March 26, 2007
Orlando, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The UCF men's golf team held onto to its four-shot lead following a much different second round of the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational in Awendaw, S.C. Tougher conditions at the Bulls Bay Golf Club, including high winds, forced scores upward for most of the 15-team field on Monday.
The Golden Knights carded a 288 (+4) to maintain their advantage on the field with a two-round total of 558 (-10). Wake Forest (562, -6), who posted the low-round of the day, climbed into second place in the team standings. The Demon Deacons put together a 279 (-5) as they joined Baylor (280, -4) as the only teams to post under-par rounds. The Bears and Florida State are tied for fourth with a two-round total of 563 (-5).
Sophomore Greg Forest (Palm City, Fla./Martin County) continued his strong play, carding a 67 (-4) to build his individual lead on the field to four strokes. Through two rounds, Forest has a total of 133 (-9) and leads the field with 13 birdies.
Junior Giwon Suh (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) helped keep the Knights in the lead with a 72 (+1) in his second round. Freshman Nuno Henriques (Funchal, Portugal/The Pendleton School) followed up a 67 (-4) with a round of 73 (+2) and is tied for sixth in the individual standings.
Preston Brown (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease), who was the first round co-leader with Forest, struggled in his second round. However, the sophomore closed out his final three holes with a pair of birdies that helped give the Knights, whose lead had shrunk to one late in the day, their four-shot advantage. Brown posted a 76 (+5) and is at even-par for the tournament (142, T15).
The Black and Gold scorched the Bulls Bay Golf Club course in Sunday's first round, breaking the school record with a single day total of 270 (-14).
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Team Leaderboard - (Second Round)Rank Team Totals1 UCF 270-288 = 558 (-10)2 Wake Forest 283-279 = 562 (-6)3 Florida State 274-289 = 563 (-5) Baylor 283-280 = 563 (-5)5 Coastal Carolina 285-290 = 575 (+7)6 LSU 288-288 = 576 (+8)7 Augusta State 286-292 = 578 (+10)8 Duke 288-291 = 579 (+11)9 North Carolina 287-293 = 580 (+12)10 South Carolina 289-294 = 583 (+15)11 College of Charleston 291-295 = 586 (+18) Kentucky 301-285 = 586 (+18)13 North Carolina State 297-293 = 590 (+22)14 Vanderbilt 292-300 = 592 (+24)15 Arkansas 307-293 = 600 (+32)
Individual LeaderboardRank Player (School) Total1 Greg Forest (UCF) 66-67 = 133 (-9)2 Jeremy Frye (Baylor) 68-69 = 137 (-5)3 Jeremy Alcorn (Baylor) 70-68 = 138 (-4)4 Dustin Groves (Wake Forest) 70-69 = 139 (-3) Matthew Savage (Florida State) 72-67 = 139 (-3)
UCF Individuals (Place)Greg Forest (1) 66-67 = 133 (-9)Nuno Henriques (T6) 67-73 = 140 (-2)Preston Brown (T15) 66-76 = 142 (E)Giwon Suh (T21) 71-72 = 143 (+1)Mike Stern (T63) 74-78 = 152 (+10)