Soaked First Day of Jay Jennison Cup Delays Play; Men’s Golf’s Second Round Suspended

9/29/2025 9:22:00 PM | By: Kyrin Mayfield | @k_mayfield97

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Inclement weather impacted Embry-Riddle Men's Golf's season-opening tournament, the Jay Jennison Cup. Monday's action included showers throughout the day as Tropical Storm Imelda slowly spun in the Atlantic Ocean off of Florida's east coast.

After an hour of action, storms paused play for three hours until conditions cleared up around noon. The delay eventually led to the postponement of round two due to darkness until Tuesday morning. The Eagles have between 6-8 holes left to play in the round and are currently in a tie for sixth at four over par. Aleksandar Abrashev is in an excellent spot as the senior is tied for fourth at three under par.

THE TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Appearance: 10th
Best Finish: 3rd (2024)
Best Three-Round Score: 858 (2023)

THE COURSE
King & Bear Golf Course
Par: 72
Yards: 7,279

THE FIELD
Teams: 18

#13 USC Aiken
#18 Nova Southeastern
RV Barry
RV Belmont Abbey
RV Embry-Riddle
RV Flagler (A&B)
RV Lenoir-Rhyne
RV Lynn
RV Palm Beach Atlantic
RV Rollins
RV Tampa
Eckerd
Mount Olive
Newberry
Spring Hill
Wilmington
Young Harris

Individuals: 96

THE PLAY
Embry-Riddle (292-164[thru10-12]) | T-6th

Aleksandar Abrashev (72-36[thru 10]) | T-4th

Abrashev worked all the way up into a tie for third about midway though the first round
He went three under from his second through 15th holes
When the second round was paused, Abrashev was three under on the bogey-free round with eight holes left
He tied for the best average on par-3 holes in the field (2.71)
The senior was also two under par on par 5s
Abrashev had a team-high six birdies on the day, which tied for the seventh most out of 96 individuals

Ryan Gear (73-41[thru 10]) | T-22nd

Gear posted a team-best four birdies in round one
He added a couple more in the second round and still has eight more holes to play
Gear ended the day two under par on par 5s

Rafa Guerrero (73-44[thru 11]) | T-38th

Guerrero was competing in his first tournament since joining the program this fall
He recorded two birdies in the opening round, both on par 5s
Guerrero parred 10 of his 11 holes in round two
The new Eagle was in the red on par 5s (-1)
Guerrero's 23 pars tied for the fourth most in the tournament

Ian Ball (74-43[thru 10]) | T-57th

Ball started well with a birdie on his second hole, his first of three over the duration of the round
He was one under on par 5s

Christian Molina (81) | N/A

In his first tournament as an Eagle, Molina shrugged off a sluggish start by parring his final five holes of round one

THE LEADERS
Team
RV Rollins | -12 (282-147[thru 8-10])

Individual
Jules Haessig (Rollins) | -6 (68-31[thru 8])

UP NEXT
Round two resumes at 8 a.m. on Tuesday with the third and final round to immediately follow.

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