Ohio State Tied for 16th Two Rounds into NCAA Central Regional – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Junior Vaughn Snyder shots a 73 to sit in eighth at 3-over par
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio State men’s golf team shot a 19-over 303 Friday in round two of the NCAA Central Regional at the par 71, 7,419-yard Scarlet Course in Columbus. The Buckeyes are tied with Wichita State for 16th with a team total of 602 (+34), five shots outside the Top 10, which will advance to the NCAA championships.
Wake Forest continued its strong play, shooting a 3-over 287 and lead second-place Alabama, the top seed in the region and No. 3 seed overall, by 10 shots. The Big Ten pair of Penn State and Illinois is tied for third with scores of 590. The Nittany Lions carded the lowest team score of the tournament with a 286 in round two.
Junior Vaughn Snyder shot another solid round, carding two birdies en route to a 2-over 73. The Massillon, Ohio native is tied for eighth at 3-over 145 heading into the final round.
Sophomore Patrick Simard is just a shot back with a score of 74. Back-to-back double-bogeys were the only blemishes on an otherwise fantastic round for the native of Marbella, Spain. Simard is tied for 37th at 149.
Freshman Bo Hoag and senior co-captain Kyle Coconis carded scores of 77 and 79, respectively. Ohio natives Hoag, of Upper Arlington, is tied for 81st at 153 and Coconis, of Zanesville, sits in a tie for 99th two shots back at 13-over.
Also competing for the Buckeyes was freshman Brad Smith who shot 82 and is 138th.
Ohio State will begin the final round off the No. 1 tee at 12:12 p.m. Saturday. The field will begin teeing off of both holes Nos. 1 and 10 at 7 a.m.
The Top 10 teams and two individuals (from non-qualifying teams) will advance to the NCAA Championships May 28-31 in West Lafayette, Ind.
Live scoring for the NCAA Central Regional is available online at www.golfstat.com. Links to the live scoring will be available on the Ohio State men’s golf page on the official athletics site of the Buckeyes, www.OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
2008 NCAA Central Regional: Round Two
The Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio
Par 71, 7,419 yards
Team Standings Scores 1. Wake Forest 290-287577 (+9) 2. Alabama 292-295587(+19) T-3. Illinois 298-292590(+22) T-3. Penn State 304-286590(+22) 5. Eastern Kentucky 302-289591(+23) T-6. Texas A&M 298-294592(+24) T-6. Oklahoma State 293-299592(+24) T-8. Florida 294-300594(+26) T-8. Louisville 301-293594(+26) T-10. Kent State 302-295597(+29) T-10. Indiana 300-297597(+29) 12. Michigan 298-300598 (+30) 13.Eastern Michigan 297-302599 (+31) 14. Lamar 299-301600 (+32) 15. Tennessee 301-300601 (+33) T-16. OhioState 299-303602(+34) T-16. Wichita State 302-300602(+34) T-18. TCU 302-302604 (+36) T-18.Colorado 301-303604 (+36) T-20. Georgia Tech 307-299606 (+38) T-20. Texas-Arlington 308-298606 (+38) 22. Arkansas 304-304608 (+40) 23. Cleveland State 313-299612 (+44) 24. Marquette 314-299613 (+45) 25. Baylor 307-309616(+48) 26. Sacred Heart 316-311627(+59) 27. Loyola 318-314632 (+64) Ohio State Results Scores T-8. Vaughn Snyder 72-73145 (+3) T-37. Patrick Simard 75-74149 (+7) T-81. Bo Hoag 76-77153(+11) T-99. Kyle Coconis 76-79155(+13) 138. Brad Smith 83-82165 (+23)
