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Huskies Tied for Sixth After Two Rounds at The Hayt
March 18, 2018 | Men's Golf
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. --- Carl Yuan is tied for fifth while Henry Lee is one shot back in seventh place in medalist play—two of Washington golfers in the top 15—as the Huskies sit tied for sixth place through the first two rounds of The John Hayt Collegiate Invitational at Sawgrass Country Club on Sunday.
Washington put together a pair of solid rounds on the first day of the competition at a tough course and against some good competition. The Huskies finished the first round at even par 288, then posted a 4-under-par 284 to finish the day at 4-under 578. Washington is nine strokes off the lead and just three strokes out of the top three teams in the 15-team tournament.
Carl Yuan is among the leaders in medalist play, sitting fifth overall at 4-under 140 (71-69) through two rounds. Yuan posted 10 birdies in total through the first 36 holes including four over his final nine holes of the second round. He played a consistent round to open the day with 13 pars, three birdies and two bogeys for a 71. Yuan was up and down to start the second round but finished strong with back-to-back birdies to start the back nine, then a birdie on 18 to finish the round at 3-under 69.
"Carl was very solid with his rounds," said Head Coach Alan Murray. "The strong winds and challenging course suits his game because of the quality of his ball striking."
Henry Lee was right there with Yuan much of the day, and is just one shot behind in a tie for seventh at at 3-under 141 (71-70). Lee struggled early in the round after back-to-back bogeys on his third and fourth holes. But he finished the round with five birdies over his final 11 holes to card a 71 in the first round. In the second round, Lee was even through the first seven holes before going birdie, par, birdie, eagle, bogey, birdie over his next six to drop to 4-under. He would pick up a pair of bogeys to end the round with a 70.
"Henry played really well and continued his good form from the last event," Murray said. "Back-to-back under par rounds is impressive out there."
Noah Woolsey also had an impressive day, posting an even-par 144 (72-72) to finish tied for 14th overall. Woolsey opened the day with a four bogeys and two birdies over the first 10 holes of the opening round to sit at 2-over. But he recorded an impressive eagle on 11 to drop back to even and had seven pars the rest of the way to finish with an even 72. That par streak extended into the six holes of the second round before carding back-to-back birdies on seven and eight. However, he had three bogeys to one birdie over the final nine holes to again finish at even par 72.
"Noah was very solid and played a little better than he scored but can be proud of his work so far this week," said Murray.
Frank Garber recovered from a tough first round to finish at 10-over 154 (80-74). He had five bogeys over his first seven holes and a rough triple on 14 to card an 8-over 80 in the opening round. But he fought back in the second round, coming back from a double on 10 with a pair of birdies to finish at 2-over 74.
Jan Schneider rounded out the scoring five for the Huskies with a 22-over 166 (79-87) after a rough second round.
"Frank responded well this afternoon after a tough opening round," said Murray. "Jan struggled a little this morning and just had a tough round this afternoon but he will learn from it and be better as a result."
Shamu Bodhidatta, who was playing as an individual in the tournament, finished at 6-over 157 (78-79).
The Huskies head back to the course for the final round on Monday.
"We are looking forward to tomorrow's round and have an opportunity to have a strong finish," said Murray. "We need each of the guys to play their own games and grind as hard as possible. Every win we can get over any team really is vital at this stage so every shot counts tomorrow."
Washington put together a pair of solid rounds on the first day of the competition at a tough course and against some good competition. The Huskies finished the first round at even par 288, then posted a 4-under-par 284 to finish the day at 4-under 578. Washington is nine strokes off the lead and just three strokes out of the top three teams in the 15-team tournament.
Carl Yuan is among the leaders in medalist play, sitting fifth overall at 4-under 140 (71-69) through two rounds. Yuan posted 10 birdies in total through the first 36 holes including four over his final nine holes of the second round. He played a consistent round to open the day with 13 pars, three birdies and two bogeys for a 71. Yuan was up and down to start the second round but finished strong with back-to-back birdies to start the back nine, then a birdie on 18 to finish the round at 3-under 69.
"Carl was very solid with his rounds," said Head Coach Alan Murray. "The strong winds and challenging course suits his game because of the quality of his ball striking."
Henry Lee was right there with Yuan much of the day, and is just one shot behind in a tie for seventh at at 3-under 141 (71-70). Lee struggled early in the round after back-to-back bogeys on his third and fourth holes. But he finished the round with five birdies over his final 11 holes to card a 71 in the first round. In the second round, Lee was even through the first seven holes before going birdie, par, birdie, eagle, bogey, birdie over his next six to drop to 4-under. He would pick up a pair of bogeys to end the round with a 70.
"Henry played really well and continued his good form from the last event," Murray said. "Back-to-back under par rounds is impressive out there."
Noah Woolsey also had an impressive day, posting an even-par 144 (72-72) to finish tied for 14th overall. Woolsey opened the day with a four bogeys and two birdies over the first 10 holes of the opening round to sit at 2-over. But he recorded an impressive eagle on 11 to drop back to even and had seven pars the rest of the way to finish with an even 72. That par streak extended into the six holes of the second round before carding back-to-back birdies on seven and eight. However, he had three bogeys to one birdie over the final nine holes to again finish at even par 72.
"Noah was very solid and played a little better than he scored but can be proud of his work so far this week," said Murray.
Frank Garber recovered from a tough first round to finish at 10-over 154 (80-74). He had five bogeys over his first seven holes and a rough triple on 14 to card an 8-over 80 in the opening round. But he fought back in the second round, coming back from a double on 10 with a pair of birdies to finish at 2-over 74.
Jan Schneider rounded out the scoring five for the Huskies with a 22-over 166 (79-87) after a rough second round.
"Frank responded well this afternoon after a tough opening round," said Murray. "Jan struggled a little this morning and just had a tough round this afternoon but he will learn from it and be better as a result."
Shamu Bodhidatta, who was playing as an individual in the tournament, finished at 6-over 157 (78-79).
The Huskies head back to the course for the final round on Monday.
"We are looking forward to tomorrow's round and have an opportunity to have a strong finish," said Murray. "We need each of the guys to play their own games and grind as hard as possible. Every win we can get over any team really is vital at this stage so every shot counts tomorrow."
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