Friday's men's golf roundup

UNCG Remains Atop the Leaderboard at Sea Palms Invitational

The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's golf team remains atop the leaderboard after the completion of round two on Friday at the Sea Palms Invitational at the Sea Palms Resort.
TEAM

• UNCG carded a five-under-par (279) in Friday's second round.
• The Spartans posted a 16-under-par (268) on Thursday to have an overall score of 21-under-par (547) through the two rounds.
• Villanova stands at second place on the leaderboard with a six-under-par (562) with rounds of 280-282.
• Host school and The Southern Conference (SoCon) foe Western Carolina is tied for 15th place with rounds of 291-294.

Butcher Climbs to Sixth, WCU Tied for 15th at Peoples Championship

Western Carolina sophomore Jace Butcher climbed three spots in the individual standings on Friday with a 1-under par 70 to enter Saturday's final round in a four-way tie for sixth place to lead the Catamounts at The Peoples Championship at the Sea Palms Resort. WCU slid into a tie for 15th after 36 holes, following up Thursday's round of 291 with 294 in Friday's second round, tied with UT-Martin at 585.