O’Neill, K-State in Second Place at Colleton River
Mar 07, 2022 | Men's Golf
BLUFFTON, S.C. – Led by the brilliant play of Luke O'Neill, the Kansas State men's golf team is in second place after the first 36 holes at the Colleton River Collegiate, held on the par-72, 7,042-yard Colleton River Jack Nicklaus Golf Course.
The Wildcats used two impressive - and tied for season best - 5-under par 283 rounds to bring their day-one total to 10-under par 566. K-State is six strokes off the lead as Georgia Southern leads the field at 16-under par 560
"The guys played really well today," head coach Grant Robbins said. "The wind picked up this afternoon, and I thought we did a great job of staying patient and took advantage of the par 5's."
O'Neill, a sophomore, is in second place on the individual leaderboard at 8-under par 136. He played at a consistently high-level throughout the day, carding back-to-back 4-under par 68 rounds, twice tying the number of his career best individual round. With 27 pars, seven birdies, and one eagle, O'Neill only finished worse than par on one hole all day.
"Luke was really solid today," Robbins said. "He flighted the ball really well in the wind, and his short game was sharp today."
The Connemara, Ireland product sits two strokes behind the leader, No. 6 ranked Albin Bergstrom from South Florida and is in position to capture his first career individual title and his second career top-five finish with an important final round on Tuesday.
Joining O'Neill in the top-10 is Tim Tillmanns, who's tied for sixth place at 3-under par 141. The junior began the morning strong with a 3-under par 69 first 18 before putting together an even-par 72 round. Tillmanns will be searching for his seventh career top-10 finish and the fourth of the season in his final round.
Will Hopkins, a senior, is yet another Wildcat who had a very strong start to the tournament, carding a 2-under par 70 first round and 1-over par 73 second round to sit a tie for 15th place at 1-under par 143.
Laurenz Schiergen, a freshman, is tied for 27th place at 2-over par 146. It was a tough start for Schiergen as he recorded a 4-over par 76 first round, but the German National Team member performed quite the turnaround with a 2-under par 70 second round to rise 21 spots on the leaderboard.
Nicklaus Mason, also a freshman who is fresh off an impressive 13th-place finish in his spring debut, will look for a similar turnaround in his third round as he's in a tie for 54th place at 8-under par 152. Mason carded a 6-over par 78 first round and a 2-over par 74 second round.
"We had some big numbers in round one but the guys did a great job bouncing back," Robbins said.
Kansas State will be looking for its first team title of the season when the Colleton River Collegiate concludes Tuesday morning with tee times to begin the final round. Fans can follow live scoring on Golfstat.com
"We are in a good position going into tomorrow," Robbins said. "Just need to go out and play solid golf and see what happens."
The Wildcats used two impressive - and tied for season best - 5-under par 283 rounds to bring their day-one total to 10-under par 566. K-State is six strokes off the lead as Georgia Southern leads the field at 16-under par 560
"The guys played really well today," head coach Grant Robbins said. "The wind picked up this afternoon, and I thought we did a great job of staying patient and took advantage of the par 5's."
O'Neill, a sophomore, is in second place on the individual leaderboard at 8-under par 136. He played at a consistently high-level throughout the day, carding back-to-back 4-under par 68 rounds, twice tying the number of his career best individual round. With 27 pars, seven birdies, and one eagle, O'Neill only finished worse than par on one hole all day.
"Luke was really solid today," Robbins said. "He flighted the ball really well in the wind, and his short game was sharp today."
The Connemara, Ireland product sits two strokes behind the leader, No. 6 ranked Albin Bergstrom from South Florida and is in position to capture his first career individual title and his second career top-five finish with an important final round on Tuesday.
Joining O'Neill in the top-10 is Tim Tillmanns, who's tied for sixth place at 3-under par 141. The junior began the morning strong with a 3-under par 69 first 18 before putting together an even-par 72 round. Tillmanns will be searching for his seventh career top-10 finish and the fourth of the season in his final round.
Will Hopkins, a senior, is yet another Wildcat who had a very strong start to the tournament, carding a 2-under par 70 first round and 1-over par 73 second round to sit a tie for 15th place at 1-under par 143.
Laurenz Schiergen, a freshman, is tied for 27th place at 2-over par 146. It was a tough start for Schiergen as he recorded a 4-over par 76 first round, but the German National Team member performed quite the turnaround with a 2-under par 70 second round to rise 21 spots on the leaderboard.
Nicklaus Mason, also a freshman who is fresh off an impressive 13th-place finish in his spring debut, will look for a similar turnaround in his third round as he's in a tie for 54th place at 8-under par 152. Mason carded a 6-over par 78 first round and a 2-over par 74 second round.
"We had some big numbers in round one but the guys did a great job bouncing back," Robbins said.
Kansas State will be looking for its first team title of the season when the Colleton River Collegiate concludes Tuesday morning with tee times to begin the final round. Fans can follow live scoring on Golfstat.com
"We are in a good position going into tomorrow," Robbins said. "Just need to go out and play solid golf and see what happens."
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