TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati senior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle HS) carded the best 36 holes of his college career Saturday, posting a 9-under 66-69=135 to grab the lead after second-round play at the Seminole Intercollegiate hosted by Florida State.
Squires posted an opening round 6-under 66 thanks in part to eight birdies. His first-round score finished one stroke off his career-low of 65 posted in the second round of the 2017 Firestone Intercollegiate.
Squires recorded only one bogey to go with four birdies and 13 par scores in the afternoon's second round to finish with a 3-under 69.
Squires enters Sunday's final round with a three-stroke lead on Jacksonville's Thomas Thurloway (6-under 70-68=138) and Louisville's Jiri Zuska (6-under 70-68=138).
Playing in their first tournament of the spring season, the Bearcats are seventh in the team standings at 7-over 282-295=577. Jacksonville (12-under 279-285=564) leads a talented 14-team field that includes eight squads ranked in the latest GolfStats Top 100 rankings. Cincinnati entered the event with its highest national ranking to start a spring season at No. 67.
UC redshirt-freshman Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) finished Saturday tied for 17th place at 1-under 70-73=143. His opening round 2-under 70 featured five birdies and 10 par scores, tying for his best round of the year.
Freshman Sam Jean (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) registered the best round of his young career in the morning's first round with a 2-under 70. The effort included four birdies and 12 par scores. He ran in trouble in the second round, taking a 5-over 77 to enter Sunday tied for 41st place at 3-over 147.
Sophomore Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School) is tied for 57th place at 4-over 76-76=152 while senior Paul Huber (Edgewood, Ky.,/Covington Catholic High School) is 75th at 23-over 83-84=167.
Final-round play at the Golden Eagle Country Club (Par 72, 6.965 yards) is scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m. ET. Follow the live scoring at Golfstat.com.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On Austin Squires:
"Austin probably played one of his best rounds of the year in the morning and really showed his maturity in the afternoon. He certainly didn't have his best stuff in the second round but he made some good decisions and converted some key up and downs. To be able to shoot a 69 when you are not sharp and still have the lead going into the final round is a pretty big deal."
On the team's performance:
"In the morning round we came out and executed very well. It was a fantastic round. In the afternoon we didn't execute at a high enough level and made several unforced errors. For most of our guys today was their first competitive rounds of golf since October. I was expecting some nerves and rust. It didn't really show until the afternoon."
// PLAYER RESULTS
1 – Austin Squires 66-69=135 (-9)
T17 – Mason Lenhart 70-73=143 (-1)
T41 – Sam Jean 70-77=147 (+3)
T57 – Nicolas Osterburg 76-76=152 (+8)
75 – Paul Huber 83-84=167 (+23)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – Jacksonville 279-285=564 (-12)
T2 – West Virginia 284-285=569 (-7)
T2 – Louisville 289-280=569 (-7)
4 – Wake Forest 282-288=570 (-6)
5 – Kansas State 281-292=573 (-3)
6 – Florida State 291-284=575 (-1)
7 – Cincinnati 282-295=577 (+1)
8 – James Madison 288-293=581 (+5)
9 – Kentucky 286-296=582 (+6)
T10 – Princeton 292-295=587 (+11)
T10 – Illinois State 291-296=587 (+11)
12 – Troy 290-310=600 (+24)
13 – Nicholls 303-306=609 (+33)
14 – Morehead State 304-306=610 (+34)
Squires posted an opening round 6-under 66 thanks in part to eight birdies. His first-round score finished one stroke off his career-low of 65 posted in the second round of the 2017 Firestone Intercollegiate.
Squires recorded only one bogey to go with four birdies and 13 par scores in the afternoon's second round to finish with a 3-under 69.
Squires enters Sunday's final round with a three-stroke lead on Jacksonville's Thomas Thurloway (6-under 70-68=138) and Louisville's Jiri Zuska (6-under 70-68=138).
Playing in their first tournament of the spring season, the Bearcats are seventh in the team standings at 7-over 282-295=577. Jacksonville (12-under 279-285=564) leads a talented 14-team field that includes eight squads ranked in the latest GolfStats Top 100 rankings. Cincinnati entered the event with its highest national ranking to start a spring season at No. 67.
UC redshirt-freshman Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) finished Saturday tied for 17th place at 1-under 70-73=143. His opening round 2-under 70 featured five birdies and 10 par scores, tying for his best round of the year.
Freshman Sam Jean (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) registered the best round of his young career in the morning's first round with a 2-under 70. The effort included four birdies and 12 par scores. He ran in trouble in the second round, taking a 5-over 77 to enter Sunday tied for 41st place at 3-over 147.
Sophomore Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School) is tied for 57th place at 4-over 76-76=152 while senior Paul Huber (Edgewood, Ky.,/Covington Catholic High School) is 75th at 23-over 83-84=167.
Final-round play at the Golden Eagle Country Club (Par 72, 6.965 yards) is scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m. ET. Follow the live scoring at Golfstat.com.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On Austin Squires:
"Austin probably played one of his best rounds of the year in the morning and really showed his maturity in the afternoon. He certainly didn't have his best stuff in the second round but he made some good decisions and converted some key up and downs. To be able to shoot a 69 when you are not sharp and still have the lead going into the final round is a pretty big deal."
On the team's performance:
"In the morning round we came out and executed very well. It was a fantastic round. In the afternoon we didn't execute at a high enough level and made several unforced errors. For most of our guys today was their first competitive rounds of golf since October. I was expecting some nerves and rust. It didn't really show until the afternoon."
// PLAYER RESULTS
1 – Austin Squires 66-69=135 (-9)
T17 – Mason Lenhart 70-73=143 (-1)
T41 – Sam Jean 70-77=147 (+3)
T57 – Nicolas Osterburg 76-76=152 (+8)
75 – Paul Huber 83-84=167 (+23)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – Jacksonville 279-285=564 (-12)
T2 – West Virginia 284-285=569 (-7)
T2 – Louisville 289-280=569 (-7)
4 – Wake Forest 282-288=570 (-6)
5 – Kansas State 281-292=573 (-3)
6 – Florida State 291-284=575 (-1)
7 – Cincinnati 282-295=577 (+1)
8 – James Madison 288-293=581 (+5)
9 – Kentucky 286-296=582 (+6)
T10 – Princeton 292-295=587 (+11)
T10 – Illinois State 291-296=587 (+11)
12 – Troy 290-310=600 (+24)
13 – Nicholls 303-306=609 (+33)
14 – Morehead State 304-306=610 (+34)