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No. 17 Men’s Golf climbs back into contention after second round at Western Intercollegiate
04.16.2024 | Men's Golf
Morrison paces the Longhorns on Tuesday with a 3-under-par 67 in his second round.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The No. 17 Texas Men's Golf team carded a 3-over-par 353 on Tuesday to move up to seventh place after the second round of the Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club. The Longhorns, who have recorded a two-round team total of 16-over-par 716 (363-353), enter Wednesday's final round just seven strokes off the lead.
Sophomore Tommy Morrison paced the Longhorns with a 3-under-par 67 in Tuesday's second round. The Longhorns, who began the day in 10th place, tied for the low 18-hole team score during Tuesday's action.
In addition to Morrison's effort, Texas counted scores on Tuesday from sophomore Keaton Vo (even-par 70), senior Nathan Petronzio (1-over-par 71), graduate Brian Stark (2-over-par 72) and freshman Jack Gilbert (3-over-par 73). Petronzio is tied for third in the individual standings with a 36-hole total of 2-under-par 138 (67-71), just two strokes behind the 36-hole leader.
The Western Intercollegiate uses a play-six, count-five scoring system. Stanford holds the team lead after the first 36 holes with a two-round total of 9-over-par 709 (354-355). No. 9 Arizona is in second at 11-over-par 711 (348-363), and No. 8 Washington is third at 12-over-par 712 (355-357). The 14-team field features five squads in the Top 25 of the national rankings provided by Scoreboard powered by Clippd.
Arizona's Filip Jakubcik holds the 36-hole individual lead at 4-under-par 136 (68-68), while Mahanth Chirravuri of Pepperdine is second at 3-under-par 137 (68-69). Petronzio is one of four individuals tied for third at 2-under-par 138, joined by Stanford's Karl Vilips (72-66), Garrett Engle of Chattanooga (72-66) and San Jose State's Xuan Luo (69-69).
The Western Intercollegiate concludes with the third and final round on Wednesday, April 17. Texas will be paired with No. 21 California, No. 25 Oregon and BYU for Wednesday's final round and will tee off beginning at 10:40 a.m. PT (12:40 p.m. CT). Golf Channel will provide live coverage of Wednesday's final round from 6-9 p.m. CT.
The Lineup
- Senior Nathan Petronzio fired a 1-over-par 71 in the second round and is in a four-way tie for third place in the individual standings with a 36-hole score of 2-under-par 138 (67-71). Petronzio was 2-over through his first 14 holes but managed to make three-straight pars and a closing birdie on 18 to post a 1-over 71.
- Sophomore Tommy Morrison carded a 3-under-par 67 on Tuesday and moved up 43 spots into a tie for 20th place in the individual standings with a two-round total of 2-over-par 142 (75-67). Morrison had a clean sheet in his second round with three birdies (holes 8, 9 and 18) and 15 pars.
- Sophomore Keaton Vo recorded an even-par 70 in the second round and climbed 11 spots into a tie for 20th in the individual standings with a 36-hole total of 2-over-par 142 (72-70). He was 2-over through his first 14 holes before making birdies on holes 15 and 18 to climb to even-par on the day.
- Graduate Brian Stark posted a 2-over-par 72 on Tuesday and moved up 17 spots into a tie for 53rd in the individual standings with a two-round score of 8-over-par 148 (76-72). Stark was 5-over through his first 12 holes before recording an eagle on the par-four 13th hole and then closing with a birdie on 18.
- Freshman Jack Gilbert registered a 3-over 73 in the second round and is tied for 81st with a 36-hole total of 14-over-par 154 (81-73). Gilbert recorded three birdies on Tuesday.
- Sophomore Christiaan Maas tallied a 9-over-par 79 on Tuesday and is tied for 73rd with a two-round score of 12-over-par 152 (73-79).
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