| Senior Kyle Collins shot the second-best round of the day (68). |
KERRVILLE ? Senior Kyle Collins posted the second-best round of day with a four-under-par 68 to move into second place at the Southland Conference Championship on Tuesday afternoon at Comanche Trace Golf Course (par 72/7,304 yards).
“Today was a much better day for us, because our guys overcame a slow start,” first-year head coach John Knauer said. “Overall, they improved a lot from yesterday’s round showing more patience on the golf course. It looks like they are starting to find themselves and that’s all I am asking for them to do. They all hung in their in the beginning and ended the day strong to give us a chance for a potential top three finish as we head into the final round. This is just a down payment for what we can do in the future. Again, Kyle had another great round with a 68 and heads to tomorrow’s final round with a chance of finishing with a bang. ”
Meanwhile, the Roadrunners posted a second-round team total of 285, improving by 13 strokes from yesterday’s day one action to move into fourth place and trail Southeastern Louisiana by two strokes for third place as the head into the final round.
Collins, who began the day tied for third, opened with a 35 in the front nine and then posted a 33 on the back stretch with four birds to give six birds on the day and a 68 for the second round. The San Antonio heads into tomorrow’s final rounds with a 139 (-5) for the championship.
“I was able to make a lot putts that got me out of trouble today,” Collins said. “My short game was really good and any time I got in trouble I was able to knock in close to the hole for either a birdie or save par.”
Freshman Lewis Chong, who shot a 76 in the first round, rebounded with a two under par score (70) for a two-day tally of 146 and is tied for 11th place. Junior Emiliano Martinez trails Chong by three strokes and stands in 25th.
Junior Ryan Kiel and freshman Payne Wilkie logged in a total of 151 apiece on the day.
Lamar registered the best round of the championship with a team total of 277 (-9) and take a five stroke lead over UT Arlington, who shot a 288, going into tomorrow’s final round. UTA’s Zach Fischer leads the individual with a nine under par score (135).
Final round action gets under way on Wednesday at 8 a.m.