Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders In 12th at Old Waverly Collegiate
March 27, 2021 | Men's Golf
WEST POINT, Mississippi – The No. 20 Texas Tech men's golf team is at 2-over-par going into the final round of the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship led by senior Kyle Hogan who is at 2-under after the completion of Saturday's round at the Old Waverly Golf Club.
The Red Raiders find themselves in 12th on the leaderboard with a 290-288 – 578 scorecard, while No. 9 Texas A&M leads the tournament at 17-under which is one stroke ahead of No. 13 Georgia going into the final round on Sunday morning. No. 22 Arkansas (14-under) and No. 21 Tennessee (13-under) are in the top four with No. 10 Vanderbilt and No. 25 LSU tied for fifth at 10-under.
Hogan is in 18th place individually at 2-under through 36 holes after shooting even-par in his second round. A senior from Cypress, Hogan shot a 2-under 70 in the first round on Friday and was at 2-under on the front-9 in his second round on Saturday after making four birdies and two pars. On the back-9 he would make three more birdies for a seven-birdie round but also had four bogeys and a triple bogey. Hogan has birdied 12 of his first 36 holes at the tournament which is the second most going into the final day.
Garrett Martin is at even-par for the tournament going into the final round after shooting a 73 on Saturday. A sophomore from San Antonio, Martin opened the tournament on Friday with a 71 before a 1-over round on Saturday that included three birdies but also four bogeys. Ludvig Aberg is at 2-over through two rounds with a 74-72 – 146 scorecard, while Baard Skogen turned in the low round for the team on Saturday by shooting 1-under. Skogen is a 6-over for the tournament at 79-71 – 150 after a four-birdie round on the second day. Andy Lopez goes into the final round at 10-over after shooting 75-79 – 154 through two rounds. Aberg, who is at No. 4 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, has shot 7-under and 6-under, respectively in the final round of the last two tournaments.
Texas A&M's Sam Bennett leads the tournament at 9-under after posting 69-66 – 135 followed by Spencer Cross (Tennessee) at 7-under and then a group of five who are all at 6-under.
Texas Tech will continue its spring schedule with its final in-state tournament with a trip to College Station from April 9-11 at the Aggie Invitational which will be played at The Traditions Golf Club. The final spring tournament is at the Thunderbird Collegiate (April 16-17) in Phoenix, Arizona which leads into the Big 12 Championship from April 26-28 at Prairie Dunes Golf Club in Hutchinson, Kansas.
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The Red Raiders find themselves in 12th on the leaderboard with a 290-288 – 578 scorecard, while No. 9 Texas A&M leads the tournament at 17-under which is one stroke ahead of No. 13 Georgia going into the final round on Sunday morning. No. 22 Arkansas (14-under) and No. 21 Tennessee (13-under) are in the top four with No. 10 Vanderbilt and No. 25 LSU tied for fifth at 10-under.
Hogan is in 18th place individually at 2-under through 36 holes after shooting even-par in his second round. A senior from Cypress, Hogan shot a 2-under 70 in the first round on Friday and was at 2-under on the front-9 in his second round on Saturday after making four birdies and two pars. On the back-9 he would make three more birdies for a seven-birdie round but also had four bogeys and a triple bogey. Hogan has birdied 12 of his first 36 holes at the tournament which is the second most going into the final day.
Garrett Martin is at even-par for the tournament going into the final round after shooting a 73 on Saturday. A sophomore from San Antonio, Martin opened the tournament on Friday with a 71 before a 1-over round on Saturday that included three birdies but also four bogeys. Ludvig Aberg is at 2-over through two rounds with a 74-72 – 146 scorecard, while Baard Skogen turned in the low round for the team on Saturday by shooting 1-under. Skogen is a 6-over for the tournament at 79-71 – 150 after a four-birdie round on the second day. Andy Lopez goes into the final round at 10-over after shooting 75-79 – 154 through two rounds. Aberg, who is at No. 4 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, has shot 7-under and 6-under, respectively in the final round of the last two tournaments.
Texas A&M's Sam Bennett leads the tournament at 9-under after posting 69-66 – 135 followed by Spencer Cross (Tennessee) at 7-under and then a group of five who are all at 6-under.
Texas Tech will continue its spring schedule with its final in-state tournament with a trip to College Station from April 9-11 at the Aggie Invitational which will be played at The Traditions Golf Club. The final spring tournament is at the Thunderbird Collegiate (April 16-17) in Phoenix, Arizona which leads into the Big 12 Championship from April 26-28 at Prairie Dunes Golf Club in Hutchinson, Kansas.
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