Cowboys Charge Into Third Place At NCAA Championship - Oklahoma State Athletics

Round 2 Results

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. –

Oklahoma State's men's golf team used a 3-under 277 on Saturday morning during the second round at the NCAA Championship to rise five spots into third place at Grayhawk Golf Club.

The Cowboys were one of just two of the 30 teams in the field to break par at the par-70, 7,289-yard layout on the day. Oklahoma carded a 5-under 275 to lead at 562, while Vanderbilt was second at 564. The Cowboys head into tomorrow's third round just four off the pace at 566.

Vandy's Cole Sherwood claimed the top spot on the individual leaderboard with a 67 to stand at 3-under 137.

OSU rode the momentum of senior Aman Gupta, who carded a 65 to move into a tie for second place at 138. Gupta opened with three consecutive pars before posting back-to-back bogeys at the fourth and fifth.

He would catch fire through the middle of the round reeling off three consecutive birdies to close his front nine and turn under par. He made it five in a row with birdies at the 10th and 11th before carding pars at the 12th and 13th. He would move to 5-under for the day with birdies at Nos. 14 and 15 before coming home with three pars in a row.

Senior Eugenio Chacarra rose 24 spots into a tie for 18th place after carding an even-par 70. Through 36 holes, he stands at 3-over 143.

After opening with a 69 on Friday, sophomore Bo Jin signed for a 74 during his second round to finish at 143 as well.

Junior Brian Stark moved 30 spots up the board after carding a 71 to get in with a 145 total and tied for 32nd place.

Sophomore Jonas Baumgartner rebounded from an opening 80 to post a 71, jumping 52 places into a tie for 98th at 151.

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