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No. 6 Men’s Golf tied for third after two rounds at Big 12 Championship
04.27.2019 | Men's Golf
Freshmen Pierceson Coody and Cole Hammer led the Longhorns on the first day.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS W.V. – No. 6 Texas Men's Golf concluded two rounds in a tie for third after the first day of the Big 12 Championship on Saturday.
Freshmen Pierceson Coody and Cole Hammer led the Longhorns, finishing the day in the top six.
Coody fired two rounds in the 60s to sit at 4-under par, four strokes out of the lead in fourth place. He made three birdies and 15 pars during the first round for a flawless 67, following with three birdies, two bogeys, and 13 pars for a second-round 69.
Hammer shot a first-round 73, but followed with a 65 after making five birdies and 13 pars for a bogey-free second round. He is tied for sixth at 2-under par.
Freshman Parker Coody shot a pair of 71s to tie for 21st at 2-over par, while junior Spencer Soosman rounded out the top-30 for the Longhorns with a pair of 72s to sit at 3-over par. Senior Steven Chervony shot a 71 and a 76 to tie for 37th at 7-over par.
Texas shot a first-round 281 and a second-round 277 to sit at 2-under par going into the final day. Oklahoma State leads the field at 14-under par. The Cowboys' Viktor Hovland and TCU's Hayden Springer lead the individual board at 8-under par.
The Longhorns will play the third and final round on Sunday, teeing off at 7:45 a.m. CT with Oklahoma.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Oklahoma State 278-268 (-14)
2. TCU 273-281 (-6)
T3. TEXAS 281-277 (-2)
T3. Oklahoma 282-276 (-2)
5. Texas Tech 284-282 (+6)
6. Baylor 293-274 (+7)
7. Iowa State 282-287 (+9)
8. Kansas State 295-278 (+13)
9. West Virginia 293-282 (+15)
10. Kansas 292-285 (+17)
PLAYER LEADERBOARD
T1. Viktor Hovland, Oklahoma State 68-64 (-8)
T1. Hayden Springer, TCU 64-68 (-8)
3. David Ravetto, TCU 68-67 (-5)
4. PIERCESON COODY, TEXAS 67-69 (-4)
5. Matthew Wolff, Oklahoma State 70-67 (-3)
T6. COLE HAMMER, TEXAS 73-65 (-2)
T6. Austin Eckroat, Oklahoma State 69-69 (-2)
TEXAS LEADERBOARD
4. Pierceson Coody 67-69 (-4)
T6. Cole Hammer 73-65 (-2)
T21. Parker Coody 71-71 (+2)
T28. Spencer Soosman 72-72 (+4)
T37. Steven Chervony 71-76 (+7)