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Topy Cup
Men's Golf sits in second after opening round of The Topy Cup
09.08.2009 | Men's Golf
Sept. 8, 2009
First round results
TANAGURA, Japan -- Paced by a two-under 70 from junior Chris Causey, No. 23 Texas shot a collective two-over 290 in the opening round of The Topy Cup, a 10-team, 60-player event featuring four American college teams and six Japanese college teams.
Texas carded the low round among the American college teams on Tuesday and sits in second place after the opening round. Tohoku Fukushi University holds the top spot after carding a four-under 284, and Colorado State sits in third at three-over par.
No. 2 Washington sits in fifth at eight-over par, and Michigan State sits in seventh place at 19-over par. Tohoku Fukushi's Yoshinori Fujimoto holds the individual lead after carding a six-under 66.
In just his third varsity start, Causey (The Woodlands, Texas) got off to a slow start on the front nine before playing spotless golf on the last 11 holes. Causey birdied the ninth hole to make the turn with a 38 before shooting a 32 on the back nine behind birdies at the 10th, 13th, 14th and 15th holes. Causey's two-under 70 has him tied for third after the opening round.
Sophomore Dylan Frittelli (Pretoria, South Africa) fired a one-under 71 and scattered birdies at the seventh, 11th and 14th holes. Frittelli sits in sixth place after round one. Senior Charlie Holland (Dallas, Texas), fresh off of his semifinals appearance at last month's U.S. Amateur Championship, shot a two-over 74 and finished round one tied for 14th place.
Sophomore Alex Moon (Plano, Texas) opened with a 40 on the front nine but rebounded with a 35 on the back to finish the opening round with a three-over 75. Moon is tied for 21st heading into Wednesday's second round. Senior Lance Lopez (Missouri City, Texas) fired a four-over 76 and is tied for 30th place.
Texas begins second-round action Wednesday morning in Japan, Tuesday evening in the United States.
The Topy Cup
2. TEXAS 290 (+2)
Texas Players
T3. Chris Causey 70 (-2)
6. Dylan Frittelli 71 (-1)
T14. Charlie Holland 74 (+2)
T21. Alex Moon 75 (+3)
T30. Lance Lopez 76 (+4)
