Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Moves Into Third Place At Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
February 10, 2004 | Cowboy Golf
The Cowboys entered the day in sixth place after opening play with a 20-over, 308 team score on Sunday. OSU will begin play tomorrow 20 shots off the pace of tournament leader South Carolina and seven strokes behind second-place Clemson.
Freshman Casey Wittenberg moved into the top 10 and within striking distance of the individual lead with a two-under-par 70 on Monday. The Memphis, Tenn., native finished the day tied for sixth place at 145, one-over and is three shots off the lead held by Kentucky's Mark Blakefield, Tennessee's David Skinns and South Carolina's Jake Thompson.
Junior Alex Norén finished his second round with a flurry, recording birdies on four of his last seven holes to come in with a one-over 73. The Stockholm, Sweden native is currently tied with eight other players for 19th place at 149, five-over-par.
Sophomore Zack Robinson shaved five strokes off his opening-round total of 77 with an even-par 72 on Monday. The Ft. Worth, Texas native moved up six spots and is among the group tied for 19th place.
After posting a first-round 80, senior Pär Nilsson rebounded with a two-over-par 74 and moved into a six-way tie for 44th place at 10-over-par, while freshman Tyler Leon rebounded from an 82 on Sunday with a 74 to come in two shots off Nilsson's pace at 156, 12-over, and tied for 53rd place.
OSU will begin its final round at the par-72, 6,985-yard layout tomorrow morning at 9:30.
Team Scores Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total 1 South Carolina 288 289 577 2 Clemson 306 284 590 3 Oklahoma State 308 289 597 4 Florida 299 300 599 5 Tennessee 303 299 602 6 Georgia 314 290 604 T7 Kentucky 317 288 605 T7 Louisiana State 305 300 605 9 Texas 311 297 608 T10 North Carolina State 315 295 610 T10 North Florida 318 292 610 T12 Duke 314 300 614 T12 Augusta State 319 295 614 14 Northwestern 319 297 616 15 North Carolina 319 300 619 16 Auburn 317 304 621 17 Vanderbilt 322 301 623 18 Florida State 326 298 624
Top Five Individuals and OSU Scores T1 Mark Blakefield, Kentucky 75 67 142 T1 David Skinns, Tennessee 73 69 142 T1 Jake Thompson, South Carolina 71 71 142 4 Gregg Jones, Clemson 77 66 143 5 Jason Hartwick, Texas 71 73 144 T6 Casey Wittenberg, Oklahoma State 75 70 145 T19 Alex Norén, Oklahoma State 76 73 149 T19 Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State 77 72 149 T44 Pär Nilsson, Oklahoma State 80 74 154 T53 Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State 82 74 156
