Oct. 23, 2006
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Day Two - Individuals
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Windermere, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The University of Texas fired a second-round 285 (-3) on Monday to take a one-shot lead in the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational, hosted by UCF, Tavistock Group and the Central Florida Sports Commission at the Isleworth Golf & Country Club. Trailing first-round leader Georgia by three strokes entering the day, the Longhorns moved from a tie for fourth to the top of the leaderboard behind the strong play of junior Kevin Schultz, who carded a 68 (-4) to help give Texas a two-day total of 579 (+3).
Fellow Big XII member Oklahoma State finished the day in second place, trailing the Longhorns by a stroke after the Cowboys carded a 286 (-2). Oklahoma State was among the trio of schools tied for fourth after round one. Florida, who was the third member of the trio, sat in third following a second-round 292 (+4), seven strokes behind the leader.
Florida sophomore Toby Ragland held onto his overall lead in the individual standings following his second-consecutive round below par. The Jacksonville, Fla., native posted a 71 (-1) and held a one-shot lead on Georgia's Brian Harman, who also carded a 71. Ragland had a two-round total of 140 (-4), following his first day score of 69. Billy Horschel, a UF teammate of Ragland's, along with Wake Forest's Dustin Groves, who moved from a tie for 39th to third in the individual standings, both posted the low-rounds of the day with respective scores of 67 (-5).
Tournament host UCF was one of nine teams in the field that bettered their first-round scores in round two as weather conditions gradually improved throughout the day at Isleworth. The Golden Knights posted the best improvement from their first round with an 18-stroke difference. Sophomore Kyle Davis led that effort with a team-best 71 (-1).
Schultz, who started the day tied with Groves in 39th, is now tied for fourth with Oklahoma State's Tyler Leon. Horschel's 12-shot improvement from his round one score was the best of the day. Clemson and Kentucky round out the top five in the team standings as the Tigers improved six shots from Sunday's round to card a 291 (+3). The Wildcats bettered their first-round score by 10 shots to post a 290 (+2). Georgia dropped into a tie for sixth with Duke and Tennessee following a 300 (+12).
Final round action at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational is set for 8 a.m., Tuesday, with the awards ceremony to take place at approximately 3:30 p.m. For the latest news and information on the Golden Knights, tickets or apparel log on to www.ucfathletics.com - the official site for UCF athletics. And for more on the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational, check out www.isleworthcollegiate.com.
Second Round Results at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational - Top Five Out of 18 Teams1) Texas 294-285 = 579 (+3)2) Oklahoma State 294-286 = 580 (+4)3) Florida 294-292 = 586 (+10)4) Clemson 297-291 = 588 (+12)5) Kentucky 300-290 = 590 (+14)
UCF Results - 318-300 = 618 (+42)T36 Kyle Davis 78-71 = 149 (+5)T54 Greg Forest 77-75 = 152 (+8)T81 Mike Stern 84-75 = 159 (+15)T85 Steven Bain 82-79 = 161 (+17)T85 Preston Brown 81-80 = 161 (+17)