The FGCU men's golf team shot under par and is tied for sixth after the second round of the FAU Spring Championship, which is being held at the par-72, 6,786-yard Osprey Point Golf Club.
The Eagles shot 1-under-par 287 in Saturday's middle round to land at 1-under 575 (288-287). The Green and Blue are locked in a tie with Houston Baptist (295-280). UCF, by far the top-ranked team in the field at No. 75, went low today to take over first place at 15-under 561 (286-275). Host Florida Atlantic sits second at 11-under 565 (286-279), while overnight leader Bethune-Cookman fell to third at 5-under 571 (282-289).
Southern Illinois (290-284) and UConn (296-278) are tied for fourth at 2-under 574.
"We started strong today and finished poorly, which is a switch in pattern for us," FGCU coach Eric Booker said. "Tomorrow we're hoping to put together a complete round, starting strong and finishing strong. We're not that far out of it but need a solid performance."
Sophomore Cole Castro held the individual lead momentarily on the back-9 and settled into a tie for third at day's end at 5-under 139 (68-71). Senior Andrew Potter did not factor into the team score Saturday but remained in the top 25 at 1-over 145 (70-75).
True freshmen Tate Heintzelman and Chase Bigham, along with sophomore J.T. Barker all turned in even-par rounds of 72. Heintzelman is tied for 32nd at 2-over 146 (74-72), Bigham is locked in a draw for 48th at 4-over 148 (76-72), and Barker improved four spots to sit T-62 at 7-over 151 (79-72).
UCF's Bobby Bai continues to lead at 10-under 134 (67-67), while teammate Kyler Tate is solo second at 7-under 137 (70-67).
The Eagles will begin the final round teeing off on the opening hole bright and early Sunday at 8 a.m.
FAU SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP – Second Round Results
March 29-31, 2019 at Boca Raton, Fla.
(par-72, 6,786-yard Osprey Point Golf Club)
Team Results
1 #75 UCF 286-275=561 (-15)
2 #168 Florida Atlantic 286-279=565 (-11)
3 #177 Bethune-Cookman 282-289=571 (-5)
T4. #133 Southern Illinois 290-284=574 (-2)
#135 UConn 296-278=574 (-2)
T6. #228 Houston Baptist 295-280=575 (-1)
#148 FGCU 288-287=575 (-1)
8 Miami (OH) 292-285=577 (+1)
9 #193 George Mason 292-286=578 (+2)
10 #197 Georgetown 295-287=582 (+6)
T11. #251 Hartford 295-294=589 (+13)
#227 Rhode Island 299-290=589 (+13)
13 #241 Murray State 306-294=600 (+24)
14 #195 Xavier 316-294=610 (+34)
Rankings reflect the latest Golfstat Rankings
Top-5 Individuals
1 Bobby Bai (UCF) 67-67=134 (-10)
2 Kyler Tate (UCF) 70-67=137 (-7)
T3. Cole Castro (FGCU) 68-71=139 (-5)
Sully Zagerman (Florida Atlantic) 69-70=139 (-5)
Nicko Martinez (Houston Baptist) 74-65=139 (-5)
Jake Lane (Bethune-Cookman) 68-71=139 (-5)
FGCU Individuals
T3. Cole Castro 68-71=139 (-5)
T25. Andrew Potter 70-75=145 (+1)
T32. Tate Heintzelman 74-72=146 (+2)
T48. Chase Bigham 76-72=148 (+4)
T62. J.T. Barker 79-72=151 (+7)
Quotes from Other Coaches:
1. #177 Bethune-Cookman 282 (-6)
T2. #168 Florida Atlantic 286 (-2)
#75 UCF 286 (-2)
4. #148 FGCU 288 (E)
5. #133 Southern Illinois 290 (+2)
T6. Miami (OH) 292 (+4)
#193 George Mason 292 (+4)
T8. #228 Houston Baptist 295 (+7)
#251 Hartford 295 (+7)
#197 Georgetown 295 (+7)
11. #135 UConn 296 (+8)
12. #227 Rhode Island 299 (+11)
13. #241 Murray State 306 (+18)
14. #195 Xavier 216 (+28)
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