Owls 14th at Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate
10/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 29, 2007
Competing at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M., the Rice Owls golf team sits in 14th place after two rounds of action. The Owls shot their lowest one-round total with a 292 in the first round and followed with a 299 in round two at the par 71 7,074-yard New Mexico State Golf Course.
Sophomore Christopher Brown (71-75) and freshman Michael Whitehead (76-70) lead the Owls at 146 and the pair is tied at 37. Brown's 71 ties for his lowest one-round score this season, while Whitehead's 70 is the lowest of his collegiate career at Rice thus far.
Texas Tech leads the 17-team field at 557 (274-283). Kansas State's Joe Ida (68-68) and the Red Raiders' Garrett Merrell (64-72) lead with a 136 (-6).
The third and final round commences on Tuesday morning.
14 Rice University 292-299=591
T 37 Christopher Brown 71-75=146
T 37 Michael Whitehead 76-70=146
T 70 Michael Buttacavoli 73-77=150
T 70 Zach Wilson 72-78=150
91 Tim Pawul 80-77=157
1 Texas Tech 274-283=557
2 UT-Arlington 282-278=560
3 Nevada 274-292=566
Kansas State 280-286=566
5 Loyola Marymount 285-286=571
6 Cal Poly 287-286=573
7 ULM 285-290=575
8 Miami (Ohio) 292-284=576
9 Ball State 286-291=577
10 New Mexico State 288-291=579
11 South Alabama, 292-288=580
12 Northern Colorado 292-289=581
13 Washington State 295-289=584
14 Rice University 292 299=591
15 Texas El Paso 293-301=594
16 Nebraska 296-307=603
17 Towson 310-295=605
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