TicketsBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The University of Cincinnati men's golf team enjoyed an excellent first 36 holes of the season, claiming the Hoosier Collegiate Invite lead with a 3-over 571 after the first two rounds heading into Monday's final.
"Starting off, think the this is the most difficult course we'll play all year," head coach Doug Martin said. "Our 1-under par was the lowest ever shot in a. tourney here, just two years old, first to break par on this course. We played a very clean round in the morning. Had it to 6-under, didn't finish as well as we could have, but still played extremely solid. We knew we'd face adversity when we come here. Have to get yourself in position when it's extremely difficult. We didn't get out of the blocks very good in the afternoon. Behind a little bit, but this team continued to fight and battle."
Redshirt-sophomore Ty Gingerich leads the field with a 138, including a career-low 67 that marked a four-stroke improvement from the morning. Clay Amlung also sits in a tie for eighth with a 142 with Sam Jean in 14th with a 144.
The first round saw the Bearcats hold the top spot, a three-stroke lead on Illinois State. Illinois and host Indiana, the second and third-place teams, shaved off nine and eight strokes to jump back into the fray.
"I'm extremely proud of the guys individually," Martin said. "Ty has been real close all fall camp in putting things together. He did that the last 9-10 holes and really carried us in the afternoon. Have to have someone do that to be competitive in a field like this.
"They might be a little nervous, but tomorrow is about us and what we do. I asked them, 'where else would you rather be tomorrow?' We practice for days like tomorrow."
"Starting off, think the this is the most difficult course we'll play all year," head coach Doug Martin said. "Our 1-under par was the lowest ever shot in a. tourney here, just two years old, first to break par on this course. We played a very clean round in the morning. Had it to 6-under, didn't finish as well as we could have, but still played extremely solid. We knew we'd face adversity when we come here. Have to get yourself in position when it's extremely difficult. We didn't get out of the blocks very good in the afternoon. Behind a little bit, but this team continued to fight and battle."
Redshirt-sophomore Ty Gingerich leads the field with a 138, including a career-low 67 that marked a four-stroke improvement from the morning. Clay Amlung also sits in a tie for eighth with a 142 with Sam Jean in 14th with a 144.
The first round saw the Bearcats hold the top spot, a three-stroke lead on Illinois State. Illinois and host Indiana, the second and third-place teams, shaved off nine and eight strokes to jump back into the fray.
"I'm extremely proud of the guys individually," Martin said. "Ty has been real close all fall camp in putting things together. He did that the last 9-10 holes and really carried us in the afternoon. Have to have someone do that to be competitive in a field like this.
"They might be a little nervous, but tomorrow is about us and what we do. I asked them, 'where else would you rather be tomorrow?' We practice for days like tomorrow."