GASTONIA, N.C. - No. 20 Auburn Men’s Golf holds a five-stroke lead after two rounds of play at the Gary Koch Invitational, carding a 17-under 282-277—859 Monday at the par-72, 7,042-yard Gaston Country Club. Five Tigers currently sit in the top-10 standings led by Jacob Solomon, who is fourth at 5-under 70-69—139.
Auburn leads North Carolina State (276-288—564) by five strokes while Georgia Southern (290-291—581) and Coastal Carolina (295-286—581) are tied for third at 5-over.
Solomon, a sophomore from Dublin, Calif., carded his ninth and 10th rounds under par for the season while tallying five birdies in each round.