K-State Tied for 11th After Day One in Alabama

LOXLEY, Ala. – The Kansas State men's golf team has work to do in the final round as the Wildcats are tied for 11th place at 5-over par Saturday's play at the Steelwood Collegiate at the par-72, 7,096-yard Steelwood Country Club.

The teams played their usual 36 holes on Saturday but went four or five holes into the final round on the first day due to expected inclement weather on Sunday. K-State recorded a first-round score of 3-over par 291 and a 5-over par 293 second round, while the Wildcats are currently at 3-under par in the final round.

"It was a frustrating day," head coach Grant Robbins said. "We did a lot of good things. We played the par 3s really well, which is one of the keys to this course, and we made a ton of birdies. The problem was we just made way too many mistakes, and I thought there were several times we just lost focus and couldn't get any momentum. However, we did get off to a good start in round three. We just need to play smart and understand that it doesn't have to be perfect – just keep the ball in play and avoid short-side misses. If we do that and put together five solid scores, we will be in good shape."

Kansas State is currently led by senior Alex Lindstrom, who is tied for 20th place at 1-under par. The Halmstad, Sweden, native bounced back with a 4-over par first round with a bogey-free second-round score of 4-under par 68, recording two birdies on each side of the course. He also birdied his second hole of round three as he is through five final-round holes.

Two shots back and tied for 32nd place is sophomore Fionn Dobbin. He produced his third under-par round of the year in the morning with a score of 1-under par 71, and he is currently 2-under par through four holes in the final round.

Freshman Oliver Toyer is tied for 40th place at 3-over par, which included an even-par first round. Another freshman, Ville Virkkala, is tied for 54th place at 5-over par, while senior Shea Harmeson rounds out the scoring lineup in 73rd place at 12-over par. Playing as an individual, sophomore Tyler Strong carded an even-par first round but is tied for 70th place at 10-over par.

No. 35 West Virginia holds a one-shot lead over Rutgers at 12-under par. Memphis' Yixiang Wang is the individual leader at 9-under par.

Final-round play is set to resume at 8 a.m., on Sunday morning. Live results can be followed on SCOREBOARD powered by Clippd.

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Players Mentioned

Fionn Dobbin

Shea Harmeson

Alex Lindstrom

Tyler Strong

Oliver Toyer

Ville Virkkala

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