Bermuda Run, N.C. – Western Carolina's Tyler Jones battled through a tough second round on Tuesday at the NCAA Winston-Salem Regional, matching Monday's trio of birdies on the front nine but carding four bogeys and one double-bogey in turning in a 3-over par 74 at the par-71, 7,013-yard Bermuda Run Country Club. Jones slipped into a six-way tie for 25th overall with a two-round score of 1-under par, 141.
 
No. 3 Virginia extended its lead over a two-way tie between No. 10 Ole Miss and No. 15 Pepperdine, 541- 547. The Rebels carded a low round of 269 to move into the runner-up gridlock. No. 39 Mississippi State is fourth, nine strokes off the pace at 550, with No. 28 Southern California (557) rounding out the top five, five strokes ahead of hard-charging NC State (562) for the final transfer spot.
 
Kentucky's Jacob Lang advanced 14 positions into the individual qualifying spot with a two-day total of 8-under par. Entering the final round, approximately 10 golfers, including Jones, are in contention to advance to the NCAA Championship.
 
Jones birdied the par-4 No. 2 to move to 1-under par through the first three holes on Tuesday. However, a pair of missed putts that would have given him par on the par-5 fourth relegated him to 1-over par after a double-bogey. The Jacksonville, N.C., product rebounded with his second birdie on the par-5 sixth to stand at even-par a third of the way through his day.
 
Back-to-back bogeys on holes No. 7 and No. 8 left him at 2-over par before a third birdie had him making the turn for home at 1-over for the day.
 
After shooting 1-under par on the back nine Monday, Jones carded seven pars and a pair of bogeys to shoot 2-over-par and plus-3 on the day at 74. He is tied for 17th overall with eight combined birdies through 36 holes, carding 22 combined pars.
 
Paired with Jeep Patrick from Big South Conference champion Presbyterian and No. 22 Georgia Tech's Albert Hansson, Jones opens his final round at the Winston-Salem Regional in the 9:53 a.m. pairing off the first tee box. Wednesday's round has online live scoring through the Scoreboard app, powered by Clippd, with live video provided through Babygrande Golf (paid subscription required).
 
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