Hoag Falls Into Tie for 15th After Two Rounds at Isleworth Collegiate Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Buckeyes tied for 12th with 18 holes remaining in Orlando
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s golf team endured a rocky round at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational Monday, posting a team score of 307 (+19) to bring their two-day total to 606 on the par 72, 7,544 yard Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Fla.
The No. 23 Buckeyes will head into the final round tied for 12th with sixth-ranked Texas and just one stroke back of No. 10 Georgia in 10th place. Fourth-ranked Alabama holds the 36-hole lead at 582 (+6), five strokes ahead of second-place LSU and Stanford.
Bo Hoag will go into the final round in a tie for 15th place with a two-day score of 147 (+3). The senior from Upper Arlington, Ohio, opened with a birdie on his first hole of the day, but went 3-over on the next four holes. He righted the ship to finish the day with a score of 4-over 76.
Junior Dan Charen is five strokes back from Hoag overall after a second-round score of 79. The Langhorne, Pa., native never got any momentum on his side through day two and will head into the final day in a tie for 38th with a two-round total of 152.
Brad Smith also had an early double-bogey that got him off on the wrong foot, but the resilient senior from Peru, Ind., recovered nicely to finish with a score of 6-over 78 and in a tie for 51st with an overall score of 155.
The best Buckeye round of the day came from senior Tanner Murphy with a 2-over 74 to bring his two-round tally to 157. The Upper Arlington native shaved nine strokes off his first round score to conclude the day in 62nd place.
Rounding out the Buckeye lineup, senior Michael Cress carded an 84 to put him in a tie for 71st with a total score of 162.
The Isleworth Collegiate Invitational will conclude with a final round Tuesday. The Buckeyes tee off of No. 10 between 9:40-10:20 a.m. and live scoring is available on www.golfstat.com.
Isleworth Collegiate Invitational – Day 2
Isleworth Golf & Country Club, Orlando, Fla.
Par 72, 7,544 yards
Teams Standings Scores
1. Alabama 291-291-582 (+6)
T-2. LSU 293-294-587 (+11)
T-2. Stanford 290-297-587 (+11)
4. TCU 290-299-589 (+13)
T-5. Florida 305-290-595 (+19)
T-5. Oklahoma State 298-297-595 (+19)
7. Texas Tech 297-300-597 (+21)
8. Vanderbilt 298-302-600 (+24)
9. UCF 307-294-601 (+25)
10. Tennessee 309-294-603 (+27)
11. Georgia 304-301-605 (+29)
T-12. Ohio State 299-307-606 (+30)
T-12. Texas 309-297-606 (+30)
14. SMU 301-307-608 (+32)
15. Arizona 302-315-617 (+41)
Ohio State Results Scores
T-15. Bo Hoag 71-76 -147 (+3)
T-38. Dan Charen 73-79-152 (+8)
T-51. Brad Smith 77-78-155 (+11)
62. Tanner Murphy 83-74-157 (+13)
T-71. Michael Cress 78-84-162 (+18)
