SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas men's golf team caught fire in the second round at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate tournament Monday afternoon when the Bobcats shot a 14-under-par 274 on the par 72, 7,212-yard Magnolia Grove Crossings Golf Course. The Bobcats enter Tuesday's final round at 23-under par with a 36-hole total of 553.
The Bobcats moved up three spots to take over the lead and enter Tuesday's final round with a six-shot advantage over two-time defending champion Florida State. The Seminoles ended the first day at 17 under par after firing a 7-under-par 281 in the second round. Illinois is in third place at 14-under par, and first-round leader UAB fell three spots into a fourth-place tie with Louisville at 13-under-par.
Texas State boasts three of the top four individual players through the first two rounds.
Calvin Ross capped off his day recording a 7-under 65 after scorching the course with five birdies and an eagle in the second round. It marks the third time that he has tied a school record shooting against par in a single round at 7-under in the second round after finishing the first round with a 5-under 67. His 12-under par score of 132 through 36 holes ties another school record dating back to 1994. He enters Tuesday with a three-shot lead.
Defending champion John Pak of Florida State is in second place after finishing the first day with a 36-hole total of 9-under par 135.
He is one shot ahead of Texas State's
Dalton Hankamer who fired a six-under-par 66 in the second round with six birdies and no bogies. He moved up 17 spots to third place after beginning the day with a 2-under par 70 in the opening round of the tournament.
Logan Lockwood had a consistent first day after finishing in fourth place with a 7-under par 137 in the first 36 holes. Lockwood moved up five spots in the second round after shooting a 4-under par 68 with an eagle and four birdies in the afternoon session. He began the tournament shooting a 3-under par 69 in the morning round.
Lockwood finished the day two shots ahead of five individuals who are tied for fifth place at 5-under par.
Texas State's other three golfers were
Ben Swaffield,
Trace Martin, and
Evan White. Swaffield ended the first day as a 4-over par 148 through the first 36 holes. He shot a 3-over par 75 in the second round after he opened the tournament with a 1-over par 73.
Martin ended the first day at 11-over par after shooting an 8-over 80 in the second round and a 3-over par 75 in his first tournament in Texas State's lineup.
White is playing in the tournament as an individual and has a 3-over par 147 through the first day after shooting 3-under in the second round that featured six birdies and three bogies. He moved up 18 spots into a tie for 56th place after shooting 6-over par in the first round.
The Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate marks the first of six spring tournaments in which the Bobcats will compete, leading up to the Sun Belt Conference Championships scheduled for April 26-29 in El Dorado, Ark. The Bobcats continue their spring schedule on Feb. 16-18 when they play in the Houston All-American Intercollegiate at the Golf Club of Houston.
