TCU Golfers Tied For Third Through Two Rounds
3/19/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 19, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas - The ninth-rated TCU men's golf team continued its strong play at the Hall of Fame Invitational at Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas, with a second-round 289 (+1) on Saturday. The Horned Frogs now reside in a share of third place among the 19 schools with a 36-hole sum of 574 (-2).
Oklahoma State (562) blistered the 7,353-yard, par-72 course today to the tune of a 16-under 270 to overtake the Frogs, who began the day atop the leaderboard. UNLV (563), TCU (574), New Mexico (574) and Texas (580) make up the remainder of the top five. TCU's six players have not made worse than a bogey in the 216 total holes played.
Senior J.J. Killeen stayed on target for his third consecutive top-10 finish after scoring a one-under 71 in round two. He now has a minus-three sum of 141 over two rounds. The Lubbock product is tied for sixth place, just three strokes behind the current individual leader, Ryan Moore of UNLV (138).
True freshman James Sacheck turned in the best round of the day by a Horned Frog player, a two-under 70. He currently shares ninth place with a two-round score of 142 (-2). However, Sacheck is playing as an individual and therefore does not count toward TCU's team score.
Junior Colby Beckstrom and senior David Schultz are tied for 16th position with even-par scores of 144. Beckstrom shot a one-over 73 on Saturday, while Schultz posted a two-over 74.
Sophomore Drew Stoltz held steady in 28th position after a one-under 71 gave him a 36-hole score of 145 (+1). Meanwhile, true freshman Franklin Corpening recorded his second consecutive 74. He is tied for 40th among the 106 participants with a 148.
The tournament features nine teams in the top 25 according to the GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll. The ranked teams in the field include: No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 4 New Mexico, No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 9 TCU, No. 11 Texas, No. 15 UNLV, No. 20 Minnesota, No. 21 Arizona and No. 22 Kentucky.
TCU will tee off Sunday's third and final round at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Live scoring of the event is available on ww.golfstat.com.
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Team Scores
1. Oklahoma State 292-270=562 (-14); 2. UNLV 287-276=563 (-13); T-3. TCU 285-289=574 (-2); T-3. New Mexico 292-282=574 (-2); 5. Texas 298-282=580 (+4); T-6. Kentucky 299-284=583 (+7); T-6. Purdue 301-282=583 (+7); 8. Oklahoma 292-293=585 (+9); T-9. Texas A&M 294-296=590 (+14); T-9. South Carolina-Aiken 308-282=590 (+14); 11. Wake Forest 290-301=591 (+15); 12. Arizona 296-296=592 (+16); 13. Houston 300-296=596 (+20); T-14. Arkansas 309-288=597 (+21); T-14. Vanderbilt 297-300=597 (+21); 16. Penn State 309-294=603 (+27); 17. California 313-293=606 (+30); 17. Rice 312-304=616 (+40); 19. Gustavus Adolphus 326-307=633 (+57).
TCU Individuals
T-6. J.J. Killeen 70-71=141 (-3); T-9. James Sacheck* 72-70=142 (-2); T-16. David Schultz 70-74=144 (E); T-16. Colby Beckstrom 71-73=144 (E); T-28. Drew Stoltz 74-71=145 (+1); T-40. Franklin Corpening 74-74=148 (+4).
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