Men's Golf | 10/29/2016 9:27:00 PM
EL PASO, Texas – With one round left to play the Texas State men's golf team is in a three-way tie for sixth after shooting a 294 on Saturday in the second round of the Price's "Give 'Em Five" UTEP Invitational on Friday at the Butterfield Trail Golf Club. The Bobcats are joined at 11-over par 587 by San Jose State and Seton Hall.
Xander Basson paced Texas State with an even-par 72. He carded four birdies in his round, include three straight from holes 12-14.
Both
Logan Lockwood and
Anthony McGeorge shot a 1-over 73. Lockwood finished with six birdies during his round, three of them being consecutive from holes 14-16. McGeorge finished with 12 pars and three birdies during his time on the course.
Overall, Lockwood is tied for 11th at 2-under par 142. The freshman is six shots off the lead that is held by UTSA's Zander Lozano and UTEP's Prescott Mann and Andreas Sorenson.
Texas State has a two-shot advantage over Army West Point and is six ahead of Western New Mexico. UTEP remains in first place at 20-under 556 and have an 11-stroke lead over Marquette and New Mexico State.
The final round for the Bobcats begins at 9:15 a.m. CDT on the fourth hole. They will be paired with UTSA and UT Rio Grande Valley.
Round two sees the Bobcats tee off on the 10th hole at 8 a.m. with San Jose State and five UTEP golfers competing as individuals.
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