University of Houston
NCAA Championships
MGolf Moves Higher at NCAA Championships
5/29/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #8 Vanderbilt | 283 | 280 | 563 | +3 | |
| 2. | #3 USC | 283 | 282 | 565 | +5 | |
| 3. | #21 Arkansas | 282 | 284 | 566 | +6 | |
| t4. | #20 Oregon | 291 | 277 | 568 | +8 | |
| t4. | #12 LSU | 286 | 282 | 568 | +8 | |
| 6. | #17 Alabama | 290 | 279 | 569 | +9 | |
| t7. | #2 Texas | 289 | 281 | 570 | +10 | |
| t7. | #4 Illinois | 290 | 280 | 570 | +10 | |
| t9. | #7 Arizona State | 290 | 281 | 571 | +11 | |
| t9. | #11 California | 287 | 284 | 571 | +11 | |
| 11. | #19 South Carolina | 287 | 285 | 572 | +12 | |
| t12. | #50 Louisville | 291 | 282 | 573 | +13 | |
| t12. | #16 Florida | 286 | 287 | 573 | +13 | |
| 14. | #5 Oklahoma State | 285 | 289 | 574 | +14 | |
| t15. | #28 Kentucky | 289 | 286 | 575 | +15 | |
| t15. | #9 Auburn | 294 | 281 | 575 | +15 | |
| t15. | #6 Georgia | 291 | 284 | 575 | +15 | |
| t15. | #10 Clemson | 291 | 284 | 575 | +15 | |
| t15. | #22 San Diego State | 283 | 292 | 575 | +15 | |
| t20. | #14 Wake Forest | 289 | 289 | 578 | +18 | |
| t20. | #18 Oklahoma | 290 | 288 | 578 | +18 | |
| 22. | #13 Florida State | 285 | 294 | 579 | +19 | |
| 23. | #44 TCU | 282 | 299 | 581 | +21 | |
| 24. | #35 Houston | 296 | 287 | 583 | +23 | |
| 25. | #15 USF | 291 | 294 | 585 | +25 | |
| t26. | #1 Stanford | 292 | 294 | 586 | +26 | |
| t26. | #23 Virginia | 292 | 294 | 586 | +26 | |
| 28. | #26 Baylor | 293 | 296 | 589 | +29 | |
| 29. | #33 UAB | 294 | 305 | 599 | +39 | |
| 30. | #32 Purdue | 299 | 305 | 604 | +44 | |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t64. | Michael Perras | 75 | 70 | 145 | +5 | |
| t64. | Vincent Martino | 74 | 71 | 145 | +5 | |
| t64. | Blair Hamilton | 74 | 71 | 145 | +5 | |
| t109. | Matt Scobie | 74 | 75 | 149 | +9 | |
| t109. | Papito Gonzalez | 74 | 75 | 149 | +9 | |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Justin Suh USC | 68 | 67 | 135 | -5 | |
| t2. | #8 Robby Shelton Alabama | 70 | 66 | 136 | -4 | |
| t2. | #27 Nahum Mendoza III San Diego State | 67 | 69 | 136 | -4 | |
| 4. | #53 Gordon Neale Florida | 70 | 67 | 137 | -3 | |
| 5. | #29 K.K. Limbhasut California | 69 | 69 | 138 | -2 | |
EUGENE, Ore. â€" University of Houston sophomore Michael Perras posted an even-par 70 during Saturday's NCAA Championships to help move the Cougars higher in the standings at Eugene Country Club.
As a team, the Cougars bettered their First-Round score by nine strokes at 287 and rose five places to 24th with a 36-hole score of 583 on the 7,014-yard, par-70 course.
Houston started its Second Round on a high note, sinking eight birdies on the way to playing the front nine at a combined 1-under-par as a team.
However, the back nine proved to be a challenge as it did for most teams throughout the day. The Cougars managed only four birdies as a team over the final nine holes, playing to a combined 13-over-par.
After posting a First-Round 75 on Friday, Perras used a steady effort in Saturday's round to post the Cougars' low round of the tournament to date. The Deer Park, Texas, native started his day with five straight pars before battling a bogey on the 442-yard, par-4 sixth hole.
Fortunately, Perras â€" who was a 2016 All-American Athletic Conference Team selection, responded with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 7-8. He endured one more bogey on the 10th hole to start his back nine but capped his day with eight consecutive pars to move into a tie for 64th at 145.
Seniors Blair Hamilton and Vincent Martino each fired 1-over-par 71s on Saturday and joined Perras in a tie for 64th at 145. Martino enjoyed three birdies in his round, including two on the front nine, while Hamilton added a pair of birdies with one on the 18th hole to cap his day.
