[Men's Golf] Men's Golf | Landon Cottrell Paces Trevecca @ NCAA Regional 2nd Round
NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's golf team improved their first round 299 by 10 strokes during Tuesday's second round at the 2017 NCAA-II Central/Midwest Super Regional. The team will complete play at the 54-hole tournament with a final round of 18-holes on Wednesday.
After opening with a 299 on Monday, Trevecca carded a 289 on Tuesday for a 36-hole total of 588. The improvement did not move the Trojans up as most teams also improved their scores as well.
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On only nine occasions in the history of the program have the Trojans recorded a round lower than 289, but four of those were turned in by this year's team. The 588 is the eighth best 36-hole total in program history and is the fourth best this season.
Director of Golf David Head said, "We played 10 strokes better today and yet did not gain any ground. While I am proud of the guys for working hard, even while here, to get more out of their game, but we actually fell further behind while improving our score. The guys all stepped up more today and Wednesday gives us another chance to improve and grow for next season."
Payton Williams leads the team again after 36 holes, but Landon Cottrell took the day with a three-under par 69. Williams sits even for the tournament with a 73-71=144. Cottrell is a stroke back at 145 after a opening round 76 and a 69 today.
The Trojans are 19th of 20 teams in the field after 36-holes of the 54-hoe NCAA regional. Central Missouri, ranked No-24 in NCAA D2, leads the region with a 272-278=550. Lindenwood University is second with a 279-277=556.
"This entire experience is a learning opportunity for this still young team. The motivation is easy when you turn in your season average on day one and see where it placed us in the region field. To put it even more in perspective, our season average this year is a school record. Then today we improve our score by 10 strokes and do not gain ground."
David Head continued, "Our record season with an incredibly young roster is only the tip of what these guys can do. The result here will speak volumes to them and help them see what we need to do now. We will work hard to not only earn this opportunity again, but be prepared to do more with it. The good news is we know we belong."
Payton Williams recorded an eagle today on the 424-yard par four #3. Williams turned in a one-under front with two birdies and the eagle. John Leverton has 27 pars which places him third in the field. Landon Cottrell turned in 26 pars and is tied for sixth in the field. Landon Cottrell shot three-under on the back nine today with three birdies over the last five holes and had just one bogie on the day.
Head said in conclusion, "We are going to work to improve again on Wednesday and then build on this season and trip to take another step forward next year. Every one of our five will return and then add in a red-shirt and new recruits to make us even stronger next year."
Trevecca's Five
# | NAME | AVG RD | RD 1 | RD 2 | TOTAL | RD 3 | FINAL |
19 | TREVECCA | (299.62) | 299 | 289 | 588 | ||
t54 | (76.61) | 73 +1 | 71 -1 | 144 E | |||
t69 | (74.91) | 76 +4 | 69 -3 | 145 +1 | |||
t87 | (74.55) | 75 +3 | 73 +1 | 148 +4 | |||
t96 | (75.62) | 75 +3 | 76 +4 | 151 +7 | |||
t102 | (78.50) | 76 +4 | 77 +5 | 153 +9 |
The Awarii Dunes Golf Course (web) in Axtell, Neb. is playing to a par of 72 over 7001 yards. There are 54 holes over three days. The second 18 is Tuesday with a final round of 18 on Wednesday.
Wednesday the Trevecca men will tee off from hole #1 at 6:45 AM CT. The Trojans will play along side Northeaster State and Maryville University.
Trevecca qualified for the regional for the second time in just its third full season of NCAA Division II play. Trevecca, the 2017 Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) champion, is the 10th seed in the Midwest, the Trojans are the only Great Midwest Athletic Conference team to make the field. Trevecca has won the G-MAC title five consecutive seasons.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted by the University of Nebraska Kearne. The event is free and open to the public. Live results will be available at LIVE SCORING
There are 10 teams and four individuals from the Midwest Region. Tiffin University, who will join the G-MAC in two seasons, is one of five GLIAC teams representing the Midwest in the field. Four GLVC teams to made the Midwest field. Missouri-St. Louis earned the top seed, with GLVC-champ Bellarmine and Maryville earning the fourth and eighth seeds, respectively. GLIAC-champ Grand Valley (2-seed) and G-MAC-champ Trevecca (10) round out the Midwest field.
The Central Region is made up of schools from the MIAA, NSIC (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conf.) and GAC (Great American Conf.). The Midwest Region is represented by the GLVC (Great Lakes Valley Conf.) GLIAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conf.) and G-MAC (Great Midwest Athletic Conf.).
The NCAA selected 80 teams stretching across eight different regions to compete at the regional tournament level.
At a minimum, the top three teams and the top two individuals not affiliated with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the 2017 NCAA-II Men's Golf Championships slated for May 22-26 at Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Fla. The finals will be hosted by the Sunshine State Conference and Central Florida Sports Commission.
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