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The Goodwin
Men's Golf Slips Into 22nd Place Tie At Stanford's Goodwin
March 27, 2015 | Men's Golf
PALO ALTO, Calif. — The University of Colorado men's golf team, again playing shorthanded here Friday, slipped down the rung in the standings into a tie for 22nd place after two rounds of Stanford's “The Goodwin.”
No. 38 Alabama-Birmingham, in second after round one, assumed the team lead with a 19-under par 541 team score, after turning in an 11-under par round Friday. No. 25 UNLV moved up a spot as well, jumping into second place with a 545 total, while No. 32 SMU made the day's biggest move, from ninth into third after the Mustangs record the day's best score (12-under 268) for a 547 score. First round leader and 33rd-ranked TCU slipped into fourth (549), with host Stanford continuing to hold down fifth (551).
The No. 37 Buffaloes, in 17th after the first round, ballooned to a 21-over par 301 score which has CU with a 586 team total, or 26-over, entering Saturday's final round. The Buffs obviously were looking for a much better showing in the field which features a dozen schools in the top 70, but will transition into damage control mode for the final 18 holes.
The Buffs were shorthanded for a second straight day, as junior Philip Juel-Berg has now missed the first two rounds after coming down with some kind of flu-like bug; he's been so ill that he hasn't been able to leave the team hotel and go to the course to even try and go through any kind of warm-up. Thus, the Buffs again had all four of their remaining players' scores count toward the team total instead of the usual best four out of the five, which has put the Buffs at a bit of a disadvantage. He is expected to return to the lineup Saturday.
“It was just bad, no other real way to describe it,” CU head coach Roy Edwards said. “It's not easy playing one down, but at the same time, it's what we had to deal with. When it's four counting four, with everyone playing poorly at the same time for the first time in a long time, it was simply bad timing. My only message to the team is that I knew they were disappointed, but to forget about it, come out Saturday and play well and let's mitigate the damage.”
Senior David Oraee continues to pace the Buffs, though he fired a 5-over 75 in the second round on the 6,727-yard, par-70 Stanford Golf Course layout. That brought him back to even par for the tournament, with his 140 score tying him for 26th individually. He had two birdies, 10 pars, five bogeys and a double, the latter just his eighth hole worse than bogey all season (out of 432 played).
Sophomore Yannik Paul scored CU's best round Friday, a 3-over par 73, and he now stands at 4-over 144, tying him for 63rd. He recorded four birdies, nine pars, four bogeys and a triple Friday. That triple bogey, just his second of the year, came on No. 6, but he bounced back to birdie two of his final three holes as CU started on the No. 10 tee in the second round.
Sophomore Ethan Freeman struggled at the onset and at the very end en route to a 9-over 79, which has him with a 13-over 153 total, tying him for 115th. He was 3-over after opening his round with a double-par-bogey run in his first three holes, then played the next 14 at 1-over, including scoring birdies on those last two holes. Then disaster struck on his last hole, No. 9, after his tee shot went into a hazard and he took a bit to recover, eventually scoring a quintuple bogey 9 on the 365-yard, par-4 design.
Sophomore Jeremy Paul shaved a stroke off his first round score, but CU's stroke average leader (71.4) still is a little off his game, shooting a 4-over 74 for a 149 total (plus-9), which has him tied for 102nd. He endured a triple bogey for the second straight round (third of the season, sixth in his career), but late in the round scored his team-best fourth eagle of the year on the par-5 7th hole, the course's longest hole (539 yards). He ran the gamut Friday, scoring six different ways with the eagle and triple, two birdies, 10 pars, three bogeys and a double.
UNLV's John Oda shot a second consecutive 64 for a 12-under 128 total to retain a share of the lead; he was caught by UAB's Will Cannon, who turned in an 8-under 62 Friday thanks to a bogey free round that included six birdies and an eagle.
The third and final round is Saturday; the Buffs will be paired with Boise State and Princeton in the final round and will start on No. 10 from 9:36-10:20 a.m. MDT.
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BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS |
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T26. |
65-75—140 |
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T63. |
71-73—144 |
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T102. |
75-74—149 |
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T115. |
74-79—153 |
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131. |
WD-WD |
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS |
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T1. |
John Oda, UNLV |
64-64—128 |
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T1. |
Will Cannon, UAB |
66-62—128 |
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3. |
Maverick McNeely, Stanford |
67-64—131 |
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4. |
Cody Blick, San Jose State |
66-66—132 |
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5. |
Bryson Dechambeau, SMU |
67-66—133 |
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TEAM STANDINGS |
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1. |
Alabama-Birmingham |
272-269—541 |
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2. |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
274-271—545 |
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3. |
SMU |
279-268—547 |
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4. |
TCU |
264-285—549 |
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5. |
Stanford |
276-275—551 |
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6. |
UC Davis |
274-278—552 |
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7. |
Oregon |
280-275—555 |
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8. |
Santa Clara |
281-280—561 |
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9. |
St. Mary's |
277-285—562 |
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9. |
Washington State |
277-285—562 |
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11. |
Brigham Young |
282-284—566 |
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12. |
Pepperdine |
281-286—567 |
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12. |
Southern California |
290-277—567 |
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14. |
San Jose State |
278-290—568 |
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15. |
Northwestern |
288-283—571 |
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16. |
Loyola-Marymount |
282-292—574 |
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17. |
Denver |
283-292—575 |
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18. |
Minnesota |
287-295—582 |
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18. |
San Francisco |
290-292—582 |
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20. |
Colorado State |
291-292—583 |
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21. |
Arizona |
291-294—585 |
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22. |
COLORADO |
285-301—586 |
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22. |
Boise State |
290-296—586 |
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24. |
Princeton |
296-302—598 |
