NCAA Regional - Men's Golf @ Karsten Creek

[WuDrWu]

Shocks visiting Stillwater as OSU hosts the Midwest Regional.

KC seems to be a very tough opponent so far. Only a couple of players are under par. Dustin Garza is already +2 but the Shocks are hanging in there, tied for 7th at the time.

They need to make the top 5 to advance to nationals.

They were seeded next to last out of 13th. While no doubt daunting, I think this is doable.

[RoyalShock]

Follow it here.

[1972Shocker]

Doc, how many rounds do they play in the regionals?

[WuDrWu]

3 rounds, one each today, tomorrow and Saturday.


It is very tight but the Shocks are hanging tough, tied for 7th at +9.


7 strokes covers the top 10 teams at this point.

[RoyalShock]

Shocks now in 5th at +9 and 4 back of current leader LSU.

Connor McHenry is tied for 3rd at -1.

[WuDrWu]

We're going to get 1 "bad" score as Ty Sanders and Zac Potter are both struggling a bit but if Dustin and Grady can keep it together (+2 and +3 so far) then the Shocks should be in good shape exiting round 1.


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[RoyalShock]

We're going to get 1 "bad" score as Ty Sanders and Zac Potter are both struggling a bit but if Dustin and Grady can keep it together (+2 and +3 so far) then the Shocks should be in good shape exiting round 1.


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And right on cue, Grady cards a triple-bogey, Connor bogeys and we fall to 11th at +15.

[WuDrWu]

Limping home badly......going to finish in the bottom 3.

[WuDrWu]

Ended tied for 10th with Michigan State but at +18 they are only 7 shots out of 4th.


It's not as good as being in 4th, 7 shots ahead of 10th place, but it's not exactly a mountain they cannot climb.


Connor McHenry is tied for 11th at +1....some guy out of SDSU is tearing it up at -5.

Dustin Garza is 1 behind Connor.

[RoyalShock]

Not a good start to the day. Grady Pauls carded a sextuple-bogey (10 on a par 4) on his first hole.

WSU is alone in 11th at +22, 8 strokes out of 5th.

[WuDrWu]

Yeah, Ty and Zac have to fight and fight hard today because their scores are going to count.

It's kind of like pursuit cycling....you only take the top 3 (or 4) finishers, but it's a whole lot easier when you are racing with a full team.

At +7 already, Grady has lost touch and dropped out for the day. I wonder if they are experiencing the same winds we are?

[WuDrWu]

Doesn't seem so....winds are 10-20...not exactly fun conditions, but not gale force either.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/OK/Stillwater.html

[RoyalShock]

It's early but they do seem to be carding quite a few bogeys, which is fine as long as everyone else is, too.

It's a different course so maybe it is a bit more difficult, I don't know.

The good news is that Tulsa is imploding and we have passed them and Michigan St. for a 9th-place tie. But we're still 7 out of 5th.

[WuDrWu]

The team is pretty much treading water, staying 9-11 shots out of the 5th position.

Connor McHenry, however, is having a GREAT day, currently -2 on the day and tied for second. He's putting himself in a great position to qualify for nationals, regardless of the team finish.


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[WuDrWu]

We may have a decent chance when this day is over if the guys can finish strong.