AMARILLO, Texas – With an hour delay due to lightning, the Cal State San Marcos showed a 13-stroke improvement on Tuesday in the second round, shooting a 4-over 288 in the 2018 NCAA West/South Central Regional. The Cougars moved up three spots to 11th place on the par-71, 6,805 yard La Paloma Course at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas.
Senior
Braeden Koran tallied five birdies to finish with a 1-under 70 and is tied with classmate
Chris Tuulik with a 2-over 144. They are tied with four others for 17th place. Tuulik carded an even-par 71 and recorded three birdies after carding a bogey on the first hole.
Junior
Jordan McBrayer also improved on his opening round score with a 73 on Tuesday. He finished the day tied for 47th with a 7-over 149. Sophomore
Justin Vrzich showed the most improvement in the second round, carding a 74 after an 82 yesterday. He recorded a 36-hole total of 14-over 156 and is tied for 97th. Sophomore
Ryan Bisharat is tied for 105th with a 19-over 161.
First place California Baptist has a one-stroke lead over St. Mary's (TX) with a 2-over 570. Oklahoma Christian's Cameron Brown and Kyle McLay of Holy Names are on top of the leaderboard with a 4-under 138.
In the final round, the Cougars will once again play with Rogers State and five individual golfers. The will begin at 10:50 a.m. PDT (12:50 CDT).
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. California Baptist 292-278 – 570 (+2); 2. St. Mary's (TX) 286-285 – 571 (+3); T3. Chico State 292-285 – 577 (+9); T3. Colorado Christian 291-286 – 577 (+9); T5. Holy Names 298-283 – 581 (+13); T5. Sonoma State 295-286 – 581 (+13); T5. Colorado-Colorado Springs 294-287 – 581 (+13); 8. Oklahoma Christian 290-292 – 582 (+14); 9. Colorado School of Mines 298-287 – 585 (+17); 10. Arkansas – Fort Smith 297-290 – 587 (+19);
11. Cal State San Marcos 301-288 – 589 (+21); 12. Cal State Monterey Bay 296-294 – 590 (+22); 13. Midwestern State 302-289 – 591 (+23); 14. Simon Fraser 299-293 – 592 (+24); 15. Rogers State 309-285 – 594 (+26); T16. Dixie State 297-299 – 596 (+28); T16. Dominican 301-295 – 596 (+28); 18. Texas A&M-Commerce 311-291 – 602 (+34); 19. Colorado State-Pueblo 314-294 – 608 (+4); 20. Western Washington 316-302 – 618 (+50)
INDIVIDUAL LEADBOARD
T1. Cameron Brown (OCU) 67-71 – 138 (-4); T1. Kyle McLay (HNU) 69-69 – 138 (-4); 3. Ben Hallam (CBU) 70-69 – 139 (-3); T4. Colin Prater (UCCS) 74-66 – 140 (-2); T4. Chase Carlson (CCU) 71-69 – 140 (-2); T4. Ian Hofmann (SSU) 72-68 – 140 (-2); T7. Emilo Gonzales (SMU) 72-69 – 141 (-1); T7. George Markham (CSM) 74-67 – 141 (-1); T7. Eric Valenzuela (SMU) 66-75 – 141 (-1); T7. Aidan Gavey (RSU) 70-71 – 141 (-1); T7. Tanner Comes (UCCS) 70-71 – 141 (-1); T7.Tucker Tovar (UAFS) 72-69 – 141 (-1);
OTHERS INCLUDED: T17. Chris Tuulik (CSUSM) 73-71 – 144 (+2); T17. Braeden Koran (CSUSM) 74-70 – 144 (+2); T47. Jordan McBrayer (CSUSM) 76-73 – 149 (+7); T97. Justin Vrzich (CSUSM) 82-74 – 156 (+14); 105. Ryan Bisharat (CSUSM) 78-83 – 161 (+19)
