Jerry Pate Day One Results and Statistics

THE RUNDOWN
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor men's golf is in eighth place at 13-over-par 573 after Monday's two rounds of play at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. The Bears shot 9-over-par 289 in the first round and improved in the second round to 4-over-par 284, placing them seven strokes back of the top-five entering Tuesday's final round at The Old Overton Club.

Senior Frederik Anderson shot even-par 140 on the day, rallying in his second round to shoot a career-best 5-under 65, launching 34 spots on the leaderboard into a tie for 12th place. Andreas Gjesteby shot back-to-back rounds of 1-over 71, placing him in a tie for 18th place.

Freshman Braden Bailey is tied for 37th after shooting 6-over 146, and freshman Garrett May shot 7-over 147 to tie for 41st place. Sophomor Matthew Perrine is tied for 51st after carding 10-over 150.

Alabama (-14) leads the tournament by eight strokes. Auburn (-6) holds second place, followed by Florida (-5) in third, Florida State (-2) in fourth, UNLV (+6) in fifth and UAB (+9) in sixth. Arkansas (+11) is seventh, two strokes ahead of Baylor (+13) in eighth place. The Bears are ahead of UTSA (+14), Kennesaw State (+24), Mississippi State (+26) and Charlotte (+30).

HIGHLIGHTS
- Baylor is tied for fifth in par-4 scoring at 1-over 4.01.
- Baylor is sixth in birdies recorded, with 30 after two rounds.
- Frederik Andersen is tied for second in par-4 scoring at 6-under 3.75, while Andreas Gjesteby is tied for 12th at 2-under 2.92.
- Matthew Perrine and Braden Bailey are tied for the team lead and rank tied for 16th overall in par-5 scoring at 1-under 4.75.
- Andersen leads the team and is tied for third in the field with 10 birdies through 36 holes.
- Gjesteby is tied for ninth in the field with 24 pars, while Perrine is tied for 14th with 23.

STAT OF THE DAY
10 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the number of birdies Andersen recorded through two rounds. He was one of only four players in the field to record double-digit birdies on Monday, joining Kennesaw State's Fredrik Nilehn and Alabama's Tom Lovelady and Robby Shelton

WHAT'S NEXT
Perrine will be first off the tee in the final round at 8:50 a.m. CT, and he'll be followed in 10-minute intervals by May, Bailey, Gjesteby and Andersen, respectively. The Bears are paired with UTSA and Arkansas in the final round. For live scoring information throughout the tournament, visit www.golfstat.com. Follow @BaylorMGolf on twitter for updates throughout the season.