillman on Monday to the Longwood athletics official website.
Due to Longwood’s No. 9 position, Carter began the third round at 9 a.m. this morning. Scoring one-under par (71), Winthrop sophomore Zach Seabolt hit two-under, making up for his one-under first round on Sunday to match Carter.
Carter and Seabolt’s totals were 209, seven-under par after three rounds.
The nearest Lancer, junior Alex O’Dell, tied for thirty-fifth with two players from other schools. Carter hit 18 below O’Dell, securely leading Longwood.
The senior has led Longwood for the past five tournaments, the last ones of his four years in Division I.
