Tennessee finally shook its Battle at the Beach doldrums and moved up one position to 11th place after two rounds of golf in Newport Coast, Calif.
The Vols gained four strokes over their final three holes Monday to record a 5-over-par 360, 11 strokes better than their first-round display at Pelican Hill Golf Club about 50 miles south of Los Angeles. Tennessee’s two-day total of 731 is within immediate striking distance of 10th-place Notre Dame at 730 and ninth-place Long Beach State at 727, while Arizona State and Colorado State are next in a tie for seventh at 722.
UT’s second round began as poorly as Sunday’s effort, with the Vols quickly 9 over par through the first six holes for its five scoring players. The tournament format is an unusual one, each of the 14 teams sporting six players and counting the best five — one more than normal in both categories for most collegiate team events.
But sophomore Darren?Renwick led UT’s late Monday charge, firing a 3-under-par 68 that included five birdies over his last 11 holes and a backside score of 31. Renwick missed by one stroke equaling his career low round, set in October at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.

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