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Puerto Rico Classic
No. 10 Men's Golf holds second place after opening round of Puerto Rico Classic
02.21.2010 | Men's Golf
Feb. 21, 2010
Round 1 Results 
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico -- Powered by a 5-under 67 from freshman Cody Gribble and a 3-under 69 from sophomore Dylan Frittelli, No. 10 Texas finished with an 11-under 277 in round one of the Puerto Rico Classic Sunday at the par 72, 6,902-yard Rio Mar Country Club.
The Longhorns sit in second place after round one, just two shots back of top-ranked Oklahoma State. Clemson sits in fourth at 7-under par, and East Tennessee State is in fourth at 4-under par. Georgia Tech rounds out the top five at 3-under par. Individually, Oklahoma State's Kevin Tway sits atop the leaderboard at 7-under par, while Gribble is in second with his 5-under par on the day.
Gribble (Dallas, Texas) shot a 32 on the front nine before finishing with a 35 on the back nine to end with his 67 in round one. Frittelli (Pretoria, South Africa), the defending individual champion at this event, made the turn with a 34 before carding a 35 on the back nine, as he finished in a tie for sixth place at 3-under.
Junior Bobby Hudson (Memphis, Tenn.), fresh off of his victory earlier this month at the Mauna Lani Invitational, carded a 2-under 70 and sits in a tie for 14th place after round one. Seniors Charlie Holland (Dallas, Texas) and Lance Lopez (Missouri City, Texas) each stroked a 1-under 71 in round one, and the Longhorns' duo is tied for 26th heading into Monday's second round.
Texas begins round two on Monday at 8 a.m. local time (6 a.m. Central).
POST-ROUND COMMENTS
Texas head coach John Fields
"I am really pleased with our start. Having five guys under par to begin the tournament was outstanding. Cody Gribble played impressive golf today, and his 67 places him in second and in the lead group tomorrow. Dylan Frittelli came back from a 2-over par start to finish at 3-under. All of our guys are motivated to play well tomorrow."
Puerto Rico Classic
Rio Mar Country Club - Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Day 1 - Top 5 Teams
1 Oklahoma State 275 (-13)
2 TEXAS 277 (-11)
3 Clemson 281 (-7)
4 East Tennessee State 284 (-4)
5 Georgia Tech 285 (-3)
Texas Players
2. Cody Gribble 67 (-5)
T6. Dylan Frittelli 69 (-3)
T14. Bobby Hudson 70 (-2)
T26. Charlie Holland 71 (-1)
T26. Lance Lopez 71 (-1)
