Toledo Sits in 10th Place Following First Two Rounds of Louisiana Classics

Monday, February 27

Lafayette, LA

University of Toledo

Louisiana Classics

S. Watts at Inverness Intercollegiate (5)

Junior Stephen Watts (73-76) is pacing UT at five-over par 149 and is tied for 33rd place.

Photo by: Toledo Athletics

Toledo Sits in 10th Place Following First Two Rounds of Louisiana Classics

2/27/2017 9:44:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day One Results (PDF) (Louisiana Classics)

LAFAYETTE, LA - Toledo stands in 10^th place following the opening 36 holes at the Louisiana Classics on Monday. The 32^nd-annual tourney is being held at the Oakbourne Country Club (Par 72, 6,898 Yards).

The Rockets shot 26-over par 602 (296-306) during today's two rounds to find themselves 10^th among 15 teams.

Individually, junior Stephen Watts (73-76) is pacing UT at five-over par 149 and is tied for 33rd place. Junior Colin Joseph (73-77) is one stroke behind Watts at six-over par 150, followed by freshman Joe Bryce (72-79) at seven-over par 151 and freshman Thomas Thurloway (78-75) at nine-over par 153 to stand tied for 36^th, tied for 43^rd and tied for 54^th place, respectively. Rounding out the Rockets' lineup is sophomore Spencer Shoemaker (80-78), who sits at 14-over par 158 and is tied for the 78^th spot.

In addition, freshman Grant Godfrey (81-79) is competing as an individual and stands at 16-over par 160 and is tied for 82^nd place.

In the team standings, Mid-American Conference member Kent State stands atop the leaderboard with a two-round score of 15-under par 561 (281-280) and maintains a six-stroke lead over LSU (278-280=567, -9). The Golden Flashes currently have three golfers among the Top Eight individuals.

KSU's Ian Holt (65-71) is the leader in the clubhouse at eight-under par 136, followed closely by host Louisiana-Lafayette's Fernando Cruz Valle (68-70), Illinois' Nick Hardy (66-72) and LSU's Sam Burns (70-68) at six-under par 138.

The third and final round of the two-day tourney will be held on Tuesday with Toledo's tee times beginning at 8:42 a.m. (CT) off the 10^th hole. The Rockets will be paired with Louisiana Tech and Southern Illinois for the final 18 holes.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Kent State 281-280=561 (-15); 2. LSU 278-280=567 (-9); 3. Texas A&M 287-288=575 (-1); 4. Illinois 284-292=576 (E); 5. Sam Houston State 291-295=586 (+10); 6. Louisiana-Lafayette 287-300=587 (+11); 7. Southern Mississippi 291-304=595 (+19); 8. Texas-San Antonio 298-300=598 (+22); 9. Texas State 304-295=599 (+23); 10. TOLEDO 296-306=602 (+26); 11. Southern Illinois 298-305=603 (+27); T12. Southeastern Louisiana 299-305=604 (+28); T12. Louisiana Tech 302-302=604 (+28); 14. UMKC 304-301=605 (+29); 15. Texas-Arlington 310-302=612 (+36)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Ian Holt (KSU) 65-71=136 (-8); T2. Fernando Cruz Valle (ULL) 68-70=138 (-6); T2. Nick Hardy (ILL) 66-72=138 (-6); T3. Sam Burns (LSU) 70-68=138 (-6); T5. Noah Steele (SHSU) 70-70=140 (-4); T5. Chandler Phillips (TAM) 70-70=140 (-4); T5. Gisli Sveinbergsson (KSU) 72-68=140 (-4)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T33. Stephen Watts 73-76=149 (+5); T36. Colin Joseph 73-77=150 (+6); T43. Joe Bryce 72-79=151 (+7); T54. Thomas Thurloway 78-75=153 (+9); T78. Spencer Shoemaker 80-78=158 (+14); T82. Grant Godfrey* 81-79=160 (+16)

* - Competing as Individual