NORMAN, Okla. — The University of Colorado men’s golf team used a strong opening effort here Tuesday, enabling the Buffaloes jump from fifth place into a tie for third after the second round of the NCAA Central/Norman Regional.
CU recorded the fourth-best team score in the second round, a 7-under par 281, giving the Buffaloes a 36-hole total of 11-under par 565. Combined with Monday’s 4-under 284, it marked the first time in 23 regional events by Colorado that the Buffs recorded two subpar team scores.
It’s a logjam at the top, as just seven strokes separate the top six teams. But only the top five will advance to the NCAA Championship Finals in two weeks in Scottdale, Ariz., along with the highest finishing individual not on one of those schools. If there any ties, a playoff will follow the completion of Wednesday’s final round.
No. 17 and third-seeded Alabama took over the lead after tying with two others in posting the best single round Tuesday, an 8-under 280, as the Crimson Tide have a team score of 15-under par 561. Host, second-seed and No. 9 Oklahoma started out hot, 9-under through six holes, but eventually finished the round with a 284 score and a 13-under 563 overall. No. 5 and top seed Texas Tech slipped from first into a tie with the No. 52 (and ninth-seed) Buffaloes at 11-under 565, while No. 44 North Florida creeped up a spot into fifth (566). Lurking in sixth place, two strokes out of the coveted fifth spot is No. 32 Duke (568).
The Buffaloes arguably got off to one of, if not their best starts to a tournament this season, as the five players scorers collectively scored 10 birdies on their first 32 holes before the first bogey was recorded. A little over a third of the way through, and starting on the back nine which proved to be the tougher side on Monday, CU was 10-under par and had climbed from fifth into second before temporarily cooling off a bit – six bogeys and one birdie on the next 10 holes. That dropped CU down to 4-under, but the Buffs rallied to finish in the other direction on the front nine.
Colorado recorded five more birdies – 18 – than it did on Monday, moving into the middle of the pack from the 10th spot, but for the second straight day did a great job of avoiding big numbers. CU had just 13 holes worse than par in the second round (all bogeys), with its 23 bogeys and 26 holes worse than par both tied for the third-fewest through 36 holes. Only CU, Mississippi and Wake Forest…
CU recorded the fourth-best team score in the second round, a 7-under par 281, giving the Buffaloes a 36-hole total of 11-under par 565. Combined with Monday’s 4-under 284, it marked the first time in 23 regional events by Colorado that the Buffs recorded two subpar team scores.
It’s a logjam at the top, as just seven strokes separate the top six teams. But only the top five will advance to the NCAA Championship Finals in two weeks in Scottdale, Ariz., along with the highest finishing individual not on one of those schools. If there any ties, a playoff will follow the completion of Wednesday’s final round.
No. 17 and third-seeded Alabama took over the lead after tying with two others in posting the best single round Tuesday, an 8-under 280, as the Crimson Tide have a team score of 15-under par 561. Host, second-seed and No. 9 Oklahoma started out hot, 9-under through six holes, but eventually finished the round with a 284 score and a 13-under 563 overall. No. 5 and top seed Texas Tech slipped from first into a tie with the No. 52 (and ninth-seed) Buffaloes at 11-under 565, while No. 44 North Florida creeped up a spot into fifth (566). Lurking in sixth place, two strokes out of the coveted fifth spot is No. 32 Duke (568).
The Buffaloes arguably got off to one of, if not their best starts to a tournament this season, as the five players scorers collectively scored 10 birdies on their first 32 holes before the first bogey was recorded. A little over a third of the way through, and starting on the back nine which proved to be the tougher side on Monday, CU was 10-under par and had climbed from fifth into second before temporarily cooling off a bit – six bogeys and one birdie on the next 10 holes. That dropped CU down to 4-under, but the Buffs rallied to finish in the other direction on the front nine.
Colorado recorded five more birdies – 18 – than it did on Monday, moving into the middle of the pack from the 10th spot, but for the second straight day did a great job of avoiding big numbers. CU had just 13 holes worse than par in the second round (all bogeys), with its 23 bogeys and 26 holes worse than par both tied for the third-fewest through 36 holes. Only CU, Mississippi and Wake Forest…
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