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John Axelsen carded a 68 (-4) to help him move up 82 spots on the individual leaderboard (Photo Credit: Tim Cowie)
Gators catapult up leaderboard in round two of NCAA Championships
Saturday, May 26, 2018 | Men's Golf
Florida jumps up 12 spots on with 2-under second round score
STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Gators were one of the big movers in the second round of the NCAA Championships.
After a 286 (-2), they jumped up 12 spots on the leaderboard and are now just one stroke off of the cut line entering Sunday. Florida is in 17th just behind Arizona State, Arkansas, BYU and North Carolina who are all tied at 9-over in 13th. After three rounds of stroke play, the field is cut down to 15 teams with a fourth round determining who advances to the 8-team match play.
UF was one of just six teams in the 30 team field to card an under-par round. Freshman John Axelsen carded a team-low 68 (-4) which included seven birdies. Axelsen has made the most of his opportunities on the par-5 holes as he leads the field with a combined 7-under score thru the first 36 holes.
In round two, Axelsen birdied all four par-5 holes and nearly holed out the final one for an eagle. His round helped him leap 82 spots on the leaderboard as he is tied for 37th at 1-over for the tournament.
Senior Alejandro Tosti turned in his second even par round of the tournament. Like Axelsen, he took advantage of the par-5 holes shooting 5-under with three birdies and an eagle. He is the highest Gator on the individual leaderboard at even par and tied for 28th.
Chris Nido also ended his round even par which was five strokes better than his first round to move him 42 spots up the leaderboard.
Florida are be paired with Stanford and Northwestern in the third round. Gordon Neale will be the first Gator player to tee it up on No. 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Coach's Take:
"The guys came ready to play in round two and it was a big day for the Gators. We have a lot of work to do," -- Coach J.C. Deacon
Round Two Scores:
Team:
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After a 286 (-2), they jumped up 12 spots on the leaderboard and are now just one stroke off of the cut line entering Sunday. Florida is in 17th just behind Arizona State, Arkansas, BYU and North Carolina who are all tied at 9-over in 13th. After three rounds of stroke play, the field is cut down to 15 teams with a fourth round determining who advances to the 8-team match play.
UF was one of just six teams in the 30 team field to card an under-par round. Freshman John Axelsen carded a team-low 68 (-4) which included seven birdies. Axelsen has made the most of his opportunities on the par-5 holes as he leads the field with a combined 7-under score thru the first 36 holes.
In round two, Axelsen birdied all four par-5 holes and nearly holed out the final one for an eagle. His round helped him leap 82 spots on the leaderboard as he is tied for 37th at 1-over for the tournament.
Senior Alejandro Tosti turned in his second even par round of the tournament. Like Axelsen, he took advantage of the par-5 holes shooting 5-under with three birdies and an eagle. He is the highest Gator on the individual leaderboard at even par and tied for 28th.
Chris Nido also ended his round even par which was five strokes better than his first round to move him 42 spots up the leaderboard.
Florida are be paired with Stanford and Northwestern in the third round. Gordon Neale will be the first Gator player to tee it up on No. 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Coach's Take:
"The guys came ready to play in round two and it was a big day for the Gators. We have a lot of work to do," -- Coach J.C. Deacon
Round Two Scores:
Team:
| 1 | Texas Tech | 571 (-5) |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 572 (-4) |
| 3 | Alabama | 573 (-3) |
| T4 | Duke | 578 (+2) |
| T4 | Oklahoma | 578 (+2) |
| T6 | Vanderbilt | 579 (+3) |
| T6 | Kent State | 579 (+3) |
| T6 | Clemson | 579 (+3) |
| T9 | Texas | 580 (+4) |
| T9 | Illinois | 580 (+4) |
| T9 | Auburn | 580 (+4) |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 582 (+6) |
| T13 | Arizona State | 585 (+9) |
| T13 | North Carolina | 585 (+9) |
| T13 | BYU | 585 (+9) |
| T13 | Arkansas | 585 (+9) |
| 17 | Florida | 586 (+10) |
| 18 | Stanford | 587 (+11) |
| 19 | Northwestern | 588 (+12) |
| 20 | Kentucky | 589 (+13) |
| T21 | UCF | 590 (+14) |
| T21 | UNLV | 590 (+14) |
| T23 | Iowa State | 592 (+16) |
| T23 | UCLA | 592 (+16) |
| T25 | NC State | 595 (+19) |
| T25 | Baylor | 595 (+19) |
| T25 | North Florida | 595 (+19) |
| 28 | Oregon | 596 (+20) |
| 29 | Kansas | 597 (+21) |
| 30 | Augusta | 599 (+23) |
Florida Individual
| Alejandro Tosti | T28 | 144 (E) |
| John Axelsen | T37 | 145 (+1) |
| Andy Zhang | T68 | 148 (+4) |
| Chris Nido | T77 | 149 (+5) |
| Gordon Neale | T145 | 157 (+13) |
Tee Times:
Sunday Rd. 3 – 1:00 p.m. (ET)
| Player | Hole | Time (ET) |
| Gordon Neale | 1 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Chris Nido | 1 | 1:11 p.m. |
| Andy Zhang | 1 | 1:22 p.m. |
| John Axelsen | 1 | 1:33 p.m. |
| Alejandro Tosti | 1 | 1:44 p.m. |
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Play will continue on Sunday, May 25th. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following each day's play.
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