INDEPENDENCE, MINN. -- Furman's Harris Barth (-4) holds a one-stroke lead at the Gopher Invitational after Sunday's opening rounds at the par the par 71, 7,586 yard Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independence, Minn., while freshman Max Halflants (-2) finished as runner-up at the Minnesota Golf Classic at the par 72, 6,953 yard Pioneer Creek Golf Course in Maple Plain, Minn.  

A native of Atlanta, Ga., Barth shot a 70 with four birdies in Sunday's opening round then fired a 68 with three birdies to complete a perfect second round on Sunday evening.  Barth leads a trio of Big 10 players -- Noah Kent (-3) of Iowa, Rudy Sautron (-3) of Nebraska, and Cormac Sharpe (-3) of Minnesota -- by one stroke with 18 holes left to play.

Senior Will Morlan (E) is tied for 11th after carding a 76 with two birdies in the day's first round then firing a 66 with a team-high seven birdies in round two, including four-straight birdies from No. 10 through No. 13.  Freshman Ludvig Josefsson (+7) made his collegiate debut on Sunday, posting a 74 with birdies on No. 7 and No. 8 in round one then adding a 75 with four birdies in the afternoon round.  He is tied for 40th entering Monday's final round.  

Junior Clark Akers (+12) shot an 80 with birdies on No. 12 and No. 17 in round one then rebounded with a 74 with three birdies in round two, tying for 64th, while junior Zach Frazer (+17) recorded a hole in one on No. 4 in round one and is tied for 76th after tallying rounds of 79 and 80 in Sunday's action.  

Iowa (+3) leads the tournament by one stroke over Minnesota (+4) after 36 holes of play.  Kent State (+7) sits in third, followed by Nebraska (+8) in fourth, and Marquette (+10) in fifth place.  Rutgers (+11) is sixth, and Iowa State (+7) seventh, followed by the Paladins (+14) in eighth place in the loaded field.  

At the Minnesota Golf Classic, rookie Halflants and sophomore Fisher Kennedy (+20) competed as individuals.  Halflants finished at 2-under par after posting rounds of 70-71-73=214.  He recorded six birdies in round one, five in round two, and three in round three.   Kennedy tied for 69th, highlighted by a 75 with two birdies in round two.  

Furman will tee off of No. 1 beginning at 8:15 a.m. ET on Monday in the final round of the 54-Marquette, Rutgers, and Iowa State.  Admission is free and fans are welcome.  Results and live tournament scoring are available via https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament-leaderboard/233131/scoring/team.

8 Furman 299 283 582 +14

1 Harris Barth 70 38 138 -4

T11 Will Morlan 76 66 142 E

T40 Ludvig Josefsson 74 75 149 +7

T64 Clark Akers 80 74 154 +12

T76 Zach Frazer 79 80 159 +17