MOBILE, Ala. – The Louisiana Tech Golf team sits in fifth place among the 14-team field at the conclusion of day one Monday at the Hal Williams Collegiate.
 
LA Tech finished round one in ninth after shooting 284 (+2), but the Bulldogs made a strong push in round two to climb four spots.  Due to an hour weather delay to start the event, the 'Dogs still have 2-3 holes to go in round two as darkness stopped play.
 
The Bulldogs stood atop the leaderboard after the early holes, which included an eagle by Niilo Maki-Petaja on his second hole of the day at the Par 4 No. 11.  However, the team would gradually fall back as the weather conditions got tougher.
 
Hunter Battles would finish the first 18 holes as the top Bulldog, shooting 70 (-1), followed by Maki-Petaja who secured his fourth straight round at or under par with a 71 (E).
 
Lake Juban was the third score used for LA Tech, carding a 72 (+1).  The fourth score came from Thomas Henson, making his first start of the 2023-24 season after recovering from injury, with a 73 (+2). 
 
Through 15-16 holes of round two, the Bulldogs are at -3 as a team, led by Henson who is at -2 and Maki-Petaja at -1 while Juban and JT Stephens are Even.
 
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LA Tech will conclude round two followed by the final 18 holes on Tuesday.  Tee time is set for 8 a.m. CT.
 
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