HUTCHINSON, Kan. –The Iowa State men’s golf team shot a second-round 299 at the NCAA Championship this afternoon at the Prairie Dunes Country Club. The Cyclones were in 23rd-place after two rounds at 577.
A rain delay halted play for almost two hours in the morning, causing a change in the format of the event. The top-15 teams after the second round were assigned third-round tee times on Monday and are eligible to qualify for the match play portion of the event beginning on Tuesday. Teams 16-30 began their third round of competition at approximately 4:30 p.m. this afternoon and are not eligible to play in the match play.
Iowa State was unable to finish third-round play. The Cyclones will complete their unfinished holes and wrap up the 2014 NCAA Championship tomorrow morning.
The wind picked up here on Sunday making Prairie Dunes a much more difficult test.
Sam Daley led the Cyclones in the morning with a 71 (+1) to catapult him into the top-30 (T26) in the medalist race at 140 (69-71, even). Daley was all over the cup for the majority of the round and he finally got his first birdie on No. 6 (his second nine) when he dropped his approach shot tight. He followed it up with a birdie on No. 7.
The best individual finish by a Cyclone in the NCAA national finals was by Nate McCoy, who tied for 29th at the Riviera Country Club in 2012.
Collin Foster is in a tie for 75th at 144 after firing a 76 in the second round. Foster got off to a rough start, going +7 through 11 holes. He battled back to go 1 under in his last seven holes.
Scott Fernandez was tied for 99th after the second round at 146. The junior All-American carded a 76 today and never could get his putter on track. His lone birdie was on the par 5 17th hole.
Ruben Sondjaja also bounced back after a rough start. Sondjaja was +8 after 10 holes, but went 2 under in the final eight holes to card a 76. He’s currently in a tie for 120th at 149.
Jack Carter fired a 79 today put him in a tie for 126th (150).
Second Round Team Scores
1. Stanford 281-267=548
2. Alabama 274-278=552
3. Oklahoma State 277-279=556
4. LSU 279-278=557
5. Georgia Tech 277-282=559
6. SMU 275-285=560
7. Oklahoma 273-287=560
8. UCLA 279-284=563
9. South Carolina 272-292=564
10. Illinois 285-280=565
11. Auburn 274-292=566
Vanderbilt 281-285=566
Washington 279-287=566
14. Texas 289-278=567
UAB 282-285=567
16. California 279-289=568
17. Houston 284-285=569
18. Missouri 283-289=572
19. Georgia 286-287=573
20. Kentucky 288-286=574
21. Purdue 286-289=575
Georgia State 285-290=575
23. Iowa State 278-299=577
24. Arkansas 292-286=578
25. Oregon 284-297=581
26. Texas A&M 296-288=584
27. Florida State 286-301=587
28. Kennesaw State 294-294=588
29. USC 296-298=594
30. Virginia Tech 294-301=595
Iowa State Scores
T26. Sam Daley 69-71=140
T75. Collin Foster 68-76=144
T99. Scott Fernandez 70-76=146
T120. Ruben Sondjaja 73-76=149
T126. Jack Carter 71-79=150
Top Individuals
1. Cameron Wilson, Stanford 71-63=134
2. Patrick Rodgers, Stanford 67-68=135
