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University of Houston
Northern Intercollegiate
Men's Golf in Third at Northern Intercollegiate
9/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
| Live Scoring | First-Day Results | Round 3 Tee Times | Schedule |
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| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Illinois | 292 | 213 | 505 | -12 | |
| 2. | UCLA | 292 | 233 | 525 | +8 | |
| 3. | Houston | 298 | 183 | 481 | +10 | |
| 4. | Purdue | 295 | 255 | 550 | +13 | |
| 5. | Louisville | 308 | 177 | 485 | +14 | |
| 6. | Virginia | 304 | 185 | 489 | +18 | |
| 7. | UCF | 302 | 210 | 512 | +21 | |
| 8. | Marquette | 302 | 218 | 520 | +29 | |
| 9. | Winthrop | 301 | 306 | 607 | +31 | |
| 10. | Northern Illinois | 309 | 242 | 551 | +34 | |
| 11. | Toledo | 305 | 269 | 574 | +37 | |
| 12. | Ball State | 309 | 305 | 614 | +38 | |
| 13. | New Mexico State | 312 | 219 | 531 | +40 | |
| 14. | Indiana | 313 | 281 | 594 | +44 | |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| T4. | Vincent Martino | 74 | 119 | -2 | ||
| T7. | Blair Hamilton | 71 | 108 | E | ||
| T18. | Emmett Oh | 75 | 148 | +4 | ||
| T23. | Matt Scobie | 76 | 126 | +5 | ||
| T48. | Alan De Bondt | 77 | 131 | +10 | ||
| T51. | Matt Dunn | 81 | 132 | +11 | ||
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Thomas Detry Illinois | 74 | 128 | -4 | ||
| T2. | Danny Walker Virginia | 70 | 105 | -3 | ||
| T2. | Charlie Danielson Illinois | 74 | 129 | -3 | ||
| T5. | Vincent Martino Houston | 74 | 119 | -2 | ||
| T5. | Patrick Murphy UCLA | 68 | 130 | -2 | ||
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. â€" The University of Houston Men's Golf program stood in third place Saturday evening with two student-athletes among the top-7 individual leaders following the first day of the Northern Intercollegiate at Rich Harvest Farms.
Play was suspended at 7 p.m., Saturday, due to darkness on the 7,151-yard, par-72 course. The tournament will resume with an 8 a.m., Sunday, shotgun start with the conclusion of the Second Round and the beginning of the Final Round.
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Before play was halted, the Cougars were at +10 for the day. Illinois led the tournament at -12, while UCLA was in second at +8. Following Houston, Louisville (+14), Virginia (+18), UCF (+21), Marquette (+29), Winthrop (+31) and host Northern Illinois (+34) rounded out the top-10 leaders.
Senior Vincent Martino was the Cougars' leading performer on the first day, standing in a tie for fourth at -2. The Southlake, Texas, native posted a 74 in the First Round but rebounded with five birdies and only one bogey through the first 11 holes of his Second Round.
Fellow senior Blair Hamilton was tied for seventh at even par. The Burlington, Ontario, Canada, native sank an eagle on the par-5 second hole and added two more birdies in the First Round to finish at 1-under-par 71 and enjoy the Cougars' low score of the round.
Martino, who prepped at Southlake Carroll High, was tied with UCLA's Patrick Murphy for fourth place. Illinois' Thomas Detry held the first-day lead at -4 with Virginia's Danny Walker and Charlie Danielson tied for second at -2.
Toledo's Otto Black finished the first day in sixth at -1, while Hamilton was tied with Illinois teammates Nick Hardy and Dylan Meyer.
Competing as an individual, junior Emmett Oh was tied for 18th at +4, while junior Matt Scobie was tied for 23rd at +5. Sophomore Alan De Bondt was in a tie for 48th at +10, and junior Matt Dunn, making his Houston debut after transferring from Air Force, was tied for 51st at +11.
TEE TIMES
The Final Round tee times were set Saturday evening. With the completion of their Second Rounds, the Cougars will play the final 18 holes in threesomes starting off No. 1 with student-athletes from Louisville and Virginia.
Dunn is scheduled to lead the Cougars at 9:36 a.m., with Scobie (9:44 a.m.), Martino (9:52 a.m.), De Bondt (10 a.m.) and Hamilton (10:08 a.m.) following.
Oh will begin his Final Round at 8:24 a.m., Sunday, in a group with Derek Kundenreich of Ball State and Bradley Kauffman of Winthrop.
NORTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE HISTORY
This marks the third straight season in which the Cougars have competed at the Northern Intercollegiate. A year ago, Houston finished fifth as then-junior Vincent Martino posted a score of 1-under-par 215 for a career-best second-place finish.
In 2013-14, the Cougars enjoyed a third-place team showing as eventual All-American Roman Robledo captured his first of four individual titles that season with a score of 5-under-par 211. Then-sophomore Blair Hamilton opened that tournament with a 67 and finished eighth at even-par 216.
UP NEXT
Following the Northern Intercollegiate, the Cougars return to action when they compete at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate presented by Graeme McDowell on Sept. 28-29 at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Ala.
From there, the team heads west to take part at the Utah Invitational on Oct. 5-6 at The Jeremy Golf and Country Club in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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