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NCAA Championship
Howell, Men's Golf Move into NCAA Lead
June 01, 2000 | Cowboy Golf
At 19-under for the tournament, OSU has a one-shot lead over first-round leader Texas and a five-stroke advantage over Georgia Tech, with no other team within 10 strokes of the lead.
Charles Howell, in third place after a shooting a 5-under first-round score of 67, shot 66 Thursday to tie Texas' David Gossett for the individual lead at 11-under-par. Howell shot 5-under on the back nine Thursday to make his run.
Senior Landry Mahan continued his impressive tournament, shooting 68 -- his first sub-70 score since March 11 -- to move into seventh place at 6-under for the tournament. True freshman J.C. DeLeon also had a strong day, carding a 70, his best score this spring, to stand at even par, tied for 28th, for the tournament along with teammate Edward Loar, who shot his second straight 72. Anders Hultman shot 76 Thursday and is at 4-over-par for the tournament in 86th place.
The Cowboys' strong second round runs contrary to their recent history, OSU fell from first to second place in last year's second 18, from first to fourth in 1998, from third to 11th in 1997 and from sixth to 14th in 1996. The last time Oklahoma State made a positive move in the second round of the NCAA Championship was 1995, when OSU moved from fifth to fourth in the second round before eventually winning the national title in a playoff. The Cowboys hold the second-round lead for the first time since 1991, also a national-championship season.
In addition, OSU shot a better score in the second round than in the first for the first time since 1993, when the Cowboys shot 301 in the first round -- putting them in 21st place -- and 294 in the second, keeping alive their streak of making the second-round cut every year.
The tournament continues with the third and fourth rounds Friday and Saturday. OSU, Texas and Georgia Tech will play together in Friday's third round beginning at approximately 11 a.m.
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National's Lake Course, Opelika, Ala.
Par 72, 7,003 Yards (through 36 of 72 holes)
Team Scores
1. Oklahoma State 281-276--557 -19
2. Texas 272-286--558 -18
3. Georgia Tech 280-282--562 -14
4. North Carolina 288-282--570 -6
5. Kent State 288-283--571 -5
6. Houston 284-289--573 -3
UNLV 286-287--573 -3
8. Arizona 286-289--575 -1
9. Auburn 290-288--578 +2
Clemson 291-287--578 +2
Fresno State 293-285--578 +2
TCU 289-289--578 +2
13. Minnesota 290-290--580 +4
Northwestern 287-293--580 +4
15. Georgia 292-290--582 +6
Wake Forest 292-290--582 +6
17. California 300-283--583 +7
East Tennessee State 286-297--583 +7
19. Mississippi State 288-296--584 +8
New Mexico 286-298--584 +8
21. Kansas 291-294--585 +9
22. Georgia State 295-292--587 +11
23. Oklahoma 294-294--588 +12
Pepperdine 295-293--588 +12
25. Arizona State 299-290--589 +13
Virginia 299-290--589 +13
27. North Florida 294-296--590 +14
28. BYU 299-294--593 +17
29. Southern California 299-300--599 +23
30. Washington 301-312--613 +37
Individual Leaders and OSU Scores
1. David Gossett, Texas 63-70--133 -11
Charles Howell, OSU 67-66--133 -11
3. Chris Wisler, East Tenn. St. 67-68--135 -9
4. J.J. Wall, Texas 65-71--136 -8
5. Jeremy Anderson, UNLV 69-68--137 -7
Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech 67-70--137 -7
7. Ricky Barnes, Arizona 70-68--138 -6
Landry Mahan, OSU 70-68--138 -6
9. Jess Daley, Northwestern 69-70--139 -5
James Driscoll, Virginia 68-71--139 -5
T28. J.C. DeLeon, OSU 74-70--144 E
T28. Edward Loar, OSU 72-72--144 E
T86. Anders Hultman, OSU 72-76--148 +4
