Wildcats post eight-under 560

TUCSON, Ariz. ?- The University of Arizona men’s golf team carded a 560 total though two rounds to stand in seventh place Monday at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Birmingham, Ala.

Arizona’s effort Monday included identical four-under 280 totals in each round and placed the team seventh in the 12-team field with an eight-under 560.  Host Alabama leads the field with a 26-under total of 542, four strokes ahead of Texas Tech.  UAB (551), Texas (556) and Georgia State (557) rounded out the top-five places.

Three Wildcats currently stand at par or better in the tournament, as Travis Esway, Ben Fox and Pedro Oriol are all within the top 32 places.  Esway carded a two-round 140 (-2) and is tied for 22^nd place.  Fox shot a one-under 141 and is tied for 30^th place, while Oriol tallied an even-par 142 and is tied for 32^nd place.

Trey Denton carded a two-over 144 and is tied for 37^th place, while Nathan Tyler tallied a 10-over 152 and is tied for 56^th place.

The Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate continues tomorrow at the Old Overton Club, a par 71, 6,958-yard layout.

Top-Five Teams                                                                                  Top-Five Individuals

1.       Alabama                               542 (-26)                               1.    Will Griffin, Texas Tech................................ 68-62=130 (-12)

2.       Texas Tech                          546 (-22)                               2.    Peter Richardson, Purdue............................ 66-68=134 (-8)

3.       UAB                                       551 (-17)                                      Rhys Davies, East Tennessee State.......... 69-65=134 (-8)       

4.       Texas                                    566 (-12)                                      Zach Sucher, UAB........................................... 67-64=134 (-8)

5.       Georgia State                      557 (-11)                                      Mark Haastrup, Georgia State...................... 63-71=134 (-8)

                                                                                                                Joseph Sykora, Alabama.............................. 68-67=134 (-8)

                                                                                                                Arizona Finishers

                                                                                                    T22.    Travis Esway.................................................... 68-72=140 (-2)

                                                                                                    T30.    Ben Fox............................................................. 70-71=141 (-1)

                                                                                                    T32.    Pedro Oriol........................................................ 73-69=142 (E)

                                                                                                    T37.    Trey Denton..................................................... 76-68=144 (+2)

                                                                                                    T56.    Nathan Tyler................................................. 69-83=152 (+10)