Elon’s DiIanni On Top of Leaderboard at Greenbrier Invitational

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Fueled by Jonathan Dilanni’s three-under 137 that has him tied for the individual lead, Elon placed seventh after two rounds at the Greenbrier Invitational. The Phoenix ended the day with a mark of 577 (288-289).

DiIanni opened his day by shooting a 67 over his first 18 holes. He tallied eight birdies in the first round of the day. In his second round, DiIanni shot an even-par 70 that included three birdies. He shares the lead with two other players in the 72-competitor field – East Tennessee State’s Gudmund Krisjansson and Eastern Kentucky’s Jared Brown.

In a tie for 17th, Troy Beaver shot a four-over 144 over his 36 holes on Monday. Beaver used five birdies in his first round on his way to a one-over 71. He had one birdie and carded a 73 over his final 18 holes of the day.

Charlie May stands in a 26th-place tie after day one. May was three-over with one birdie and a 73 in round one before posting both a birdie and eagle on his way to a second 73 in round two.

Will DiIanni’s 152 has him tied for 52nd. He had a combined five birdies with rounds of 79 and 73. Two strokes back in a tie for 56th is Jake Leavitt. Leavitt posted two rounds of 77 for his 154. He ended the day with four total birdies.

East Tennessee State, ranked 37th nationally, holds a one-stroke advantage over Eastern Kentucky in the team standings. ETSU posted a total score of 566 (280-286) and Eastern Kentucky is at 567 (283-284).

The final round will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. on Tuesday at The Old White TPC Golf Course.

2015 Greenbrier Invitational
April 13-14 | White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

Team Standings
1. #37 East Tennessee State (280-286–566) +6
2. Eastern Kentucky (283-284–567) +7
T3. Marshall (287-284–571) +11
T3. Old Dominion (283-288–571) +11
T5. Ohio (285-290–575) +15
T5. James Madison (281-294–575) +15
7. Elon (288-289–577) +17
8. Middle Tennessee State (290-292–582) +22
9. Bowling Green (294-292–586) +26
10. Samford (290-301–591) +31
T11. Loyola-Chicago (301-302–603) +43
T11. St. Bonaventure (297-306–603) +43
13. Savannah State (314-306–620) +60

Elon Individuals
T1. Jonathan DiIanni (67-70–137) -3
T17. Troy Beaver (71-73–144) +4
T26. Charlie May (73-73–146) +6
T52. Will DiIanni (79-73–152) +12
T56. Jake Leavitt (77-77–154) +14