SAINT HELENA, S.C. – The Elon University men's golf team jumped into first place on the team leaderboard after carding a second-round low score of 279 (-9) at the CAA Championship. The tournament is being contested at the par-72, 6,849-yard Dataw Island Cotton Dike Course in Saint Helena, S.C.
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOAD
 
As a team, Elon sits in first place with a 36-hole total of 553 (-23) following round two four strokes above Charleston who is in second place and six above third place team UNCW. All five Elon golfers sit within the top-20 on the individual leaderboard.
 
HIGHLIGHTS 

• Bronson Myers moved into a tie for second place after carding a 68 (-4) in his second round. Myers fired a bogey-free second round with three birdies coming on the front nine followed by eight straight pars and a birdie on 18 to finish his round. He leads the team in pars (23) and is second in the field with a team-best par-4 scoring average (3.75).
• Jack Wieler also had a strong round two finishing with a 4-under par 68 on the day to tie for second place. Wieler also carded three birdies on his front nine with no bogeys before finishing 1-under par on the back nine. He is second on the team and third in the field in par-4 scoring average (3.80).
• Following round two, Garrett Risner is tied for sixth place after carding another round of 3-under par 69. Risner carded two birdies on his front nine with only one bogey followed by three birdies and one bogey on the back nine. He is tied for the lead in the field in par-5 scoring average (4.13) and leads the team in par-3 scoring average (2.75).
• Matthew Doyle is tied for 13^th place on the individual leaderboard after he carded a second round of 74 (+2). Doyle finished the day with three birdies and is tied for second on the team in pars (21).  
• Juan Callejo Ropero carded a 2-over par 74 in his second round to tie for 19^th place. He had four birdies and 12 pars on the day while ranking second on the team in par-3 scoring average (3.00).
• As a team, the Phoenix leads the field in par-4 scoring average (3.98) and birdies (50) and is tied for the lead in the field in par-3 scoring average (3.03).
• Myers, Risner and Wieler all lead the team with 11 birdies while Ropero follows with 10 and Doyle has seven.

UP NEXT   

• The final round of the CAA Championship begins tomorrow morning with tee times starting at 8:00 a.m. on holes one and 10. Elon will begin their final round on hole one starting at 9:00 a.m.

2024 CAA Championship
Apr. 21-23 | Saint Helena, S.C.  
 
Team Standings 
1. Elon (274-279--553) -23
2. Charleston (276-281--557) -19
3. UNCW (272-287--559) -17
4. Campbell (280-284--564) -12
5. Delaware (289-290--579) +3
6. Drexel (287-294--581) +5
7. William & Mary (294-294--588) +12
8. Monmouth (295-301--596) +20
9. Towson (305-295--600) +24
10. North Carolina A&T (300-311--611) +35
11. Hofstra (305-315--620) +44
 
Individual Standings  
T2. Bronson Myers (68-68--136) -8
T2. Jack Wieler (68-68--136) -8
T6. Garrett Risner (69-69--138) -6
T13. Matthew Doyle (69-74--143) -1
T19. Juan Callejo Ropero (71-74--145) +1