SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – On a hot and windy afternoon at the Grayhawk Golf Club, the Utah men’s golf team completed round two of the NCAA Championships posting a 311 (+31) to enter Sunday’s third round in 29th place.
“Tough day for sure! We haven’t been in this situation before and we didn’t handle it well. We have been good this year at minimizing our mistakes, however today we were not.,” head coach Garrett Clegg said. “We are the same group of guys that played great last week and golf doesn’t come and go in one week. We just haven’t made the adjustments this week, but hopefully tomorrow we will end our season on a high note.”
High scores were posted across the board as only two teams were able to finish their rounds in the red, both teeing it up early in the morning on Saturday. On a course that continues to play tougher each and every day, the Utes have some work in front of them as the field will be cut in half after the conclusion of the third-round tomorrow.
Javier Barcos led the team this afternoon playing steady golf on each side of the course, posting a pair of 38’s (+3) to shoot a second-round score 76 (+6) and move to 7-over (147, T-53rd) for the championship. Starting on the front nine, Barcos opened with a bogey and went on to par the next four holes before he recorded a double bogey on the par four sixth. Barcos got back on track parring the following three and after making the turn, endured a tough stretch of three bogeys through four holes. He would end his round on a strong note with five consecutive pars.
Javier was steady this afternoon and finished ?? with five straight pars??#GoUtes | #ChampionshipMindset | #JobsNotFinished pic.twitter.com/vJTCyFh3qN
— Utah Mens Golf (@UtesGolf) May 29, 2022
Blake Tomlinson started his day off slow with two bogeys and a triple, but would pick up some steam through the rest of his front nine with five pars and a chip-in birdie on the par three eighth hole. On his back nine, Tomlinson parred six holes with two bogeys and a double to shoot 8-over (78) and bring him to a tournament total of 150 (+10). He enters the third round of play T-85th.
Blake Tomlinson with a chip-in birdie on No. 8 @UtesGolf pic.twitter.com/YvdHgT1HiL
— Lance Ringler (@GolfweekRingler) May 29, 2022
Tristan Mandur battled during his second round, posting a front nine…
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