No. 3 Males’s Golf in second after day three at NCAA Championship

CARLSBAD, Calif. — The No. 3 Texas Men’s Golf workforce carded seven birdies over its closing 4 holes to report a 7-under 281 on Sunday and relaxation in second place after the third spherical of the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa. Senior Christiaan Maas registered a 3-under 69 to tempo the Longhorns who posted the bottom workforce rating of Sunday’s morning wave.

In addition to Maas’ effort, Texas additionally counted scores within the third spherical from senior Luke Potter (2-under 70), senior Tommy Morrison (2-under 70) and graduate Matt Comegys (even-par 72).

The subject was reduce to the highest 15 groups and the highest 9 people on non-advancing groups following Sunday’s third spherical. The fourth and closing spherical of stroke play is about for Monday, June 1, and the person NCAA champion shall be topped following the completion of 72 holes of stroke play.

No. 1 Auburn holds a three-stroke lead within the workforce standings with a 54-hole complete of 22-under 842 (284-272-286). Texas is second at 19-under 845 (287-277-281), and No. 11 Vanderbilt is third at 9-under 855 (287-277-291). The trio of No. 5 Oklahoma State (295-274-287), No. 12 Arizona (287-285-284) and No. 30 UCLA are tied for fourth at 8-under 856.

“We put ourselves in really good position with today’s round,” stated Texas head coach John Fields. “We’ll be chasing Auburn tomorrow and will try to win the medal (low score after stroke play). I’m really happy with the guys’ performance today. The hole locations were very difficult, and the golf course played a little bit harder than it did yesterday. Shooting 7-under par was an outstanding score, and I’m really happy for the guys.”

“Our closing stretch (last four holes) shows how resilient this team is,” Fields stated. “We play a schedule dedicated to trying to get here and be ready for this event. They are resilient and they work hard to be that way. I think our schedule does a great job preparing them, playing hard golf courses against the best teams. This is nothing new for us, and I know they’re excited about coming out here and playing tomorrow.”

Oklahoma State’s Preston Stout tallied a 7-under 65 within the third spherical and holds a one-stroke cushion within the particular person standings with a 54-hole rating of 11-under 205 (73-67-65). The trio of Arizona’s Filip Jakubcik (68-66-72), William Jennings of Alabama (66-70-70) and Vanderbilt’s Will Hartman (70-68-68) are tied for second at 10-under 206. Morrison is tied for seventh at 6-under 210 (69-71-70), and Potter is tied for eleventh at 5-under 211 (68-73-70).

In Monday’s fourth spherical, the Longhorns shall be paired with Auburn and Vanderbilt. Tee occasions will start at 2:20 p.m. CT (12:20 p.m. PT) from gap 1.

The prime eight groups following Monday’s closing spherical of stroke play will advance to the NCAA Match Play Championships. Quarterfinals and semifinals shall be held on Tuesday, June 2, whereas the NCAA Championship match is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3.

The Lineup

• Senior Christiaan Maas fired a 3-under 69 within the third spherical and climbed 30 spots within the particular person standings right into a tie for twenty second with a 54-hole complete of 2-under 214 (76-69-69). Maas made a complete of seven birdies on Sunday, together with 5 on his again 9 (holes 1, 7, 10, 11, 15, 17 and 18).
• Senior Tommy Morrison carded a 2-under 70 on Sunday and is tied for seventh within the particular person standings with a three-round rating of 6-under 210 (69-71-70). Morrison posted birdies on holes 4, 9 and 10 to climb to 3-under earlier than three consecutive bogeys on 12, 13 and 14 dropped him again to even-par. He responded with back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16 and pars on 17 and 18 to complete out his 2-under 70.
• Senior Luke Potter recorded a 2-under 70 in his third spherical and climbed 10 spots within the particular person standings right into a tie for eleventh with a 54-hole complete of 5-under 211 (68-73-70). Potter tallied three birdies (holes 4, 10 and 15) towards only one bogey on Sunday.
• Graduate Matt Comegys registered an even-par 72 on Sunday and is tied for thirty second with a three-round rating of 1-under 215 (74-69-72). Comegys posted a pair of birdies (holes 9 and 15) throughout his third spherical.  
• Sophomore Daniel Bennett carded a 2-over 74 in his third spherical and is tied for 66th with a 54-hole complete of 3-over 219 (77-68-74). Bennett tallied a pair of birdies (holes 2 and 9) on Sunday.