CARLSBAD, Calif. \u2014 The University of Memphis men’s golf team completed the second round of the NCAA Championships at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Tigers finished the round shooting a 5-over 293 and sit in 26th place. Top-ranked Auburn grabbed the lead by carding a 16-under 272, bringing its two-day total to 20-under 556. Chattanooga and No. 18 Tennessee are tied for 14th after posting matching totals of 3-over 579.<\/p>\n
The top 15 teams after Sunday’s third round, along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team, will move on to the final round of stroke play Monday.<\/p>\n
Yixiang Wang<\/a> was the lone Tiger to shoot under par Saturday, firing a 1-under 71 to bounce back to a 3-over 147 total, tying him for 77th place. Tobey Kim<\/a> followed his opening-round performance with a 1-over 73 to remain even par overall, holding a share of 43rd.<\/p>\n Christian Morneau<\/a> also recorded a 1-over 73 to bring his total to 6-over 150, setting him in a tie for 109th. Cian O’Connor<\/a> shot a 4-over 76 for a two-day total of 12-over 156 in 148th place, and Diego Lourenco<\/a> rounded out the lineup with a 9-over 81 for a 14-over 158 total in 151st place.<\/p>\n The Tigers return to the course on Sunday, May 31, for the third round of the NCAA Championships, with their first tee time scheduled for 1:07 p.m. PST \/ 3:07 p.m. CST. Live coverage will be broadcast for free on Babygrande<\/a> starting at 3:30 p.m. EST \/ 2:30 p.m. CST. Fans can also follow live hole-by-hole scoring on Clippd<\/a>.<\/p>\n Individual Standings (After Round 2) Team Standings (After Round 2) HOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERS\u00a0
\nT43. Tobey Kim<\/a>, 71-73 = 144 (E)
\nT77. Yixiang Wang<\/a>, 76-71 = 147 (+3)
\nT109. Christian Morneau<\/a>, 77-73 = 150 (+6)
\nT148. Cian O’Connor<\/a>, 80-76 = 156 (+12)
\n151. Diego Lourenco<\/a>, 77-81 = 158 (+14)<\/p>\n
\n1.\u00a0 No. 1 Auburn, 284-272 = 556 (-20)
\nT2. No. 3 Texas, 287-277 = 564 (-12)
\nT2. No. 11 Vanderbilt, 287-277 = 564 (-12)
\nT4. No. 30 UCLA, 280-289 = 569 (-7)
\nT4. No. 5 Oklahoma State, 295-274 = 569 (-7)
\nT6. No. 29 Duke, 286-286 = 572 (-4)
\nT6. No. 4 Virgina, 288-284 = 572 (-4)
\nT6. No. 12 Arizona, 287-285 = 572 (-4)
\nT9. No. 14 Pepperdine, 285-290 = 575 (-1)
\nT9. No. 10 North Carolina, 287-288 = 575 (-1)
\n11. No. 16 Oklahoma, 292-284 = 576 (E)
\nT12. No. 42 San Diego, 286-291 = 577 (+1)
\nT12. No. 15 Stanford, 291-286 = 577 (+1)
\nT14. Chattanooga, 294-285 = 579 (+3)
\nT14. No. 18 Tennessee, 292-287 = 579 (+3)
\n16. No. 2 Florida, 291-290 = 581 (+5)
\n17. No. 39 Arkansas State, 295-287 = 582 (+6)
\n18. No. 23 Georgia, 292-291 = 583 (+7)
\n19. No. 13 Arizona State, 291-293 = 584 (+8)
\nT20. No. 6 Arkansas, 288-298 = 586 (+10)
\nT20. No. 22 BYU, 296-290 = 586 (+10)
\n22. No. 20 Texas A&M, 299-289 = 588 (+12)
\n23. No. 33 Louisville, 294-296 = 590 (+14)
\n24. No. 40 Purdue, 296-295 = 591 (+15)
\n25. No. 37 Mississippi State, 298-294 = 592 (+16)
\n26. Memphis, 301-293 = 594 (+18)
\nT27. No. 7 LSU, 303-293 = 596 (+20)
\nT27. No. 9 Ole Miss, 303-293 = 596 (+20)
\n29. No. 28 USC, 297-300 = 597 (+21)
\n30. No. 26 Florida State, 307-292 = 599 (+23)<\/p>\n
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