Junior Matt Scobie and sophomore Papito Gonzalez each recorded 75s Saturday and were tied for 109th at 149.
Individually, USC's Justin Suh held the lead at 5-under-par 135 with Alabama's Robby Shelton and Nahum Mendoza III tied for second at 136.
No. 8 Vanderbilt moved into the team lead with a score of 563 to stand two strokes in front of No. 3 USC. No. 21 Arkansas (566), No. 20 Oregon (568), No. 12 LSU (568), No. 17 Alabama (569), No. 2 Texas (570) and No. 4 Illinois (570) rounded out the top-8 leaders.
No. 7 Arizona State (571), No. 11 California (571), No. 19 South Carolina (572), No. 50 Louisville (573), No. 16 Florida (573), No. 5 Oklahoma State (574), No. 9 Auburn (575), No. 6 Georgia (575), No. 10 Clemson (575) and No. 22 San Diego State (575) each stood among the top-15 leaders following Saturday's play.
Following the completion of Sunday's Third Round, the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals not on a qualifying team will advance for one additional day of stroke play to determined the top-8 teams for match-play competition and the NCAA individual national champion.
With the completion of Saturday's play, the top nine individuals not on a currently qualifying team stood at +2 or better.
The top-8 teams after 72 holes of stroke play advance to match play for the NCAA team national championship.
THIRD-ROUND PAIRINGS
For Sunday's Third Round, the Cougars will compete in threesomes with student-athletes from TCU and Florida State and begin off No. 1.
Gonzalez will start the Cougars' day at 3:17 p.m. (CDT) with Scobie (3:28 p.m.), Hamilton (3:39 p.m.), Martino (3:50 p.m.) and Perras (2:01 p.m.) following.
Fans can follow live scoring by visiting golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
For ticket information, fans may visit NCAA.com/tickets or GoDucks.com/ncaa.golf or call the Oregon Ticket Office at 1-800-932-3668.
Pairings and tee times for Sunday's Third Round will be adjusted according to 36-holes scores.
AMONG the BEST
This marks the third consecutive season in which the Cougars compete at the NCAA Championships. Houston is one of only 15 teams to compete in each of the last three NCAA Championships, joining Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas, UAB, USC and Vanderbilt.
LINEUP in NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Cougars boast three NCAA Championships veterans in their lineup this week. Martino will be making his team-leading third appearance at the NCAA Championships, while Hamilton and Perras will compete for the second time during their careers.
Martino made his first appearance at the NCAA Championships as a sophomore in 2014 at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., tying for 89th at 218. He tied for 139th a year ago at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.
Martino will become the 35th Cougar in school history to compete in three NCAA Championships during his collegiate career.
Hamilton was the Cougars' leading performer at the 2015 NCAA Championships, advancing to the Final Round of stroke play and tying for 27th with a score of 292.
Like Hamilton, Perras made his NCAA Championships debut a year ago as a true freshman and tied for 142nd with a score of 237.
Perras and Hamilton become the 66th and 67th players in school history to compete in multiple NCAA Championships during their respective careers.
Scobie and Gonzalez will be making their NCAA Championships debuts this week.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
The Cougars have enjoyed a rich tradition at the NCAA Championships during the program's history collecting 17 NCAA team national championships and posting eight NCAA individual national crowns.
Under the leadership of legendary Head Coach Dave Williams, Houston enjoyed team national championships in 1985, 1984, 1982, 1977, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1962, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957 and 1956.
Billy Ray Brown (1982), John Mahaffey (1970), Marty Fleckman (1965), Kermit Zarley (1962) Richard Crawford (1959-60), Phil Rodgers (1958) and Rex Baxter (1957) won individual national championships during their respective careers.
A year ago, the Cougars tied for 26th with a score of 906 at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.
COMPETING in EUGENE
This is the third time the Cougars have competed at the NCAA Championships at Eugene Country Club. Houston finished with a score of 561 to win the team national title in 1959 as Richard Crawford earned the first of his back-to-back individual national championships with a score of 144.
In the most recent play in the Pacific Northwest, the Cougars finished 18th with a score of 1,202 at the 1978 NCAA Championships. Fred Couples led the Cougars with a score of 300.
However, Houston's most recent competition there came during the 2014 NCAA Eugene Regional. Seeded No. 2, the Cougars finished fourth with a score of 875 to advance to the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time since 2001. Roman Robledo and Curtis Reed led the Cougars with scores of 215 to tie for eighth.
UP NEXT
Following the completion of Sunday's Third Round, the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals not on a qualifying team will advance for one additional day of stroke play to determined the top-8 teams for match-play competition and the NCAA individual national champion.
The top-8 teams after 72 holes of stroke play advance to match play for the NCAA team national championship.
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