GREENSBORO, GA – Middle Tennessee bounced back with a solid second round of 290 at the Linger Longer Invitational on Monday to move up one spot in the standings. The 54-hole event is being held at Great Waters Golf Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee (par 72, 7,073 yards).
The Blue Raiders, ranked sixth in the field with 34 birdies, has a 36-hole total of 583.
Georgia (558) owns a slim one-shot lead over No. 8 Alabama (559) while Penn State is third, Ohio State fourth and Virginia in fifth.
"Tyler (Johnson) continued his solid play and Marcus (Byrd) had a very strong round by hitting all 18 greens," said Head Coach Brennan Webb.