Stormin in Norman
Fansided

Oklahoma golf: OU climbs on top after 36 holes in NCAA Championship

By Chip Rouse

ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 01: Nick Hardy of the Illinois Fighting Illini chips onto the third green during day three of the 2017 East Lake Cup at East Lake Golf Club on November 1, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 01: Nick Hardy of the Illinois Fighting Illini chips onto the third green during day three of the 2017 East Lake Cup at East Lake Golf Club on November 1, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit

The top-seeded men’s Oklahoma golf team improved their scoring by 12 strokes and moved into first place after 36 holes in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.

Fueled by a pair of sub-70 rounds by the Sooners’ No. 1 player fifth-year senior Chris Gotterup and fellow senior Logan McAlister, Oklahoma shot five-under-par 275 over the par-70 Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Sooners have opened up a two-shot lead over second-place Vanderbilt, which led the championship after 18 holes. Vanderbilt is the No. 3 seed in the championship. Big 12 rival Oklahoma State is third, four shots off the lead, followed by North Carolina, seven shots back and reigning national champion Pepperdine, 14 shots back of No, 1 Oklahoma.

The Sooners are at two-over par 562 after 36 holes and in great shape to be one of the 15 teams that will move on after 54 holes to play an additional 18-hole round on Monday. Those 15 teams will be further trimmed to eight teams after Monday’s round based on the cumulative 72-hole score.

Gotterup shot a second-round score of 66 (-4) to lead the Sooners on Saturday. That was seven strokes better than his 73 (+3) in the opening round. Gotterup, who transferred to Oklahoma from Rutgers, is tied for fifth after 36 holes. McAlister shot one-under 69 in the second round to go with a one-over 71 on Friday.

Two other Sooners, true freshman Drew Goodman and senior Patrick Welch, shot identical scores of even-par 70 to complete the team scoring on the second day.

Home/Oklahoma Sooners