SAVANNAH, Ga. (February 17, 2024) – The University of North Alabama men's golf team wrapped up day one of the Savannah Intercollegiate at The Club at Savannah Harbor firmly in first place. 

Sebastian Bengtsson, John Logan and Andrew Ferworn all sit among the top five individual golfers in the tournament. The final round of the Savannah Intercollegiate will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 18 with the third and final round. 

After two rounds of the Savannah Intercollegiate, North Alabama sits firmly in first place with a nine-stroke lead over second place Harvard. After closing out round one with the third-best score of 287, UNA turned in a second round team card of 12-under-par 276. The Lions sit ahead of Harvard, Longwood, Columbia and Iona to round out the top five. North Carolina Central, Sacred Heart, USC Beaufort, Siena, Fairleigh Dickinson, Holy Cross, Dartmouth and host Savannah College of Art and Design.

Bengtsson opened the day with a 71 before carding a six-under-par 66 in the second round. This ties for the second-lowest round of UNA's Division I era. The Swedish golfer tallied six birdies and an eagle on hole seven to fuel his second-place standing.

Just two strokes behind, Logan sits in third with a 139 after carding a 71 in the first round and a 68 in the second turn. He also carded six birdies in the second round.

Ferworn was tied for fourth with a pair of two-under-par 70 rounds. In the second round, he tallied five birdies on the day. Rounding out UNA's lineup was Eric Luo tied for 36th and Chase Kaiser tied for 49th along with UNA individual Cory Abbott. Luo shot even par in the second round. 

Savannah Intercollegiate

Team Leaderboard

1 North Alabama 287 276   563 -13 

2 Harvard 282 290   572 -4 

3 Longwood 290 283   573 -3 

4 Columbia 288 289   577 +1 

5 Iona University 286 292   578 +2 

T6 Sacred Heart 299 289   588 +12 

T6 North Carolina Central 296 292   588 +12 

8 South Carolina Beaufort 290 299   589 +13 

9 Siena College 300 290   590 +14 

10 Fairleigh Dickinson 297 295   592 +16 

11 Holy Cross 299 302   601 +25 

12 Dartmouth 305 298   603 +27 

13 SCAD - Savannah 300 307   607 +31 
 

North Alabama Golfers

North Alabama   287 276   563  -13

2 Sebastian Bengtsson 71 66 137 

3 John Logan 71 68 139

T5 Andrew Ferworn 70 70 140 

T36 Eric Luo 76 72 148

T49 Chase Kaiser 75 75 150

Individuals 

T49 Cory Abbott 73 77 150
 

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