LAKELAND, Fla. -- Barry University sophomore men's golfer Adam Svensson shot a school record 8-under 64 Monday in the second round of the Matlock Collegiate Classic hosted by Florida Southern to help position him to the top of the leaderboard.
Svensson holds a two-stroke lead entering Tuesday's final round of the 15-team, 75-player field at Lone Palm Golf Club. Svensson's 9-under 36-hole 135 first day on the par-72, 7,065-yard course put him two strokes ahead of Lynn Ernesto Vitienes at the top. It also helped propel the No. 1-ranked Buccaneers within two strokes of tournament-leading Lynn at 7-under 569 as a team. Lynn's 9-under 567 leads the field.
An All-American as a freshman, Svensson had 10 birdies and two bogeys in his record-setting round. Sitting on a 25-foot putt for a crack at 62, the Surrey Vancouver, B.C., native missed the long birdie putt and eventually settled for bogey to cap his round.
Svensson's 64 was a stroke better than a record he and five others established seven times in school history. Daniel Stapff shot 65 twice in 2011. Marcelo Huarte, Marcus Segerstrom, Victor Billskoog and Juan Weissenberg also shared the previous record with Svensson, whose 65 came last season in the third round of the Buccaneer Invitational at Normandy Shores Golf Club in Miami Beach.
Armstrong Atlantic is third at 3-under 573.
Svensson shot 1-under 71 in the opening round of the spring's first tournament. He had six under-par rounds in the fall, and now has eight this season.
Barry senior Jared Dalga shot a 2-under 142, putting together back-to-back 71s to find himself in a tie with West Florida's Juan Miguel Heredia in fifth place. Armstrong's Cory Griffin is third at 5-under 139 and Lynn's Jose Andres fourth at 3-under 141.
Bucs freshman Mario Beltran and sophomore Nico Cavero are tied for 26th at 147 after both shot 74-73. Scott Smyers, who hails from Lakeland and plays the course often, shot 72-77 -- 149, and is tied for 37th.
Matlock Collegiate Classic
Lone Palm G. C. Lakeland FL
Dates: 02/10 - 02/11 (Today:02-10-2014)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7065
FINQ School Scores
1 Lynn University 281 286 567 -9
2 Barry University 288 281 569 -7
3 Armstrong 280 293 573 -3
4 Nova Southeastern U. 285 290 575 -1
5 Florida Tech 293 285 578 +2
6 South Carolina-Aiken 290 295 585 +9
7 West Florida, U. of 295 293 588 +12
8 Florida Southern Col 299 290 589 +13
9 St. Edward's U. 298 295 593 +17
10 Georgia College 307 291 598 +22
Rollins College 296 302 598 +22
Valdosta St. U. 305 293 598 +22
13 Eckerd College 306 300 606 +30
14 Columbus State 302 305 607 +31
15 Lander University 320 306 626 +50
FINQ Name School Scores
1 Adam Svensson Barry U. 71 64 135 -9
2 Ernesto Vitienes Lynn U. 68 69 137 -7
3 Cory Griffin Armstrong 69 70 139 -5
4 Jose Andres Miranda Lynn U. 68 73 141 -3
5 Juan Miguel Heredia W. Florida 72 70 142 -2
Jared Dalga Barry U. 71 71 142 -2
7 Robert Mize CSU 72 71 143 -1
Ricardo Celia Nova SE 69 74 143 -1
B. Robinson-Thompson USCA 71 72 143 -1
Oscar Lengden Nova SE 70 73 143 -1
11 Hayden Letien USCA 70 74 144 E
Travis Williamson Armstrong 69 75 144 E
Ray Badenhorst FL Tech 72 72 144 E
Keith Greene Lynn U. 71 73 144 E
Ryan Carter FL Tech 75 69 144 E
16 Justin Kalanquin FL Tech 74 71 145 +1
Emil Sorebo Rollins 71 74 145 +1
Santiago Gomez Nova SE 74 71 145 +1
Shane Convery Fl. South 74 71 145 +1
Talin Rajendranath W. Florida 72 73 145 +1
Elliott Whitley Lynn U. 74 71 145 +1
Shad Tuten Armstrong 72 73 145 +1
Brandon Lau FL Tech 72 73 145 +1
24 Ian Facey Nova SE 74 72 146 +2
Justin Wylie Armstrong 70 76 146 +2
26 Dillon Van Essen St.Edwards 72 75 147 +3
Ryan Trocchio GA College 77 70 147 +3
Mario Beltran Barry U. 74 73 147 +3
Alex Jones ValdostaSt 74 73 147 +3
Austin McNeill ValdostaSt 76 71 147 +3
Nico Cavero Barry U. 74 73 147 +3
Mitch Lomis ValdostaSt 76 71 147 +3
33 Jeff Evanier Eckerd 77 71 148 +4
Tim Crouch Fl. South 71 77 148 +4
James Swan Nova SE 72 76 148 +4
JR Schultz W. Florida 76 72 148 +4
37 Jordan Ainley Lander U. 76 73 149 +5
Brian Smith St.Edwards 76 73 149 +5
Austin Schultz Fl. South 80 69 149 +5
Victor Monte GA College 76 73 149 +5
Jose A. Hernandez St.Edwards 75 74 149 +5
Alex Carpenter Fl. South 76 73 149 +5
Gaines Milliner USCA 73 76 149 +5
Enrique Livas St.Edwards 76 73 149 +5
Scott Smyers Barry U. 72 77 149 +5
46 Bryan Fox GA College 75 75 150 +6
Andrew Wuethrich FL Tech 75 75 150 +6
48 Stephane Boudreau USCA 77 74 151 +7
Howard Hickey Armstrong 76 75 151 +7
Tyler Sluman Rollins 75 76 151 +7
Jake Solomon Eckerd 77 74 151 +7
Kyle Godsman USCA 76 75 151 +7
53 Greg Reilly Eckerd 74 78 152 +8
Tiago Rodrigues Rollins 73 79 152 +8
Andres Rodas St.Edwards 75 77 152 +8
56 Jack Stumpfig CSU 76 77 153 +9
Gary Buffington III W. Florida 75 78 153 +9
David Sullivan GA College 80 73 153 +9
Paul McPhee Lynn U. 78 75 153 +9
Matt Chamberlain Rollins 77 76 153 +9
61 Oliver Van Nairn Lander U. 77 78 155 +11
Cates Culpepper CSU 75 80 155 +11
63 Davis Hall Rollins 80 76 156 +12
Johan Nordahl Eckerd 79 77 156 +12
Bryan Lichimo CSU 79 77 156 +12
Bobby Taggart Eckerd 78 78 156 +12
67 John Fordham ValdostaSt 79 78 157 +13
Esteban Castro W. Florida 79 78 157 +13
69 Nicolas Falkinhoff GA College 79 79 158 +14
Jason Huntington Fl. South 78 80 158 +14
71 Carlos Solis Lander U. 83 77 160 +16
72 Florian Schmiedel ValdostaSt 82 80 162 +18
Neal Todd Lander U. 84 78 162 +18
74 Greg McCullough Lander U. 84 81 165 +21
75 Yannick Gumowski CSU 81 85 166 +22