Bearkats in 9th after opening 36 in Pearland
10/10/2016 7:21:00 PM | Men's Golf
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PEARLAND, Texas – Sam Houston State men's golf concluded its first day of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic tied for ninth place with Little Rock at 11-over, 587 through 36 holes from the par-72, 7,272-yard Golfcrest Country Club.
The Bearkats were led by Andrew Ertel (73-71 – 144) who moved up eight spots on the leaderboard to finish in a four-way tie for 20th at even-par. Teammate Jesse Massengale (70-76 – 146) got off to a tremendous start and finished in an eight-way tie for 27th with teammate Dominick Gennuso (72-74 – 146) at 2-over.
Camden DeBonis (75-72 – 147) vaulted up the leaderboard 14 spots to finish the first day in a 10-way tie for 35th at 3-over. Noah Steele (78-72 – 150) rebounded with a strong second round to move ahead 15 spots and finish 6-over in a tie for 55th. Mason Weld (78-78 – 156) ended his day in 78th at 12-over.
Tuesday's Final Round begins at 8 a.m., with split-tee starts off No. 1 and No. 10. Admission is free and open to the public.
After a challenging start to its opening round, Sam Houston made a push late, finishing its opening 18 at 8-over, 296, to sit tied for 10th with Nebraska before climbing one spot ahead in ninth.
Kansas leads the Classic at 13-under, 563. Rice followed in second at 2-under, 574 and Houston rounded out the top three at even-par, 576. The Bearkats are just nine strokes out of the top five as UT Arlington holds down fifth place with a 2-over, 578.
QUOTABLES
Head coach Brandt Kieschnick on second-round improvement…
“We were just trying to improve. During the second round, you know the course a little bit better and we were better. Andrew (Ertel) got it under par. He was really focused. All the guys were very focused and grinding and that's what we asked for. I thought they all responded. With Jake (McCrory) being out, he's been our number one player. I thought everyone pulled their weight.”
Head coach Brandt Kieschnick on thought process entering Tuesday…
“We're going to try to win the day which we always try to do. We're always trying to shoot under par. I think if we shoot under par, the results will take care of themselves. We'll get the placing we need and move up the leaderboard.”
