Alabama Leads JPNI After Two Rounds
10/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
The Crimson Tide posted similar scores in the first two rounds at the par-71 course. They had a two-shot lead over UAB after shooting a 270 as a team in the first round.
"I am really proud of the way everyone shot on the back nine in the second round," said
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"I was able to stay real focused throughout the day," said Sykora. "It makes things easier when my teammates are behind me playing just as well as I am. We put ourselves in a position where we have a good chance to win tomorrow."
Gator Todd and Michael Thompson finished five shots off the lead and tied for seventh at seven-under par. Todd carded a 64 in the first round, the second lowest first-round score. He added on a par-71 in the next round. Thompson posted a 68 in the opening round and went one shot better with a 67 to finish the day. Thompson was second among the competitors with 13 birdies. Matthew Swan shot par in the first round and came out with a 67 to finish four-under and tied for 13th.
Will Griffin of Texas Tech has the overall lead with a 12-under par 130. He shot the best round of the day in the second round with a nine-under 62 to follow up a first round 68 score. His 62 ties the course tournament record. He made the turn in the second round at seven-under and finished the day as the only player with two eagles. Five players are four shots back from the lead with an eight-under 134. Purdue's Peter Richardson, Rhys Davies of
Purdue's Tom Oliver had the shot of the day when he sank a hole-in-one on the par-three 185-yard No. 3 hole. Mark Harrell was the fifth competitor for the Crimson Tide. He finished the first day tied for 47th at two-over par. He shot a 71 for par in the first round and posted a 75 in the second round.
The Crimson Tide are aiming for their third straight tournament championship in three appearances this fall. The three championships would be a school record.
The final 18 holes will be played on Tuesday. The first tee-time is set for 8 a.m. with BYU,
Jerry Pate National Intercoll.
Old Overton G.C.
Dates: 10/09 - 10/10 (Today:10-09-2006)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6958
Fin. School Scores
1
T 2 Joseph Sykora 67 67 134
T 7 Gator Todd 64 71 135
T 7 Michael Thompson 68 67 135
T 13 Matthew Swan 71 67 138
T 47 Mark Harrell 71 75 146
2 Texas Tech Univ. 274 272 546
1 Will
T 13 Garrett Merrell 65 73 138
T 17 Oscar Floren 72 67 139
T 22
55 Brandon Lakatta 78 72 150
3 UAB 272 279 551
T 2 Zack Sucher 67 67 134
T 7 Brad Smith 68 67 135
T 22 Garrett Osborn 68 72 140
T 32 Kyle Sapp 69 73 142
T 53 Cathal O'Malley 75 74 149
4
T 10 Jhonattan Vegas 67 70 137
T 13 Kevin Schultz 69 69 138
T 30 Farren Keenan 73 68 141
T 37 Matt Bortis 71 73 144
DQ Lance Lopez DQ 69
5 Georgia State Univ. 277 280 557
T 2 Mark Haastrup 63 71 134
T 17 Ben Taylor 71 68 139
T 22 Joel Sjoholm 71 69 140
T 42 Derek Oakey 72 73 145
T 47 Tom Sherreard 74 72 146
6 Brigham Young Univ. 284 274 558
T 10 Daniel Summerhays 68 69 137
T 22 Nick Becker 70 70 140
T 22 Clay Ogden 73 67 140
T 34 Jake Ellison 73 70 143
T 42 Nick Killpack 77 68 145
7
T 22 Travis Esway 68 72 140
T 30 Ben Fox 70 71 141
T 32 Pedro Oriol 73 69 142
T 37 Trey
T 56 Nathan Tyler 69 83 152
T
T 2 Rhys Davies 69 65 134
T 17 Seamus Power 75 64 139
T 42 Cian McNamara 73 72 145
T 42 Niall
T 47 Gareth Shaw 75 71 146
T 8
T 13 Chris Wells 71 67 138
T 17 Brian Noonan 70 69 139
T 22 Beck Troutman 71 69 140
T 42 Brent Blaum 71 74 145
59 Jarrod Barsamian 77 77 154
10
T 10 Glenn Northcut 71 66 137
T 37 Jay Moseley 76 68 144
T 37 Brent Cooper 78 66 144
T 47 Patton Kizzire 73 73 146
T 51 Andrew Medley 77 71 148
11
T 17 Mitch Cohlmia 70 69 139
T 34 Brett Myers 72 71 143
T 34 Sam Korbe 69 74 143
T 37 Nicolas Geyger 73 71 144
T 56 Ryan Henry 77 75 152
12
T 2 Peter Richardson 66 68 134
T 22 P. Junhasavasdikul 72 68 140
T 51 Brandon Lawson 75 73 148
T 53 Ryan Thomas 74 75 149
T 56 Tom Oliver 78 74 152
