Bellevue leads after 36 at U.C. Ferguson Classic
Three BU golfers were under par in each of the first two rounds and seven of eight scoring rounds were below par as the Bruins hold a five-stroke lead after Monday's action in the U.C. Ferguson Classic.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Behind strong rounds throughout the BU lineup the No. 6-ranked Bellevue University men's golf team holds a five-stroke lead through 36 holes of play at the 54-hole U.C. Ferguson Classic.
U.C. Ferguson Classic:
Location: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Host: Oklahoma City University
Course: Lincoln Park Golf Course – West Course
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,576
Teams: 15
Golfers: 85
Recap:
Rodrigo Navarrete fired a pair of very strong rounds in the mid-60's (67-66) as he's 9-under through two rounds. Navarrete's second round 66 was tied for the second-lowest round of the day. Oklahoma City's David Meyers fired a 9-under 62 in his second round and sits atop the leaderboard at 11-under through Monday.
Alex Zillig is tied for ninth overall with a pair of below par rounds. He fired a 1-under first round and backed it up with a 3-under second round to finish the day at 4-under (138).
Floris-Jan Oosterhof was the other Bruin who carded a pair of below par rounds. Oosterhof posted matching 1-under scores in the first and second rounds as he sits in a tie for 15th with teammate Andre Becerra (73-67) at 2-under apiece.
Fifth golfer Hugo Ronnberg trimmed seven strokes off his opening round 75 to shoot a very solid 3-under 68 in the second round. He's 1-over through two rounds of play and tied for 29th in the individual standings.
Bellevue shot 4-under as a team in the first round and followed it up with a tournament-best 15-under second round to hold a five-stroke lead over second place #16 Southwestern Christian (549-554). The Eagles were consistent on the day, shooting 7-under in each round. Indian Hills (285-274) is in third at 9-under, followed by #17 Houston-Victoria (283-277) in fourth at 8-under, and #8 Oklahoma City (292-272) rounding out the top five at 4-under.
The Bruins' "B" team shot 19-over as a unit, and are 12th in the team standings. They were led by Hugo Brandt (70-71) at 1-under as Brandt is tied for 19th overall. Cameron Lampe (71-75) is 4-over, Baptiste Bonnet (76-72) is 6-over, Lucas Leinen (79-73) is 10-over, and Evan Macke (81-80) is 19-over through 36 holes of play.
Totte Uhlan, making his Bruin debut as an individual, backed up his first round 73 with a second round 75. He was 6-over for the day and tied for 56th overall.
Up Next:
Third round action of the U.C. Ferguson Classic begins tomorrow at 8 a.m.