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Cole Stockard encabeza a los Wildcats de Kentucky en el torneo Visit Knox Collegiate con un desempeño de 2-bajo par después de 36 hoyos, ubicándose empatado en el lugar 18 entre 96 jugadores en el campo de Fox Den Country Club en Knoxville, Tennessee. El equipo de Kentucky terminó el primer día con 12-sobre par como conjunto, ocupando el lugar 17, y completará el torneo de 54 hoyos con 18 hoyos restantes el martes. Chattanooga lidera después del primer día con 8-bajo par, mientras que Kentucky regresará a la acción el martes a las 9:49 a.m. agrupado con Indiana, Louisville y Virginia Tech.
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Sophomore Cole Stockard fired consecutive rounds of 1-under par to lead Kentucky men’s golf through 36 holes on the opening day of the Visit Knox Collegiate, a 54-hole tournament hosted at Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee. Stockard’s 2-under performance through two rounds has him tied for 18th among a field of 96 players and marks an impressive start to the Wildcats’ 2026-27 season.
The Kentucky squad finished the opening day 12-over par as a team, carding matching 6-over rounds in both sessions to sit in 17th place after 36 holes. The Wildcats will complete the tournament with 18 holes remaining on Tuesday. Stockard, a native of Dalton, Georgia, led the team with seven birdies on the day.
Junior Gavin Clutts posted consecutive rounds of 71 to tie for 44th, recording 31 total pars that matched the best total in the field. Jacob Settles carded rounds of 73 and 72 to sit at 5-over par and tie for 63rd, while senior Luke Coyle, competing as an individual, matched Settles’ 5-over total with an opening 75 followed by an even-par 70.
Gabriel Hull, making his Kentucky debut after transferring from Emmanuel University, finds himself tied for 80th at 8-over par, while Jacob Lang sits tied for 92nd at 12-over. The Wildcats won twice during the 2025-26 season, the first time with multiple team wins since 2017-18, and earned an NCAA Regional appearance last spring under head coach Gator Todd.
Chattanooga holds the lead after day one at 8-under par, with the Mocs’ Evan Rogers posting the individual best at 6-under. Kentucky will return to action Tuesday from hole No. 10, grouped with Indiana, Louisville and Virginia Tech with tee times beginning at 9:49 a.m.
Sources
- UK Athletics
- UK Athletics men’s golf schedule and tournament information
- UK Athletics 2026-27 men’s golf tournament schedule announcement
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from UK Athletics, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/08/31/cole-stockard-leads-mens-golf-on-day-one-in-knoxville/.
