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Conference USA Championship
UAB Extends Lead at C-USA Men's Golf Championship
4/25/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
TEXARKANA, Ark. - Sophomore Taylor Eyster and the No. 38 UAB men's golf team maintained its lead over the field Monday afternoon in round two of the Conference USA Men's Gold Championship at Texarkana Country Club. The Blazers shot a six-over 294 as a team, bringing its tournament total to three-over 579 (285-294).
"Taylor was very impressive, once again," head coach Alan Murray said. "If his putter was warmer, he could have a really great score."
Eyster continues to hold the individual lead after shooting one over in the second round. He holds a six stroke lead over the rest of the field at seven-under. Meanwhile, teammates John Hayden and Lee Hodges are locked in a tie for 12th at three-over through two days. Hayden carded a 75, allowing Hodges to tie with his day-two 74.
"The conditions were tough today," Murray said. "The wind put pin positions in spots that were hard to get to, but we were able to extend our lead despite the conditions.
Louisiana Tech is tied with the MTSU for second place. Senior Chuck Spears had the Bulldogs top showing of day two with an even-72. He and fellow senior Victor Lange are part of the five-way tie for third place at even-par 144, along with Duncan and freshman Thomas Rosenmueller of North Texas.
Leaderboard
Team Stats
Course Stats
Tee Times Round Three
UAB -- Score
1. Taylor Eyster (-7)
T12. John Hayden (+3)
T12. Lee Hodges (+3)
T26. Martin Rohwer (+6)
T30. Will Cannon (+7)
Team -- Score
1. UAB - 285 294 579 (+3)
T2. Middle Tennessee - 296 289 585 (+9)
T2. Louisiana Tech - 286 299 585 (+9)
4. North Texas - 292 299 591 (+15)
T5. UTSA - 295 299 594 (+18)
T5. UTEP - 302 292 594 (+18)
7. Old Dominion - 292 304 596 (+20)
T8. Charlotte - 299 299 598 (+22)
T8. Marshall - 292 306 598 (+22)
10. WKU - 297 302 599 (+23)
11. Rice - 303 309 612 (+36)
12. Florida Atlantic - 309 314 623 (+47)
13. Southern Miss - 312 314 626 (+50)
Stroke play competition concludes tomorrow at 8 a.m. CDT with split tees. Charlotte, Marshall and WKU start on hole 10 at 8 a.m. CDT, while play on hole one begins concurrently with Old Dominion and UTEP. North Texas and UTSA play as a twosome from the first hole at 8:40 a.m. CDT, while Florida Atlantic, Rice and Southern Miss will go off from the back nine at 8:50 a.m. CDT. The top three teams, UAB, Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Tech, tee off on hole one at 9:20 a.m. CDT.
The top four teams following tomorrow's stroke play advance to the match play round of the Conference USA Men's Golf Championship, slated for Wednesday.
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