University of Houston
NCAA Championships
Men's Golf Finishes Season at NCAA Championships
5/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
| Live Scoring |
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| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #33 Georgia | 288 | 293 | +1 | ||
| 2. | #13 USC | 289 | 285 | +4 | ||
| T3. | #4 Illinois | 286 | 291 | +7 | ||
| T3. | #9 LSU | 292 | 289 | 290 | 871 | +7 |
| 5. | #5 Vanderbilt | 301 | 284 | 287 | 872 | +8 |
| 6. | #2 Texas | 294 | 300 | +12 | ||
| 7. | #14 USF | 294 | 291 | 292 | 877 | +13 |
| T8. | #17 UCLA | 294 | 304 | 280 | 878 | +14 |
| T8. | #12 Georgia Tech | 293 | 295 | 290 | 878 | +14 |
| 10. | #32 TCU | 296 | 293 | 291 | 880 | +16 |
| 11. | #1 Florida State | 298 | 292 | +18 | ||
| T12. | #28 San Diego State | 290 | 299 | 298 | 887 | +23 |
| T12. | #16 Auburn | 301 | 290 | +23 | ||
| T12. | #6 South Carolina | 301 | 298 | 288 | 887 | +23 |
| T15. | #21 SMU | 296 | 303 | 291 | 890 | +26 |
| T15. | #15 Washington | 301 | 294 | 295 | 890 | +26 |
| 17. | #8 Texas Tech | 304 | 305 | 282 | 891 | +27 |
| 18. | #25 Virginia | 300 | 294 | 299 | 893 | +29 |
| T19. | #19 Oklahoma State | 298 | 294 | +32 | ||
| T19. | #29 UAB | 308 | 292 | 296 | 896 | +32 |
| 21. | #47 Charlotte | 298 | 295 | +33 | ||
| T22. | #10 Oregon | 300 | 294 | +35 | ||
| T22. | #7 Stanford | 310 | 297 | 292 | 899 | +35 |
| T24. | #45 Duke | 297 | 309 | 297 | 903 | +39 |
| T24. | #3 Arizona State | 299 | 306 | 298 | 903 | +39 |
| T26. | #35 Houston | 301 | 312 | 293 | 906 | +42 |
| T26. | #27 UNLV | 302 | 294 | 310 | 906 | +42 |
| T28. | #37 Florida | 293 | 309 | 308 | 910 | +46 |
| T28. | #11 Oklahoma | 312 | 299 | 299 | 910 | +46 |
| 30. | #36 Clemson | 306 | 309 | 300 | 915 | 915 |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| T23. | Blair Hamilton | 73 | 76 | 69 | 218 | +2 |
| T4. | Roman Robledo | 74 | 77 | 70 | 221 | +5 |
| T135. | Kyle Pilgrim | 76 | 82 | 77 | 235 | +19 |
| T139. | Vincent Martino | 80 | 77 | 79 | 236 | +20 |
| T142. | Michael Perras | 78 | 82 | 77 | 237 | +21 |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #28 Bryson Dechambeau SMU | 70 | 67 | 72 | 209 | -7 |
| 2. | Paul Dunne UAB | 72 | 69 | 69 | 210 | -6 |
| T3. | #74 Claudio Correa USF | 68 | 75 | 69 | 212 | -4 |
| T3. | #26 Thomas Detry Illinois | 68 | 71 | -4 | ||
| T3. | Zach Healy Georgia | 70 | 72 | -4 | ||
BRADENTON, Fla. - The University of Houston Men's Golf program saved its best for its final team round of the 2015 NCAA Championships on Sunday morning, posting a team score of 293 in the Third Round to move into a tie for 26th.
As a team, the Cougars finished the NCAA Championships with a score of 906 to tie for 26th with No. 27 UNLV. Sunday's team total bettered their previous low by eight shots and was 19 strokes better than Saturday's Second-Round score. The Cougars were one of 21 teams to finish three rounds by Sunday evening.
