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Scheffler wins individual title, Men's Golf seeded No. 2 at East Lake Cup
10.31.2016 | Men's Golf
The Longhorns rallied behind Scheffler's 6-under-par 66 to claim the No. 2 seed by one shot.
ATLANTA, Ga. – Junior Scottie Scheffler took home the individual title with a round of 66 and Texas Men's Golf fired a 287 (-1) in the stroke play round of the 2nd annual East Lake Cup to earn the No. 2 seed headed into match play.
This marks Scheffler's first win of the season and the third of his career. His 6-under-par 66 came behind seven birdies with only one bogey, including a stretch of four birdies over five holes in the heart of the round, to hand the junior his first sub-70 round on the season.
Junior Doug Ghim also posted in red figures, carding a 3-under 69 to take fourth place. Ghim led the field in pars (13) and in par-3 scoring with an average of 2.50 (-2). His round was nearly blemish free with four birdies to only one bogey on the day.
Sophomore Steven Chervony fired a 75 (+3) to place him in a tie for 12th, his best career finish. Junior Taylor Funk recorded a 77 (+5) behind a two-birdie effort, and senior Gavin Hall rounded out the Longhorns with an 8-over-par 80.
Vanderbilt took home the top seeding position with a 6-under-par 282. Defending East Lake champion Illinois captured the third seed with a 288 (E), and 2016 NCAA champion Oregon claimed the fourth seed with a 8-over-par 295.
The East Lake Cup action will continue with two rounds of match play over the next two days to determine a team champion. No. 2 Texas will take on No. 3 Illinois, and No. 1 Vanderbilt will pair against No. 4 Oregon in the semifinal matches tomorrow.
Tee times for the Horns begin at 11:15 a.m. ET tomorrow off the first tee. The matches will be broadcasted on the Golf Channel from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET, airing again in prime time.
East Lake Cup
East Lake Golf Club
STROKE PLAY ROUND
Team Leaderboard
1. Vanderbilt 282 (-6)
2. TEXAS 287 (-1)
3. Illinois 288 (E)
4. Oregon 295 (+7)
Player Leaderboard
1. SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, TEXAS 66 (-6)
T2. Nick Hardy, Illinois 68 (-4)
T2. Will Gordon, Vanderbilt 68 (-4)
4. DOUG GHIM, TEXAS 69 (-3)
5. Michael Feagles, Illinois 70 (-2)
T6. Wyndham Clark, Oregon 71 (-1)
T6. Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt 71 (-1)
T6. Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt 71 (-1)
9. Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt 72 (E)
10. Jon Augenstein, Vanderbilt 73 (+1)
Additional Texas players
T12. Steven Chervony 75 (+3)
T17. Taylor Funk 77 (+5)
20. Gavin Hall 80 (+8)
TUESDAY SEMIFINAL MATCH PAIRINGS
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 3 Illinois
Scottie Scheffler (Texas) vs. Michael Feagles (Illinois), 11:15 a.m. ET
Gavin Hall (Texas) vs. Bryan Baumgarten (Illinois), 11:35 a.m. ET
Steven Chervony (Texas) vs. Edoardo Lipparelli (Illinois), 11:55 a.m. ET
Doug Ghim (Texas) vs. Nick Hardy (Illinois), 12:15 p.m. ET
Taylor Funk (Texas) vs. Dylan Meyer (Illinois), 12:35 p.m. ET
No. 1 Vanderbilt vs. No. 4 Oregon
John Augenstein (Vanderbilt) vs. Edwin Yi (Oregon), 12:55 p.m. ET
Theo Humphrey (Vanderbilt) vs. Ryan Gronlund (Oregon), 1:15 p.m. ET
Will Gordon (Vanderbilt) vs. Wyndham Clark (Oregon), 1:35 p.m. ET
Patrick Martin (Vanderbilt) vs. Nigel Lett (Oregon), 1:55 p.m. ET
Matthias Schwab (Vanderbilt) vs. Sulman Raza (Oregon), 2:15 p.m. ET
QUOTES FROM MONDAY
Junior Scottie Scheffler
On winning the men's individual competition – "It definitely gives me a good amount of confidence. This is a really good test of golf and I feel like I played pretty well today."
On conditions at East Lake Golf Club – "It's one of those courses that just kind of wears on you. The course is pretty much straight in front of you, but it's still very challenging. This course is very difficult when you're not in the fairway. So my goal off the tee box was to just put it in play and see what I could do from there. I drove it pretty well and was able to make a couple of birdies."
On wanting Texas to finish its fall season on a high note – "We definitely want to finish out the fall season with another win. It was good to tie last week, but we want to bring home our own trophy and then start building momentum going into the spring season because spring is where it all happens."
Head Coach John Fields
On Scottie Scheffler winning the individual stroke play – "66 out here is outstanding, obviously. He got off to a good start and kept it going, and he just maintained it [on the back nine]. Really happy for Scottie. That round is a breakout round for him."
On looking ahead to Tuesday's semifinal match against Illinois – "[They have] maybe the best golf coach in the country in Mike Small. He has been able to transfer his persona to [his players] and give them an incredible opportunity to be consistently really good. We are going to look forward to the competition tomorrow. I know they will absolutely be as strong a test that we'll see anytime, anyplace anywhere."
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