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No. 9 Tech Fires 8-Under Round to Remain in Second
February 17, 2018 | Men's Golf
Fredrik Nilehn fired a 5-under 67 Saturday to lead the Red Raiders in California
LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 9 Texas Tech turned in an 8-under-par 280 second round Saturday afternoon as the Red Raiders remained in second place at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate held at the Classic Club in Palm Springs, California.
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Tech all but assured itself its fourth top-three finish of the year heading into Sunday's third and final round. The Red Raiders, who are now 12-under for the tournament, are one stroke in front of third-place Colorado and then 15 swings ahead of both Kansas and UCLA in a tie for fourth overall.
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A day after Sandy Scott torched the course with a 4-under round, Tech found consistency throughout its lineup as four players shot even-par or better on the day. Fredrik Nilehn led the way with a 5-under 67 card, matching his lowest round of the season and the second-lowest by a Red Raider this year.
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Nilehn finished the round strong with three birdies over his final five holes as he is now tied for sixth overall at 7-under for the tournament. The senior will need another strong round Sunday to compete for medalist honors as he trails individual leader Dan Starzinski of host Wyoming by four strokes.
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Hurly Long rebounded from a pair of early bogeys to sink five birdies on the day to finish his round at 3-under overall. The strong round moved Long into a tie for 24th on the individual leaderboard as he is now 1-under for the tournament.
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Adam Blomme and Wes Artac added even-par rounds to complete Tech's team card. It was the second-straight even-par day for Artac, who recorded four birdies on the day to move into a tie for 32nd overall. Blomme had back-to-back birdies at the 16th and 17th holes to close his round in a tie for 40th individually at 2-over.
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Scott is now 1-over for the tournament and in a tie for 36th place after he signed a 5-over card. Ivan Ramirez, who is playing as an individual, strung together a much better round as he posted a 1-over score that drops him to 10-over for the weekend.
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No. 19 California enters Sunday's final round with a 15 stroke lead after the Golden Bears combined to shoot 14-under as a team. Tech will be paired with Cal and Colorado over the final 18 holes, which begins with Blomme teeing off first at 9:20 a.m. CT.
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Tech all but assured itself its fourth top-three finish of the year heading into Sunday's third and final round. The Red Raiders, who are now 12-under for the tournament, are one stroke in front of third-place Colorado and then 15 swings ahead of both Kansas and UCLA in a tie for fourth overall.
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A day after Sandy Scott torched the course with a 4-under round, Tech found consistency throughout its lineup as four players shot even-par or better on the day. Fredrik Nilehn led the way with a 5-under 67 card, matching his lowest round of the season and the second-lowest by a Red Raider this year.
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Nilehn finished the round strong with three birdies over his final five holes as he is now tied for sixth overall at 7-under for the tournament. The senior will need another strong round Sunday to compete for medalist honors as he trails individual leader Dan Starzinski of host Wyoming by four strokes.
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Hurly Long rebounded from a pair of early bogeys to sink five birdies on the day to finish his round at 3-under overall. The strong round moved Long into a tie for 24th on the individual leaderboard as he is now 1-under for the tournament.
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Adam Blomme and Wes Artac added even-par rounds to complete Tech's team card. It was the second-straight even-par day for Artac, who recorded four birdies on the day to move into a tie for 32nd overall. Blomme had back-to-back birdies at the 16th and 17th holes to close his round in a tie for 40th individually at 2-over.
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Scott is now 1-over for the tournament and in a tie for 36th place after he signed a 5-over card. Ivan Ramirez, who is playing as an individual, strung together a much better round as he posted a 1-over score that drops him to 10-over for the weekend.
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No. 19 California enters Sunday's final round with a 15 stroke lead after the Golden Bears combined to shoot 14-under as a team. Tech will be paired with Cal and Colorado over the final 18 holes, which begins with Blomme teeing off first at 9:20 a.m. CT.
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