MOBILE, Ala. — Day two of the 2023 Gulf South Conference Men’s Golf Championship at the Robert Trent Jones Trail at Magnolia Grove came to close on Monday with Shorter continuing to lead the way.

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

The Hawks, who shot 284 in round two, remain in the driver’s seat with a two-day total of 570. Shorter ended the day with four golfers among the top-15, including three within the top-10. West Florida continued to trail in second with a two-day total of 571, but narrowed its three-stroke deficit to just one after tallying the lowest round of the day with a 282.

Lee slipped one spot finishing third as it shot 289 on the day to push its overall score to 578. Montevallo meanwhile climbed three places to fourth as it trimmed eight strokes from day one to shot a 290 and finish with 588 overall. Christian Brothers moved up one spot into the top five with a two-day haul of 590 after shooting 296 in round two.

TEAM STANDINGS – Rd. 2 Scores/Totals
1. Shorter – 284 (570)
2. West Florida – 282 (571)
3. Lee – 289 (578)
4. Montevallo – 290 (588)
5. Christian Brothers – 296 (590)
6. Union – 300 (593)
7. Mississippi College – 304 (597)
8. West Georgia – 303 (602)
9. Valdosta State – 305 (605)
10. Delta State – 305 (606)

The end of day two also saw a new overall leader as Montevallo’s Eric Boutwell cilimbed two spots after shooting 68 four-under par, giving him a two round total of 138 (6-under par). Lee’s Dustin DeMersseman meanwhile logged the lowest round with a 66 six-under par to move up 12 spots on the leaderboard, giving him a two-day total score of 139. 

After beginning the day tied for eighth, defending champion Elias Haavisto from West Florida finished in sole control of fourth after carding a 69 three-under par and moving to 141 after two rounds. 

Shorter finished the round with Jean-Louis du Plessis leading the way as the freshman climbed five spots as he shot 68 four-under par to claim third-overall. Teammates Issac MacNaughton and Baptiste Touchard followed at fifth and sixth, respectively. MacNaughton slide back three spots after shooting 74 for two-day tally of 142, while Touchard’s trailed by one-stroke following a 70 two-under par in round two.

The GSC championship will draw to a close Tuesday with the third and final round. The first groups are slated to go out at approximately 7:30 am. For more information, including pairings and up-to-date leaderboards visit gscsports.org/golf23.