UNM golf: Lobos in danger of missing NCAA Championship cut
New Mexico shot a 17-over-par 377 during Saturday's second round of the NCAA Championship, bringing their two-round score to 26-over in the 30-team tournament hosted by Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
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Now tied for 27th place, the Lobos are in danger of missing the tournament's first cut following Sunday's penultimate round of stroke play. After that, the field is cut in half and 15 teams compete for eight spots in the championship-deciding match play format. Arizona State leads the tournament at 13-under while San Diego (+34) is in last place. Only five teams in the field are under-par.
"You can't compete at this level if you can't put four scores together ... We are going to have to dig deep tomorrow," head coach Jake Harrington said in a release Saturday. "We have to play with some pride and some heart, play for each other and see what happens."
The only Lobo to put up a red score Saturday, sophomore Wyatt Provence (+9) led UNM with a 1-under 71. Sophomore Oliver Cage (+4) also recorded his second-straight 2-over 74 and has the best cumulative score of any Lobo this week.
"I am proud of Wyatt Provence with how he bounced back from yesterday's disappointment to shoot 1-under," Harrington said. "Ollie had another steady round that easily could have been under par today."
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Senior Carson Herron (+17) recorded a 5-over 77 while freshman Clark Sonnenberg (+10) and junior Mesa Falleur carded an 11-over 83 and a 13-over 85, respectively.
After Saturday, UNM has now made 13 double bogeys to tie for the most among the field.
The Lobos are also tied for the sixth-most bogeys (41) and have made only 22 birdies; Wake Forest, South Carolina and Troy are last in the category with 21.
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