LEMONT, Ill. – Missouri Western junior Corey Knight had a strong first round at the Men’s Midwest/Central Golf Regional, scoring a 71 at the Cog Hill Golf & Country Club. The course is currently a par 72 and is 6,869 yards.
Knight is the only Griffon golfer competing in the event. Knight currently sits tied for ninth at the end of the first round at 1-under. He tallied 11 pars after the first round and also added four birdies on Monday.
Central Missouri’s Travis Mays and Bellarmine’s DJ Vogt are tied at the top of the leaderboard, scoring a 67 after their first round of golf. SE Oklahoma St. leads all teams with a score of 288 overall. Central Missouri is second with a 291 and Southwestern Ok. St. is third at 292.
The 2015 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Midwest/Central Regional is being played on course No. 4 – “Dubsdread”, and will play host to 108 golfers and 20 teams, including eight individuals. The regional format consists of 54 holes played over three days.
The low five teams and low five individuals not on those teams will advance to the NCAA DII National Championship May 18-20 in Conover, N.C., at Rock Barn Golf & Spa.
The second and third round will be played Tuesday and Wednesday, each starting at 7:30 a.m.
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Missouri Western freshman Celine Lim finished her second round of the NCAA Division II Women’s Super-Regional with a score of 85. Through her first two rounds of golf she has a total of 171, placing her tied for 37th overall.
Lim completed her second round with six pars on the day. She also recorded 11 bogies and one double bogey in her round of the golf at the Hillcrest Country Club. Lim’s 27-over and currently sits 37th of the 49 participants.
Marla Souvanasing of Central Oklahoma and Sierra Langlie of Augustana College (SD) lead the pack with a score of 151 overall. Augustana College (SD) currently has a team score of 630 to lead all teams. Central Oklahoma trails by seven strokes and Northeastern St. is in third with a score of 639.
Each super-regional consists of both team and individual competition conducted along with nine teams and four individuals from non-qualifying teams at each site. All participants will compete throughout the 54 holes of competition. The top three teams along with the top three individuals not with a team from each super-regional will advance to the championships.
The 2015 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships will be held May 13-16 at The Meadows Golf Course in Allendale, Michigan.
The final round of golf will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Bartlesville, Okla. on the Hillcrest Country Club.
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