Tracy Shoots 69 to Spark Terps at Bridgestone Golf
10/29/2007 8:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 29, 2007
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Sophomore Brendan Tracy shot a 3-under-par 69 to post the best round of the day by a University of Maryland player Monday in the first two rounds of the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship being played at the Forest Oaks Country Club.
Tracy's low round put him in a tie for 39th individually after 36 holes with a 149 total. Freshman Donnie Shin led the Terrapins after 36 holes with rounds of 75 and 73 putting him in a tie for 29th with a 148 total.
Also for Maryland, Andrew Kay tied for 62nd at 154 after opening with a 75, while Tom Hanna III and Chris Gold were in a tie for 70th at 156.
As a team, Maryland was in 15th place after Monday's action, despite shooting a 296 in the second round. Maryland was three shots behind Toledo heading into Tuesday's final round, which will be delayed by an hour due to a frost warning in the area.
North Carolina led the team standings at 580 after the first two rounds, with Kent State and Louisville tied for second at 581. The Cardinals shot a 281 as a team in Monday's second round to make up five shots on the Tar Heels.
Eight teams in the field are ranked in the top 50 in the nation.
Individually, Derek Fathauer of Louisville led after 36 holes by posting a 6-under-par total of 138. He used a 67 in the second round to climb atop the leaderboard. He held a two-shot lead over Brett Cairns of Kent State and Josh Sandman of Notre Dame.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. North Carolina 294 286 580 T2. Kent State 293 288 581 T2. Louisville 300 281 581 4. Memphis 293 290 583 5. Mississippi State 300 286 586 T6. UCF 294 293 587 T6. Notre Dame 292 295 587 8. Indiana 298 291 589 9. LSU 302 288 590 T10. Wake Forest 294 297 591 T10. Coll. of Charleston 292 299 591 12. Arkansas 304 288 592 13. UNC-Greensboro 296 300 596 14. Toledo 308 293 601 15. MARYLAND 308 296 604MARYLAND SCORES
T29. Donnie Shin 75-73--148; T39. Brendan Tracy 80-69--149; T62. Andrew Kay 75-79--154; T70. Tom Hanna III 79-77--156; T70. Chris Gold 79-77--156.
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