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Men's Golf remains in hunt for team, individual titles at 2010 Big 12 Championship
04.24.2010 | Men's Golf
April 24, 2010
TRINITY, Texas -- Texas sophomore Dylan Frittelli fired a 4-under 68 and senior Lance Lopez added a 1-under 71 as the Longhorns remained in contention for the team and individual titles Saturday on day two of the 2010 Big 12 Championship at the par 72, 7,425-yard Whispering Pines Golf Club.
The Longhorns collectively carded a 1-under 287 for the day and ended round three in second place with an 11-under 853 for the tournament. Oklahoma State leads the 72-hole event at 13-under par. Texas Tech sits in third at 9-under par, and Texas A&M holds fourth at 7-under par. Kansas State rounds out the top-five at 5-over par. Texas Tech's Chris Ward remains the individual leader at 11-under par, though Texas' Bobby Hudson sits just two shots back in second place at 9-under par.
Frittelli (Pretoria, South Africa) notched his ninth sub-70 round of the season with his 4-under 68. He opened his round with birdies at the first and second holes and added another at No. 9 to make the turn with a 34. He fired an eagle at No. 12 and added additional birdies at Nos. 14, 15 and 17. Frittelli's round moved him from a tie for 21st place to a tie for fifth place at 3-under for the tournament.
Like Frittelli, Lopez topped both of his opening-day rounds and finished with a 1-under 71. Lopez (Missouri City, Texas) sank four birdies on the front nine and added one more at No. 14. Lopez sits in a tie for 19th place at 3-over for the tournament. Hudson (Memphis, Tenn.) carded four birdies on the day en route to his even-par 72, which kept him in second place at 9-under for the tournament. Hudson tied the Big 12 Championship's single-round record on Friday with an 8-under 64 in the opening round.
Freshman Cody Gribble sank an eagle at No. 2 but finished with a 7-over 79 in Saturday's third round. Gribble (Dallas, Texas) is tied for 23rd place at 4-over par. Senior Charlie Holland (Dallas, Texas) notched a 4-over 76 and sank consecutive birdies at the fifth and sixth holes. Holland heads into Sunday's final round in a tie for 25th place at 5-over par.
Texas will go for its fourth Big 12 crown on Sunday beginning at 8:50 a.m. Central.
2010 Big 12 Championship (Whispering Pines Golf Club)
Team Standings (Top 5)
1 Oklahoma State 281-284-286-851 (-13)
2 TEXAS 282-284-287-853 (-11)
3 Texas Tech 286-285-284-855 (-9)
4 Texas A&M 280-285-292-857 (-7)
5 Kansas State 290-283-296-869 (+5)
Individual Standings (Top 5)
1 Chris Ward (Texas Tech) 69-65-71-205 (-11)
2 Bobby Hudson (Texas) 64-71-72-207 (-9)
3 Andrea Pavan (Texas A&M) 71-66-71-208 (-8)
4 Peter Uihlein (Oklahoma State) 67-72-72-211 (-5)
T5 Dylan Frittelli 73-72-68-213 (-3)
T5 Jordan Russell (Texas A&M) 68-69-76-213 (-3)
T5 Lorenzo Scotto (Baylor) 69-67-77-213 (-3)
Texas Players
2. Bobby Hudson 64-71-72-207 (-9)
T5. Dylan Frittelli 73-72-68-213 (-3)
T19. Lance Lopez 75-73-71-219 (+3)
T23. Cody Gribble 73-68-79-220 (+4)
T25. Charlie Holland 72-73-76-221 (+5)
POST-ROUND COMMENTS
Texas head coach John Fields
"We knew coming in here that we had four top-15 teams in this tournament. We knew that if everyone played their best that it would be tight, and that's exactly what has happened. Every team has had a guy that has played fantastic golf and a guy who didn't play his best golf. But, nothing matters but tomorrow now. Dylan Frittelli shot a 68 and really had it going. I think a 68 in the third round of the Big 12 Championship outstanding. Obviously, we needed that round to help us out today. One of our seniors, Lance Lopez, was big with his 71. We're playing a great golf course against some great teams, and the only thing we can control is what we do. It's going to be about how we play golf tomorrow, and that's it. It's exciting to be in the hunt."
