Greaser, Fountain Shoot 66, UNC Maintains Lead In Hawai'i

Friday, February 9

Waimea, Hawai'i (Mauna Lani North Course)

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Amer Ari Invitational Day Two

February 9, 2024 | Men's Golf

Amer Ari Invitational Rd 2 Results

By: Steve Kirschner

Austin Greaser made two eagles and Peter Fountain made seven birdies as both Tar Heels shot 66s to stake the University of North Carolina to a three-shot lead after 36 holes at the Amer Ari Invitational Friday at the Mauna Lani North Course in Waimea, Hawai'i.

Carolina shot 20-under 268 in the second round and is 46-under 530, three shots ahead of Arizona State and Auburn. Washington is fourth at 38 under and Texas Tech fifth at -37.

Four of the top five teams after 36 holes are among the top seven in the current NCAA rankings, including No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Carolina, No. 5 Washington and No. 7 Arizona State.

Greaser drove the green on the 330-yard par-4 13^th hole and made a 20-foot putt for eagle, then made another eagle two holes later on the 498-yard, par-5 15^th. He shot 31 on the back nine.

Fountain birdied his first two holes, was 1 under on the front nine then made five birdies and no bogeys to also shoot 31 on the back side. His 66 was his best round since shooting 66 as a freshman in the final round when he won the 2021 ACC Championship.

David Ford and Maxwell Ford both shot 4-under-par 68s and Dylan Menante shot 2-under 70. Hampton Roberts, playing as an individual entry, had a 74.

The Tar Heels broke UNC records for the fewest strokes and lowest score to par in Thursday's first round shooting 26-under 262. Today's 20-under par second round tied the previous record for score to par and 268 strokes equals the fifth-best stroke total in UNC history.

In the player standings, David Ford (63-68) is fifth at 12-under 132, five shots behind ASU's Wenyi Ding (63-64, 17-under 127).

Maxwell Ford (65-68) is tied for sixth at 11-under 133, Fountain (68-66) is tied for 13^th at 10-under 134, Menante (65-70) is tied for 18^th at 9-under 135 and Greaser (70-66) is tied for 24^th at 8-under 136. Roberts (67-74) is tied for 60^th.

The final round of the Amer Ari Invitational is Saturday.