CARMEL, Ind. – Despite some uncharacteristically scuzzy shots during the front nine of today’s Mid-American Conference Championship finally round, Kent State is still very much in control heading into the final nine of its chase for a sixth consecutive league crown.
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| Taylor Pendrith sinks a short birdie putt on No. 5 during Sunday's fourth round of the MAC Championship |
The Golden Flashes shot a combined 4-over par through the turn, but its 23-shot lead heading into the day has only been trimmed by two shots. And that lead is now over Toledo. The Rockets shot a respectable 1-over-par 145 on the front nine while Akron fell from second to third place with a 5-over-par 149.
Scoring conditions are ideal with sunny skies and relatively light winds compared to the last two days.
Senior Corey Conners and sophomore Sebastian Bendsen shot even par on the front to lead Kent State this morning. A birdie by Conners at 7 and a rare birdie at nine by Bendsen helped the Flashes right the ship from a somewhat ugly start that saw three team double bogeys between holes five and six.
Conners has a stranglehold on the individual title at 12-under-par for the tournament. He is seven ahead of teammate Taylor Pendrith and 10 better than the third-place tie of Akron’s Charlie Bull and Toledo’s Otto Black.
Here is the leaderboard through the first nine holes today
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