Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Extends Lead At NCAA Central Regional
May 20, 2006 | Cowboy Golf
The Cowboys will head into the tomorrow's final round as the only team below par, finishing the day with a 36-hole, 3-under total of 565.
Scores ballooned on Friday as the field was greeted by cold and rainy conditions. OSU, which entered play with a one-shot lead over Northwestern, posted the day's best round by three shots and saw its overall lead grow to nine strokes over the second-place Wildcats.
A pair of Cowboys stand atop the individual leaderboard for the second consecutive week. Redshirt freshman Jonathan Moore and senior Zack Robinson, who finished 1-2 at The Maxwell last weekend, are separated by just one shot after two days of play.
Robinson started the day in 17th place before lighting up the par-71, 7,173-yard layout with a bogey-free round of 66 that included four birdies on his outward nine. The Ft. Worth, Texas native went out in 32 and recorded the final birdie on his 10th hole to vault to the top spot on the leaderboard with a 36-hole total of 137.
“I hit the ball really well and gave myself opportunities for success,” Robinson said. “I tried to stay calm and patient and just realized it was going to be a battle for everyone out there.”
“The important thing was I put together a round my team could use.”
Moore posted his second-straight 69 to stand alone in second place at 138. For the second day in a row, the Vancouver, Wash., native was strong down the stretch, posting back-to-back birdies to break par for the fifth consecutive round.
Junior Tyler Leon followed up his opening round 71 with a 3-over 74 to stand in a tie for 18th, while true freshman Trent Leon came in with a 76, giving him a 146 total and tying him for 21st place.
Also in the group at 146 is sophomore Pablo Martin, who also carded a 76 on Friday after opening with a 70.
OSU will be paired with Northwestern and Texas A&M tomorrow with the trio set to tee off at 7 a.m.
Team Scores 1 Oklahoma State 280 285 565 2 Northwestern 281 293 574 3 Texas A&M 284 291 575 4 Lamar 286 295 581 T5 Minnesota 291 292 583 T5 Georgia Tech 295 288 583 7 Duke 286 301 587 T8 Oklahoma 292 298 590 T8 TCU 293 297 590 T8 Clemson 296 294 590 T11 Texas 291 301 592 T11 Tulsa 297 295 592 13 Kentucky 291 302 593 14 Purdue 291 303 594 15 SMU 294 301 595 T16 Texas-Arlington 298 307 605 T16 Missouri 306 299 605 T18 Kent State 296 310 606 T18 Siena College 302 304 606 20 Xavier 307 303 610 21 Colorado 306 305 611 22 Kansas State 306 307 613 23 Nebraska 306 318 624 24 Eastern Kentucky 309 318 627 25 St. Francis-Pa. 324 304 628 26 Cleveland State 318 315 633 27 Princeton 324 311 635
Top Five Individuals and OSU Scores 1 Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State 71 66 137 2 Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State 69 69 138 T3 Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M 68 71 139 T3 Dawie Van der Walt, Lamar 70 69 139 T5 Bobby Bennett, Purdue 68 73 141 T5 David Merkow, Northwestern 68 73 141 T5 Chris Wilson, Northwestern 67 74 141 T18 Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State 71 74 145 T21 Trent Leon, Oklahoma State 70 76 146 T21 Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State 70 76 146
