Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Golf in Fourth after NCAA Second Round
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Golf
Senior Bo Van Pelt, however, carded his best round of the year, a 67, to move up 14 spots to seventh place. Unfortunately for OSU, Van Pelt's was the Cowboys' only under-par individual score in the round. Sophomore Edward Loar shot even par to remain at four-under; freshman Charles Howell shot 74 and is at even for the tournament; freshman Boyd Summerhays is at three-over after a 77 Thursday; and sophomore Landry Mahan shot 73 to stand at six-over.
"We squandered a wonderful opportunity this morning, because the conditions were absolutely perfect," said OSU coach Mike Holder. "This should have been moving day. We got a 67 out of Bo, but unfortunately we couldn't put anything with that. We've taken a considerable backward step relative to the field. We're just thankful that we have 36 holes left. As long as there's holes left, there's always hope."
For UNLV, it was moving day. The Rebels shot a remarkable 20-under on the front nine, and although they shot one-over on the back, UNLV took a five-shot lead at 23-under, easily the best 36-hole score in NCAA Tournament history. In fact, OSU's 12-under team score would break the previous record, but in this tournaments extremely low scores, its good only for a tie for fourth.
Georgia Tech, which shot 11-under Thursday, is in second place at 18-under, and Clemson is three shots behind the Yellowjackets. OSU and UCLA are tied for fourth at 12-under 564.
The good news for the Cowboys was that they continued their string of making NCAA Tournament cuts. Since the tournament began cutting the field after two rounds in 1971, OSU has never missed the cut.
The championship concludes with 18-hole rounds Friday and Saturday. OSU is looking for its ninth NCAA Championship and the school's third in the 1990s.
NCAA Mens Golf Championship
UNM Championship Course Albuquerque, N.M.
Par 72 7,151 Yards Second-Round Results (through 36 of 72 holes)
Team Results 1. UNLV 284-269-553 2. Georgia Tech 281-277-558 3. Clemson 283-278-561 4. Oklahoma State 278-286-564 UCLA 289-275-564 6. South Carolina 285-281-566 7. California 290-277-567 8. Miami (Ohio) 286-283-569 9. Florida 282-288-570 Houston 294-276-570 Ohio State 284-286-570 12. Arizona State 289-282-571 Minnesota 296-275-571 14. TCU 290-282-572 15. Auburn 290-283-573 16. New Mexico 289-285-574 17. Georgia 279-296-575 18. North Carolina State 288-288-576 19. Northwestern 287-290-577 20. Nebraska 286-292-578 21. East Tennessee State 286-293-579 22. Fresno State 285-295-580 23. Southeastern Louisiana 289-293-582 24. Kent 289-294-583 25. North Carolina 294-291-585 26. Cal-Santa Barbara 294-295-589 27. Augusta State 294-296-590 Oregon 303-287-590 29. Oklahoma 295-297-592 30. Arizona 293-300-593Individual Scores (Top 10 plus OSU scores) 1. J.J. Henry, TCU 67-67-134 T2. Charles Warren, Clemson 69-66-135 T2. Kyle Voska, Miami (Ohio) 67-68-135 T4. Joel Kribel, Stanford 69-67-136 T4. Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech 69-67-136 T4. Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech 68-68-136 T7. Steve Bradley, Florida 69-68-137 T7. James McLean, Minnesota 71-66-137 T7. Bo Van Pelt, OSU 70-67-137 T10. Chris Berry, UNLV 70-68-138 T10. Charley Hoffman, UNLV 71-67-138 T10. Bill Lunde, UNLV 73-65-138 T15. Edward Loar, OSU 68-72-140 T67. Charles Howell, OSU 70-74-144 T97. Boyd Summerhays, OSU 70-77-147 T128. Landry Mahan, OSU 77-73-150
