LEMONT, Ill. – Missouri Western junior Corey Knight completed his second round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Midwest/Central Regional with a 76 and currently sits tied for 13th place. He is currently three-over for the tournament.
Knight has an accumulative score of 147 through his first two rounds after scoring a 71 on day one. Knight tallied 13 pars in his second round. The junior also recorded a hole-in-one during his second round. His hole-in-one came on the 14th tee box at 171 yards.
Travis Mays of Central Oklahoma and Zach James of Southeast Oklahoma St. are currently tied at the top of the leader board with a 142 through two rounds of golf. Central Missouri leads the team standings with a 586 overall score. SE Oklahoma sits alone in second while Central Oklahoma and Missouri-St. Louis are currently tied for third at 593.
The 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 final round of the Central Regional will start at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Missouri Western freshman Celine Lim finished her final round of the Women’s Central Super Regional on Tuesday afternoon, tallying an 86.
Lim fired a total of 257 through the three day event, finishing tied for 38 out of 49 competitors. She finished her final round with seven pars and one birdies. Lim also managed six bogies and had three double bogies in her round.
In rounds one and two, Lim recorded scores of 86 and 85 respectively. She finished the regional with 21 pars and two birdies through the three rounds of golf.
Sierra Langlie of Augustana College (SD) took first place individually, scoring a 227 in her three rounds of golf. Central Oklahoma freshman Marla Souvannasing was second with a 229.
Augustana College (SD) won the team title as well, finishing with a score of 946. Arkansas Tech finished second and Central Oklahoma finished third for the tournament.
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.
Lim finished her freshman campaign as the Griffons top golfer. She fired a low-round of 75 with one top-five finish, six top-10 finishes and six top-20 finishes. Her best finish came early this spring when she tied for fifth at the MWSU/Holiday Inn Express Classic at the St. Joseph Country Club.
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