May 20, 2011
Round two individual standings in PDF format
Round two course statistics in PDF format
Round two combined standings in PDF format
Round two team standings in PDF format
TEMPE- The No. 24 Arizona State men's golf team, led by senior Scott Pinckney's 2-under par 70, is in a tie for sixth place after two rounds at the South Central-Colorado NCAA Regional in Erie, Colo. The Sun Devils shot a 2-over par 290 at the 7,758-yard, par-72 Colorado National Golf Club, the longest course in NCAA championship history, and are at 4-under par 572 (282-290).
Pinckney carded a 2-under par 70 in the round and is tied for sixth with two other golfers at 5-under par 139 (69-70). He collected a trio of birdies on the front nine and played bogey-free golf until the 14th hole. Senior Jesper Kennegard, who ranks first in par-5 scoring at 4.25 strokes per, shot an even par 72 and is tied for 11th with a 3-under par 141 (69-72).
Senior James Byrne tallied a 3-over par 75, which puts him in a tie for 32nd at 1-over par 145 (70-75), and junior Philip Francis birdied two of the first three holes on the back nine to improve his two-round total by one stroke and sits in a tie for 46th at 3-over par 147 (74-73). Senior Thomas Buran shot a 3-over par 75, five strokes better than his first-round total, and is in 73rd at 11-over par 155 (80-75).
Top-ranked Oklahoma State remains atop the leaderboard at 25-under par 551 (276-275) after firing a 13-under par 275 in the second round, followed by Auburn with a 9-under par 567 (280-287). Georgia (294-276), who surged up the standings with a 12-under par 276, and Clemson (289-281) are tied for third at 6-under par 570, while TCU rounds out the top five with a 5-under par 571 (289-282).
The top five teams, plus the top individual from a team outside the top 5 or from 10 competing here as solo performers, will advance to the NCAA Championship Finals in Stillwater, May 31-June 5.
The weather improved from Thursday's conditions, which included rain, temperatures between 38 and 44 degrees and 11-15 miles per hour winds that had the wind chill as low as 31. Friday's temperature reached 60 degrees and the wind occasionally topped 10 mph; the skies held off from opening up until 3:30 (MT), when the horn was again blown for lightning in the area. The storm moved through and play resumed shortly after 5 p.m. (MT).
Live scoring of the third and final round, beginning at 7:30 a.m. (MT), will be available on golfstat.com.