University of Houston
Cabo Collegiate
Watkins Leads Houston at Cabo Collegiate
3/2/2021 4:24:00 PM | Men's Golf
Junior shoots 2-under 70 in Second Round on Tuesday to move into tie for 13th
| Scoring | Final-Round Pairings |
|---|
| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #7 Oklahoma | 287 | 295 | 582 | +6 | |
| 2. | #4 Florida State | 298 | 287 | 585 | +9 | |
| 3. | #15 Texas A&M | 297 | 289 | 586 | +10 | |
| 4. | #3 Arizona State | 301 | 291 | 592 | +16 | |
| 5. | UTSA | 309 | 286 | 595 | +19 | |
| 6. | #10 Texas | 298 | 298 | 596 | +20 | |
| t7. | #27 Baylor | 300 | 298 | 598 | +22 | |
| t7. | #31 Arkansas | 302 | 296 | 598 | +22 | |
| t7. | #8 Oklahoma State | 299 | 299 | 598 | +22 | |
| 10. | #21 Texas Tech | 306 | 295 | 601 | +25 | |
| 11. | #23 Houston | 312 | 294 | 606 | +30 | |
| 12. | #1 Arizona | 305 | 305 | 610 | +34 | |
| 13. | California | 302 | 310 | 612 | +36 | |
| 14. | #30 Stanford | 324 | 295 | 619 | +43 | |
| 15. | Abilene Christian | 317 | 313 | 630 | +54 | |
| 16. | Rice | 319 | 321 | 640 | +64 | |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | F | ||||
| t13. | Braxton Watkins | 77 | 70 | 147 | +3 | |
| t36. | Austyn Reily | 77 | 75 | 152 | +8 | |
| t44. | Andrew Gibson | 79 | 74 | 153 | +9 | |
| t50. | Matt Cole | 79 | 75 | 154 | +10 | |
| t55. | Hanseung Chang (Ind.) | 80 | 75 | 155 | +11 | |
| t61. | Alexander Frances | 79 | 77 | 156 | +12 | |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #17 Vincent Norman Florida State |
73 | 68 | 141 | -3 | |
| t2. | Garett Reband Oklahoma |
74 | 70 | 144 | E | |
| t2. | #82 Sam Bennett Texas A&M |
74 | 70 | 144 | E | |
| t2. | Pierceson Coody Texas |
71 | 73 | 144 | E | |
| t5. | #Austin Eckroat Oklahoma State |
75 | 70 | 145 | +1 | |
| t5. | Kyle Hogan Texas Tech |
75 | 70 | 145 | +1 | |
| t5. | Mason Andersen Arizona State |
74 | 71 | 145 | +1 | |
| t5. | #16 John Pak Florida State |
71 | 74 | 145 | +1 | |
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – University of Houston junior Braxton Watkins posted a 2-under 70 in Tuesday's Second Round to move into a tie for 13th with a two-day score of 147 at the Cabo Collegiate.
Starting his day off No. 10 on the 7,034-yard, par-72 Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio, Watkins overcame a bogey on No. 12 with a birdie on the par-5 14th hole.
After making bogey on No. 18, the Texarkana, Ark., native regained that stroke with a birdie on the 555-yard, par-5 second hole.
Watkins made his final bogey of the day on No. 3 and rallied with birdies on three of the next four holes, including back-to-back efforts on Nos. 4-5.
He joined Chad Sewell (UTSA), Dan Erickson (Texas A&M), Walker Lee (Texas A&M), Jonathan Brightwell (Oklahoma) and Johnny Keefer (Baylor) in a group at 147.
As a team, the Cougars bettered their First-Round score by 18 shots and moved into 11th at 606.
No. 7 Oklahoma held the second-day lead at 582 to finish three strokes ahead of No. 4 Florida State. No. 15 Texas A&M (586), No. 3 Arizona State (592), UTSA (595), No. 10 Texas (596), No. 27 Baylor (598), No. 31 Arkansas (598), No. 8 Oklahoma State (598) and No. 21 Texas Tech (601) rounded out the Top 10.
Individually, No. 17 Vincent Norman (Florida State) held the lead at 3-under 141. Garett Reband (Oklahoma), No. 82 Sam Bennett (Texas A&M) and Pierceson Coody (Texas) were tied for second at even-par 144.
Sophomore Austyn Reily was tied for 36th at 152, while senior Andrew Gibson was tied for 44th at 153. Senior Matt Cole was tied for 50th at 154 with senior Alexander Frances tied for 61st at 156. Making his collegiate debut, freshman Hanseung Chang was tied for 55th at 155.
The tournament wraps up with the Final Round on Wednesday morning.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Cabo Collegiate by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
For Wednesday's Final Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Arkansas, Texas Tech and Arizona.
Frances will start the day at 9 a.m., Wednesday, off No. 10 with Cole (9:10 a.m.), Gibson (9:20 a.m.), Reily (9:30 a.m.) and Watkins (9:40 a.m.) following. Chang begins off No. 10 at 9:50 a.m.
Complete Final-Round pairings can be found by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Cabo Collegiate, the Cougars will send individuals to compete at the HBU Colin Montgomerie Invitational on March 8-9 at Augusta Pines Golf Club in Spring.
Fans should note that the HBU Colin Montgomerie Invitational was a recent addition to the Cougars' schedule.
From there, Houston will play host to one of the nation's premier collegiate tournaments in the Valspar Collegiate Invitational. This elite event will be held March 15-16 at Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Fla.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Women's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
Players Mentioned
