Bowman just four shots back, UNCG eighth after second round at Pinehurst Intercollegiate
PINEHURST, N.C. ? UNC Greensboro’s Will Bowman fired his second consecutive
74 to stay within four shots of the lead as the Spartans sit eighth after two rounds at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate presented by Gatorade.
Bowman, a native of Greensboro, NC, went out in 35. He began the day with birdie, bogey, birdie before settling in with 12 straight pars. However, he bogeyed No. 16 and then had a double-bogey on 18 to finish with a two-over 74 for the second straight day. He will begin Tuesday’s final round one of nine golfers within four strokes of the individual leader, Indiana’s Seth Brandon. Brandon carded a 75 on Monday after shooting 69 in the opening round.
Indiana stretched its large lead in the team standings. The Hoosiers began the day with a 17-shot lead and increased that to 24 over second place Eastern Kentucky at 602. UNCG is in eighth place at 610.
Tuesday’s final round begins with tee times off both Nos. 1 and 10 at 8 am. UNCG’s groups will begin at No. 1 tee starting at approximately 8:45.
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TEAM STANDINGS: Indiana 578, Eastern Kentucky 602, VCU 603, Western Carolina 606, Penn State 606, Ball State 607, San Francisco 609, UNCG 610, Wisconsin 612, East Carolina 614, St. Mary’s (CA) 616, UNC Wilmington 617, Marquette 618, Toledo 618, Miami (OH) 621, Hartford 622, Western Illinois 630, Marshall 635, IUPUI 650.
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS: 1. Seth Brandon (Indiana) 69-75=144; T-2. Jorge Campillo (Indiana) 71-74=145; T-2. Ren Han (Indiana) 70-75=145; T-2. Markus Leandersson (East Carolina) 72-73=145; 5. Mike McRae (St. Mary’s-CA) 71-75=146; 6. Vincent Nadeau (VCU) 7 -72=147; T-7. Drew Allespach 76-72=148; T-7. Will Bowman (UNCG) 75-75=148; T-7. Kevin Foley (Penn State) 79-69=148; T-7. Justin Hull (Toledo) 74-74=148.
Other UNCG Golfers: T-23. Nathan Stamey 75-77=152; T-33. Drew Younts 77-76=153; T-67. Darragh Coughlan 79-79=158; T-82. John Isenhour 83-78=161.
Western Carolina Men's Golf Tied for Fourth Entering Final Round at 2008 Pinehurst Intercollegiate
Matt Cook rallies with one-over to stand tied with teammate Andres Cuenca in 19th
Pinehurst, N.C. - Western Carolina carded a team score of 299 on Monday to advance three places to stand tied for fourth entering the final round at the 2008 Pinehurst Intercollegiate, co-hosted by Indiana and East Carolina at the par 72, 7,035-yard Centennial Pinehurst No. 8. Senior Matt Cook and junior Andres Cuenca both stand tied for 19th to pace the Catamounts after two of the three rounds.
The final round of the three-day, 54-hole event will be played on Tuesday.
Coupled with its opening-round two-under par 286, 26th-ranked Indiana holds a commanding 24-stroke lead over second place Eastern Kentucky. The Hoosiers fired a six-over par 292 Monday and have a two-day score of 578. The Colonels are in second place with a 36-hole total of 26-over par 602 (304-298). Virginia Commonwealth is in third place with a 27-over par 603 (303-300), just three strokes ahead of Western (307-299) and 17th-ranked Penn State (312-294) tied for fourth.
After shooting even par through the front nine, Cook recorded two birdies and three bogeys, including one on the final hole to shoot a one-over, 73 - five strokes ahead of his opening round. Likewise, Cuenca trimmed three strokes off his opening round 77 to shoot 74, bogeying No. 17 and 18 to fire the two-over. Both golfers have two-round totals of 151.
WCU's first round leaders, freshman Caleb Marsh and junior Dustin Furnari, continued to mirror each other, each shooting identical scores of 76 on Monday to stand tied for 23rd, one stroke back at 152. Rounding out Western's scorers was sophomore Ricky Stout tied for 58th with a 13-over, 157.
Paired with golfers from seventh-place San Francisco and ninth-place Wisconsin - which entered the tournament ranked 43rd in the country - Western is slated to tee off from hole number one beginning at 8:00 am.
T4 Western Carolina U. +30 F 307 299 606
T19 Matt Cook +7 F 78 73 151
T19 Andres Cuenca +7 F 77 74 151
T23 Caleb Marsh +8 F 76 76 152
T23 Dustin Furnari +8 F 76 76 152
T58 Ricky Stout +13 F 78 79 157