Play was suspended at 5:28 p.m. (CST) due to lightning in the area. Third-Round play will resume at 6 a.m. (CDT), Monday, on the 7,483-yard, par-72 layout at the Concession Golf Club with the Fourth Round scheduled to start 30-45 minutes after any team and/or individual playoffs but no earlier than 9 a.m. (CDT) Monday.
After all 30 teams complete 54 holes, the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team will compete in one additional round of stroke play Monday to determine the top eight teams for match-play competition and the NCAA individual national champion.
Junior Blair Hamilton and senior All-American Roman Robledo each fired sub-par rounds to lead the Cougars in their Final Round as a team. Hamilton posted the team's lowest round of the tournament with a 69 and was tied for 22nd at 218, while Robledo tallied a 70 to finish in a tie for 44th at 221.
With their play Sunday, both Cougars moved into contention for a spot in the Final Round on Monday morning. The top-15 teams and top nine individuals not on a qualifying team will compete in the final round of stroke play.
Starting on No. 10, Hamilton enjoyed a steady Final Round throughout the day on the way to a 69. Making his NCAA Championships debut, the Burlington, Ontario, Canada, native posted a pair of birdies on his front nine and added two more on the back nine with a bogey on the 480-yard, par-4 fifth hole as the only blemish on his scorecard.
Robledo enjoyed a hot start in his final collegiate event. After making par on each of the first three holes, the Harlingen, Texas, native birdied four of his next five holes, including three straight on Nos. 15-17. He added two more birdies on his back nine to move up 33 places in the individual standings.
As of Sunday evening, Hamilton would be one of the nine individual qualifiers for the Final Round. He joined Paul Dunne (UAB), Riley Davenport (Charlotte), Jon Rahm (Arizona State), Ryan Orr (Florida), Jake Shuman (Duke), Denny McCarthy (Virginia), Zachary Olsen (Oklahoma State) and Maverick McNealy (Stanford) at +4 or better.
Robledo was one of three more potential individual qualifiers at +5, joining Duke's Adam Wood and Arizona State's Max Rottluff.
Competing in his final collegiate event, senior Kyle Pilgrim tied for 135th at 235, while junior Vincent Martino tied for 139th at 236. Freshman Michael Perras, making his postseason debut, tied for 142nd at 237.
No. 33 Georgia held the team lead at the time of stoppage at +1 to stand three strokes in front of No. 13 USC. No. 4 Illinois and No. 9 LSU were tied for third at +7 with No. 5 Vanderbilt (+8), No. 2 Texas (+12), No. 14 USF (+13), No. 17 UCLA (+14), No. 12 Georgia Tech (+14), No. 32 TCU (+16), No. 1 Florida State (+19), No. 28 San Diego State (+23) and No. 6 South Carolina (+23) among the top-12 leaders. No. 21 SMU and No. 15 Washington were tied for the last team spot in the Final Round at +26.
Individually, SMU's Bryson Dechambeau stood atop the leaderboard at -7, one stroke ahead of UAB's Paul Dunne . Claudio Correa (USF), Illinois' Thomas Detry and Zach Healy of Georgia were tied for third at -4.
The top eight teams after 72 holes will be placed into a match-play bracket with the winner emerging as the NCAA team national champion. Match-play teams will square off Tuesday morning with the winners advancing to the national semifinals later that afternoon.
The Championships Finals tee off early Wednesday afternoon with the NCAA team national championship on the line.
Individually, SMU's Bryson Dechambeau moved into the lead at 7-under-par 137 after shooting 67 on Saturday. Illinois' Thomas Detry stood in second at 139 with LSU's Zach Wright in third at 140.
THIRD ROUND on SUNDAY
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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
This was the second straight season in which the Cougars will compete at the NCAA Championships. It was the first time since 2000-01 that the program has accomplished that feat.
Robledo, Pilgrim and Martino competed in the second NCAA Championships of their careers. They became the 62nd, 63rd and 64th players in school history to play in multiple NCAA Championships during their careers.
Perras and Hamilton played in their inaugural NCAA Championships this week.
This was the Cougars' 44th appearance as a team at the NCAA Championships. During their rich history, Houston has captured 16 NCAA team national championships and seen eight players win NCAA individual national titles.
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