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University of Houston
Royal Oaks Intercollegiate
Houston in 10th after First Day at Royal Oaks
10/22/2018 8:10:00 PM | Men's Golf
Sophomore Alexander Frances tied for 25th to lead Cougars
| Scoring | First-Day Results Pairings | Schedule |
|---|
| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Oklahoma State | 275 | -7 | -12 | ||
| 2. | Arkansas | 281 | +3 | +4 | ||
| 3. | NC State | 287 | -1 | +6 | ||
| 4. | North Carolina | 293 | -1 | +12 | ||
| 5. | SMU | 291 | +4 | +15 | ||
| 6. | Pepperdine | 293 | +3 | +16 | ||
| 7. | Iowa | 293 | +8 | +21 | ||
| 8. | Baylor | 288 | +14 | +22 | ||
| 9. | Kent State | 300 | +8 | +28 | ||
| 10. | Houston | 303 | +10 | +33 | ||
| 11. | UTSA | 296 | +20 | +36 | ||
| 12. | Michigan | 306 | +14 | +40 | ||
| 13. | Charlotte | 317 | +6 | +43 | ||
| 14. | Minnesota | 301 | +23 | +44 | ||
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t25. | Alexander Frances | 75 | E | +5 | ||
| t34. | Matt Williams (Ind.) | 73 | +4 | +7 | ||
| t37. | Logan Young | 78 | E | +8 | ||
| t48. | Zach Tracy | 77 | +3 | +10 | ||
| t53. | Alex Isakson | 73 | +8 | +11 | ||
| t60. | Braxton Watkins (Ind.) | 77 | +6 | +13 | ||
| 70. | Andrew Gibson | 79 | +7 | +16 | ||
| t73. | George Gardner | 83 | +5 | +18 | ||
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Matthew Wolff Oklahoma State |
68 | -4 | -6 | ||
| 2. | Stephen Franken NC State |
71 | -5 | |||
| 3. | Viktor Hovland Oklahoma State |
69 | -2 | -3 | ||
| t4. | William Buhl Arkansas |
69 | -1 | -2 | ||
| t4. | Hayden Wood Oklahoma State |
68 | E | -2 | ||
CARROLLTON, Texas – The University of Houston Men's Golf program stood in 10th place at +33 midway through the Second Round of the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate before play was suspended on Monday evening at Maridoe Golf Club.
The Cougars posted a team score of 303 on the 7,008-yard, par-70 course in the morning session and was at +10 through 14 holes in the afternoon round before play was halted.
Oklahoma State held the first-day lead at -12. Arkansas stood in second at +4 with NC State (+6), North Carolina (+12) and SMU (+15) rounding out the top-five teams.
Sophomore Alexander Frances was tied for 25th at +5 to lead the Cougars, while junior Logan Young was tied for 37th at +8. Junior and All-American Athletic Conference performer Zach Tracy was tied for 48th at +10.
Making his Houston debut, junior Alex Isakson was tied for 53rd at +11 with sophomore Andrew Gibson in 70th at +16.
Competing as individuals, senior Matt Williams was tied for 34th at +7, while freshman Braxton Watkins – making his collegiate debut – was tied for 60th at +13. Junior George Gardner was tied for 73rd at +18.
Oklahoma State's Matthew Wolff held the first-day lead at -6 to stand one stroke ahead of NC State's Stephen Franken. OSU's Viktor Hovland was in third at -3 with William Buhl (Arkansas) and Hayden Wood (OSU) tied for fourth at -2.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be played at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas, but recent torrential rains and flooding forced the event to be moved.
This will be the second straight tournament in which the Cougars will compete at Maridoe Golf Club. Houston finished 11th at the Maridoe Intercollegiate on Oct. 6-8.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Royal Intercollegiate by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
FINAL-ROUND PAIRINGS
Teams will resume the Second Round at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday and continue play with the same pairings for the Final Round. Unlike most collegiate events, the Cougars will compete together in a group, beginning of No. 16 Tuesday.
In most collegiate tournaments, student-athletes compete in groups with student-athletes from other schools.
Fans can view complete pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, Houston closes out the fall season at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic on the Royal Ka'anapali Course at Ka'anapali Golf Club in Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i on Nov. 2-4.
Houston opens the spring season when it plays host to its own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston on Feb. 17-19, 2019.
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