March 26, 2012

C&F Bank Intercollegiate Round Two Results

Williamsburg, Va. - Western Carolina carded a team round of 601 on Monday to slip into a two-way tie for 16th-place with Delaware at the par-71 River Course at the Kingsmill Resort. Freshman J.T. Poston continues to lead WCU, dropping into a tie for 16th place overall after shooting a six-over, 77.

Paired with golfers from Fairfield and IPFW, WCU's scoring five will tee off on the back nine beginning at 9:10 am on Tuesday morning.

First-round leader Missouri stretched its lead in the second round to five-strokes as the Tigers lead second-place Old Dominion, 576-to-581. UNCG slipped to third place, seven strokes off the pace at 583 with Radford (586) and High Point (587) rounding out the top five teams.

Sebastian Backlund of Francis Marion rallied from a tie for ninth place to join first-round leaders Emilio Cuartero and Jace Long of Missouri atop the individual leader board. The trio all carded 140 through the first two rounds of the 54-hole event.

With two birdies in his first six holes, Poston started the second round stroke at two-under par until a bogey on the par-5 seventh and a double-bogey on the par-4 eighth relegated him to one-over where he made the turn. On the back nine, the Hickory, N.C., native struggled with four-over par through the first three holes, finishing five-over on the back nine and six-over for the round, 146 through 36 holes.

Junior Steven Smith carded the best round for the Catamounts on Monday, shooting a four-over, 75, to stand tied with sophomore teammate Greg Bunner at nine-over par, 151. Jack Walsh shot six-over 77 to move into a tie for 93rd overall with a two-day total of 155. Freshman Matthew Turner rounded out the Catamount side with a two-round score of 160, tied for 120th overall.