CLEMSON, S.C. — Oscar Valdemar Holm Bredkjær had a two-under-par 70 to lead Clemson during the second round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, Ga. Clemson is in a tie for sixth place in the 14-team field entering Sunday’s final round.
Clemson had a 12-under-par 276 in the first round on Friday, but the winds picked up on Saturday and the Tigers had a team score of 296. The stroke average increased from 72 in the first round to 73 in the second.
Georgia Southern is in first place after 36 hoes with a 14-under-par score, while host school Georgia Tech is second at 11-under. Southern California is third at 10-under and Pepperdine is fourth at nine-under. The Tigers are tied for sixth at four-under-par with Charlotte and Duke.
Bredkjaer is in a tie for second entering the final round with a 36-hole score of seven-under-par 137. The Clemson junior from Denmark trails Carson Looney of Duke by three shots and he is tied for second with Eden Cul of Stanford at seven-under-par.
Bredkjaer had four birdies and two bogeys on Saturday after having six birdies and a bogey on the way to a 67 in the first round. Bredkjaer is five-under-par on the par five holes so far in the tournament, tie for third in the field.
Bredkjaer is attempting to record his second top five of the year. He finished second at the Inverness Collegiate in September.
Bredkjaer was the only Tiger to score under par on Saturday. Daniel McBrien, who has the second best stroke average on the Clemson team, had a one-over-par 73 to go with his opening round 74 on Friday. McBrien had five birdies, but also had six bogeys in his second round and he stands in a tie for 48th place in the individual race at 147.
Hampton Roberts had a 70 in the opening round, then had a three over par 75 in the second round. His 145 total for 36 holes is tied for 32nd place, second among Clemson golfers.
Rich Wills had a 78 and Gabriel Holtz shot 79 on Saturday. Biagio Gagliardi is playing as an individual and had 76 in the second round after scoring a 72 in the opening round. He did record his first career eagle on the 11th hole, a 607-yard par five, on Saturday.