Men’s golf stumbles during Puerto Rico Classic second round
Scores
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico –UNCG men's golf team fired a second round 306 on Monday at Rio Mar Country Club, and dropped one place in the standings with one round remaining.
The Spartans own a two-round score of 602 (296-306) and are currently 12th in the 15-team field. Alabama (555) continues to lead the field, followed by Purdue (568), Clemson (569), Virginia Tech (575), and Georgia (577) in the team top five.
Georgia Tech's James White (-8) owns a two-stroke lead in the race for individual medalist honors.
After an outstanding first round on Sunday, UNCG's Andy Knox struggled Monday on his way to a 78. Knox leads the Spartans at 148 overall, good for a tie for 37th.
Junior Robert Hoadley continued his steady play, carding his second straight 75 and moving into a tie for 45th at 150 (75-75). Will Almand shot 76 and is tied for 52nd at 151 (75-76), and Alex Ehlert is tied for 63rd at 155 (78-77). Colin Chapman was forced to withdraw from the second round.
The third and final round is set for an 8 a.m. shotgun start on Tuesday.
12 UNCG 296 306 602
T37 Andy Knox 70-78 148
T45 Robert Hoadley 75-75 150
T52 Will Almand 75-76 151
T63 Alex Ehlert 78-77 155
75 Colin Chapman 76-WD 76
Pl Team Scores
1 Alabama 276 279 555 -21
2 Purdue 289 279 568 -8
3 Clemson 283 286 569 -7
4 Virginia Tech 288 287 575 -1
5 Georgia 289 288 577 +1
6 Oklahoma 284 294 578 +2
T7 Georgia Tech 290 289 579 +3
T7 Oklahoma State 294 285 579 +3
9 Texas 288 292 580 +4
10 NC State 292 292 584 +8
11 Ohio State 303 289 592 +16
12 UNCG 296 306 602 +26
13 North Carolina 302 308 610 +34
14 Michigan 306 309 615 +39
15 E Tenn State 306 316 622 +46
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