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UTSA Lone Star Invitational
Men's Golf sits in second after two rounds at UTSA Lone Star Invitational
10.18.2009 | Men's Golf
Oct. 18, 2009
SAN ANTONIO -- Texas sophomore Dylan Frittelli shot a 3-under 69 in each of the opening two rounds of the UTSA Lone Star Invitational Sunday at the par 72, 7,267-yard Briggs Ranch Golf Course.
Ranked fourth in the latest Golfstat head-to-head standings, the Longhorns opened with a 4-under 284 in Sunday's morning round before following in the afternoon with a 4-over 292. Texas sits in second place at the 12-team event at even-par, and Texas A&M leads the event at 10-under par. The Aggies' John Hurley leads individually at 9-under par through 36 holes.
Frittelli (Pretoria, South Africa) carded three birdies in each round on Sunday and played all 36 holes without a bogey. Frittelli opened the morning round with a 35 at the turn before carding a 34 on the back nine with birdies at the 14th and 18th holes. Frittelli shot a 34 on the front in round two and finished with a 35 on the back nine. Frittelli sits in third place at 6-under par with 18 holes remaining on Monday.
Junior Donald Constable (Wayzata, Minn.) opened his morning round with a birdie at the second hole and an eagle at the fifth hole, a par five at 510 yards. He added a birdie at the seventh hole to make the turn with a 33 before carding a 35 on the back nine with birdies at the 14th, 16th and 18th holes to end the round with a 4-under 68. Constable birdied the fifth, 11th and 14th holes in round two and finished with a two-over 74. Constable is tied for seventh place at 2-under par.
Freshman Cody Gribble (Dallas, Texas), a top-three finisher in his first two collegiate events, sank three eagles and three birdies on the day. Gribble made the turn in round one with a 36 behind an eagle at the fifth hole. He played spotless golf on the back in round two and added a birdie at the 13th hole to finish the morning with a 1-under 71. Gribble eagled the fifth hole again in round two and added his third eagle at No. 13, a par five at 603 yards. Gribble bogeyed four of his last five holes and finished the round with an even-par 72. Gribble is tied for 10th place at 1-under par heading into the final round.
Junior Bobby Hudson (Memphis, Tenn.) finished round one with a 4-over 76 and sank a birdie at the seventh hole. He birdied the seventh hole again in round two and finished the round with a 5-over 77. Hudson is tied for 37th place at 9-over par heading into round three. Making his first collegiate start, sophomore Steffan Schmieding (Austin, Texas) carded an eight-over 80 in round one and sank birdies at the eighth and 13th holes. Schmieding shaved three strokes off his opening round in round two and finished with a 5-over 77. Schmieding is in 55th place at 13-over par.
Texas tees off in the final round on Monday at 8 a.m. Central.
POST-ROUND QUOTES
Texas head coach John Fields
"Today was a solid day for our team. Though we are not on top going into the final round, we are within 10 shots of Texas A&M. We will need a very good round to win. Dylan Frittelli played very well today with a 69 in both rounds. Donald Constable was strong all day, as was Cody Gribble. Our team is improving in many ways. As of today, 11 of our guys have played in our four varsity events. Depth means nothing unless you have opportunity, and our guys know that exists in our qualifying events."
UTSA Lone Star Invitational - After 2 Rounds
2. TEXAS 284-292-576 (E)
Texas Players
3. Dylan Frittelli 69-69-138 (-6)
T7. Donald Constable 68-74-142 (-2)
T10. Cody Gribble 71-72-143 (-1)
T37. Bobby Hudson 76-77-153 (+9)
55. Steffan Schmieding 80-77-157 (+13)
