PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — No. 11 Texas Tech made the biggest move in the 16-team field Sunday, firing a second-round-best 13-under-par 275 to climb from a tie for ninth into fourth place after the second round of The Hayt at Sawgrass Country Club.
The Red Raiders sit at 14-under 562 heading into Monday’s final round. No. 21 Charlotte leads the tournament at 18-under 558, while No. 6 LSU and No. 2 Auburn are tied for second at 15-under.
Texas Tech’s surge was fueled by three subpar rounds from Adam Bresnu (6-under 66), Tim Wiedemeyer (4-under 68) and Connor Graham (3-under 69), with all three Red Raiders entering the final round inside the top 20 individually.
Graham is tied for the individual lead at 7-under 137 after posting his second consecutive under-par round. He shares the top spot with Virginia’s Ben James and Charlotte’s Seb Cave in the 90-player field at The Hayt.
Bresnu bounced back from an opening-round 75 with a bogey-free 6-under 66. He jump-started his round with five birdies on the front nine to make the turn at 5-under 31, added another birdie at No. 11 and closed with seven consecutive pars.
Wiedemeyer and Graham each highlighted their rounds with eagles on the 544-yard, par-5 eighth hole. Wiedemeyer is tied for 14th at 4-under 140, while Bresnu sits tied for 19th at 3-under 141. Ben Gregg is even par through two rounds and tied for 41st, while Brady McHenry is tied for 61st at 3 over.
The third and final round of The Hayt tees off Monday morning, with the Red Raiders beginning play at 8:33 a.m. CDT.
The Hayt (Rounds 1-2 Team Results)
1. Charlotte: 280-278=558 (-18)
T-2. LSU: 274-287=561 (-15)
T-2. Auburn: 279-282=561 (-15)
4. Texas Tech: 287-275=562 (-14)
5. South Carolina: 283-281=564 (-12)
6. Alabama: 279-286=565 (-11)
7. USF: 287-281=568 (-8)
T-8. Coastal Carolina: 288-281=569 (-7)
T-8. North Carolina: 282-287=569 (-7)
10. Clemson: 287-285=572 (-4)
T-11. UCF: 280-294=574 (-2)
T-11. Virginia: 276-298=574 (-2)
13. Liberty: 291-287=578 (+2)
14. Duke: 291-288=579 (+3)
15. Louisville: 294-289=583 (+7)
16. North Florida: 296-295=591 (+15)
Red Raiders in the Field (Rounds 1-2 Results)
T-1. Connor Graham: 68-69=137 (-7)
T-14. Tim Wiedemeyer: 72-68=140 (-4)
T-19. Adam Bresnu: 75-66=141 (-3)
T-41. Ben Gregg: 72-72=144 (E)
T-61. Brady McHenry: 75-72=147 (+3)
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