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Cowboys In Second At U.S. Collegiate
October 18, 2013 | Cowboy Golf
Oct. 18, 2013
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Oklahoma State's men's golf team opened with a 4-under 284 team score on Friday during the first round of action at the US. Collegiate Championship to stand in second place at The Golf Club of Georgia.
The Cowboys' 4-under total put them five shots off the pace of tournament leader Georgia Tech at the par-72, 7,017-yard layout. Virginia and Texas A&M shared third place after day one at 285.
A pair of players carded 66s to finish tied for first, with Virginia's Ben Rusch and Georgia Tech's Ollie Scniederjans each posting 6-under scores.
OSU's Jordan Niebrugge was one of seven players to come in tied for third place after posting a 3-under 69. The sophomore opened with a birdie and made the turn at 2-under after posting birdies at the fifth and ninth. Niebrugge dipped back to 1-under after a bogey at the 12th, but rallied with birdies at the 16th and 18th to finish at 3-under par for the day.
Senior Ian Davis also broke par during his first round, finishing at 1-under 71 to stand in a tie for 20th place.
Freshman Zachary Olsen and senior Talor Gooch posted 72s to come in tied for 25th place, while sophomore Wyndham Clark's 73 tied him for 35th place.
Live scoring for this weekend's event is available at golfstat.com.
