Saturday, May 17
Maricopa, Ariz.
11:20 a.m.
West Virginia University
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University golf team jumped to third place after shooting a 7-under-par second round at the GOLFWEEK National Golf Invitational (NGI) Championship at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona, on Saturday.
WVU's 7-under-par 281 was the third-lowest round of the season in relation to par for the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers are -8 after two rounds, trailing Ohio State (-17) and Utah State (-18) in the 10-team field. WVU has a one-shot lead over Oregon State and a two-shot lead over Rhode Island.
Freshman Ryan Leach jumped 17 spots in the individual standings to sit tied for seventh place. Leach shot 5-under-par today, including four birdies and an eagle on the back nine. He is -4 after 36 holes, five shots back from first place.
Harrison Thompson and Nick Turowski were both 1-under-par in the second round. Thompson is tied for 12th place at -2, while Turowski is tied for 25th place at +2. Thompson is tied with Westy McCabe, who shot an Even par 72 today. Carson Kammann is tied for 31st place after shooting rounds of 73-74 (+3).
The final round will begin Sunday morning. Results and tee times are available at https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=29430.
WVU's 7-under-par 281 was the third-lowest round of the season in relation to par for the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers are -8 after two rounds, trailing Ohio State (-17) and Utah State (-18) in the 10-team field. WVU has a one-shot lead over Oregon State and a two-shot lead over Rhode Island.
Freshman Ryan Leach jumped 17 spots in the individual standings to sit tied for seventh place. Leach shot 5-under-par today, including four birdies and an eagle on the back nine. He is -4 after 36 holes, five shots back from first place.
Harrison Thompson and Nick Turowski were both 1-under-par in the second round. Thompson is tied for 12th place at -2, while Turowski is tied for 25th place at +2. Thompson is tied with Westy McCabe, who shot an Even par 72 today. Carson Kammann is tied for 31st place after shooting rounds of 73-74 (+3).
The final round will begin Sunday morning. Results and tee times are available at https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=29430.
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