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Cowboys Struggle In Opening Round At Palmetto Dunes
November 05, 1999 | Cowboy Golf
Nov. 5, 1999
HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- Anders Hultman and Edward Loar carded opening-round 70s Friday, but Oklahoma State is in 10th place among 18 teams after one round of the Rolex/Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate Invitational.
Hultman and Loar are tied for 20th place individually, and although OSU is in 10th place, it is only four strokes out of fifth and seven out of second in a tightly bunched field. The Cowboys are 13 strokes behind first-round leader Texas, which carded a 16-under-par score of 272 Friday. North Carolina's Rob Simmons recorded a 65 and is the individual leader.
J.C. DeLeon is third among OSU players after an even-par 72 Friday, he is in 39th place. Landry Mahan is 51st at 73, and Charles Howell is 62nd at 74. OSU is trying to maintain some recent momentum: Howell set a school record with seven consecutive rounds in the 60s until it was snapped Friday, he won the team's most recent event, the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, and was named the College Golf Foundation's Golfer of the Month for October. As a team, the Cowboys won the Taylor Made Red River Classic, earning them the No. 1 national spot in the most recent Golfweek/Sagarin computer rankings.
The Palmetto Dunes event continues with the second round Saturday and the final round Sunday.
Rolex/Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate Invitational
Arthur Hills at Palmetto, Hilton Head, S.C.
Par 72, 6,651 Yards (through 18 of 54 holes)
Team Scores (top 15 of 18)
1. Texas 272 -16
2. South Carolina 278 -10
3. Georgia 279 -9
4. North Carolina 280 -8
5. Georgia Tech 281 -7
6. Houston 283 -5
UCLA 283 -5
TCU 283 -5
9. Clemson 284 -4
10. Oklahoma State 285 -3
Arizona State 285 -3
12. Duke 286 -2
Florida Southern 286 -2
UNLV 286 -2
Individual Leaders and OSU Scores
1. Rob Simmons, North Carolina 65 -7
2. Lucas Glover, Clemson 66 -6
Erik Compton, Georgia 66 -6
Eric Ecker, South Carolina 66 -6
5. David Gossett, Texas 67 -5
Lars Cedeqvist, South Carolina 67 -5
Russell Surber, Texas 67 -5
8. Scott Volpitto, TCU 68 -4
Jason Semelsberger, UCLA 68 -4
Mike Christensen, Duke 68 -4
T20. Edward Loar, OSU 70 -2
T20. Anders Hultman, OSU 70 -2
T39. J.C. DeLeon, OSU 72 E
T51. Landry Mahan, OSU 73 +1
T62. Charles Howell, OSU 74 +2
