PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (April 1, 2025) – The University of North Alabama men's golf team finished day two in sixth at the Golfweek/Any Given Tuesday Invite on Tuesday at the True Blue Golf Resort in Pawleys Island, S.C.

This was the second day of a three-day tournament, playing 18 holes. The Lions fell to seventh at one point early before climbing back into sole possession of sixth. North Alabama went four-under for the day but UConn jumped 10 spots to land in third for the afternoon as they went 13-under.

North Alabama finished three-under on par-3s for an average of 2.94, taking over the first place from Mercer on day two. They tied in second for birdies with 39, adding 19 more on from yesterday.

Blake Henriques tied for second on Monday after a seven-under day. He now lands in a tie for third as a Mercer Golfer, J.T. Herman, jumped six spots to join him. He shot a 71 for a one-under day. He added four more birdies from a day ago. Currently, he sits at a 136-overall score between the two rounds; junior teammate Xing Luo set a record of 132 between two rounds at the 2024 GMAC invitational.

Henriques is tied for first in both par-3s at three-under and par-5s with six-under. He is tied for fourth with 10 birdies between the two days.

Today, the Lions made a lot of moves. Senior Chase Kaiser jumped 11 spots today from 19th to eighth with his three-under round two. He added four birdies but turned in 13 pars on the day as well to turn in a relatively clean sheet.

Not far behind Kaiser is Luo who jumped 18 spots from 32nd to 14th. He notched four birdies like his counterpart and birdied three of the four remaining holes. Like Kaiser, Luo also turned in 13 pars for an extremely clean day.

Junior Sebastian Bengtsson hovered around his Monday position again as he finished with an identical score of 75 on day two. Sophomore Andrew Ferworn went five-over on the day finishing with a 77 scorecard. They combined to add seven birdies for the day.

Jacksonville State took the reins over from Marshall to take ahold of first place with a 19-under tournament so far. They had a seven-under round two.

St. John's jumps to second from eighth while UConn finishes in third climbing 10 spots. Both teams are highlighted with a 13-under day to finish in the top-three. Mercer stays in a tie for fourth with a three-under round two as Georgia State ties with a 10-under day.

North Alabama dropped a spot but still earned a four-under round two. Xavier dropped four spots to seventh with a one-over day. West Georgia finished three-under but still dropped to eighth. Marshall fell eight places with a five-over day. Stephen F. Austin went up one with their even scorecard for round two to round out the top-10.

Valparaiso, USC Upstate, SIUE, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Southern Indiana and Kansas City round out the rest of the tournament for the day with all shooting over in the second round.

"We have not had our best stuff this semester and it has been hard for us to really get much going," said The Schmitz Family Head Men's Golf Coach, Austin Phillips. "I believe in this team, and I know how good we can be. We are struggling but it shows our quality that we still have a chance to win. We have been in this situation before, and I know the guys will be ready. We are going to pull this out and it is going to be special."  

UNA continues the tournament tomorrow starting at 9:15 a.m. at True Blue Golf Resort.
 

Golfweek/Any Given Tuesday Invite

True Blue Golf Resort
 

Team Leaderboard
1. Jacksonville State   557      -19
2. St. John's                560      -16
3. UConn                     562      -14
T4. Mercer                  563      -13
T4. Georgia State       563      -13
6. North Alabama       564      -12
7. Xavier                      566      -10
8. West Georgia         568      -8
9. Marshall                  569      -7
10. SFA                                    574      -2
11. Valparaiso             577      +1
12. USC Upstate         580      +4
13. SIUE                      581      +5
14. FDU                       583      +7
15. Long Island            588      +12
16. Southern Indiana  597      +21
17. Kansas City            604      +28

North Alabama Golfers
T2. Blake Henriques                136 | -8
T8. Chase Kaiser                     139 | -5
T14. Xing Luo                          140 | -4          
T69. Sebastian Bengtsson      150| +6
T76. Andrew Ferworn             151 | +7

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