Baylor
National Invitational
Mikkelsen Tied for Lead at National Invitational
3/17/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 17, 2010
TUCSON, Ariz. - Baylor men's golf sophomore Joakim Mikkelsen, ranked 89th in the nation by Golfstat, owns a share of the lead through two rounds Wednesday of the National Invitational Tournament.
Mikkelsen (70-69=139) and TCU's Johan de Beer (68-71=139) are tied atop the leaderboard at 5-under 139 - one shot ahead of third-place Dylan Frittelli (73-67=140) of Texas. Colorado's Bryce Hanstad (74-68=142) and TCU's Travis Woolf (72-70=142) are three shots back of the leaders in a fifth-place tie.
TCU (286-283=569) is eight shots up on second-place and host Arizona (293-284=577). Seventh-ranked Texas (291-288=579) is 10 shots back in third place, while 50th-ranked Baylor (289-292=581) is 12 back in fourth overall. The Bears shot the second-lowest first round (289) of the day.
Mikkelsen carded back-to-back sub-par rounds, firing a 2-under 70 in the first round followed by a 3-under 69 in second set of 18 holes. The Drammen, Norway, native has now recorded 15 rounds of par or better and five rounds in the 60s. Mikkelsen's 5-under 139 is one stroke off his season-best 36-hole score.
Payne Gniewek (75-73=148) and Lorenzo Scotto (76-72=148) are tied for 26th overall at 4-over 148. Freshman Jerry Ruiz (72-78=150) is two shots behind Gniewek and Scotto in 39th place at 6-over. Austin Berkovsky (72-79=151) and individual Ryan O'Rear (78-73=151) concluded Wednesday in a tie for 45th at 7-over 151.
The final round of the National Invitational Tournament will tee off Thursday morning at OMNI Tucson National. Live scoring is available at www.GolfStat.com.
NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Team Results
| 1. | [22] TCU | 286-283=569 | -7 |
| 2. | Arizona (A) | 293-284=577 | +1 |
| 3. | [7] Texas | 291-288=579 | +3 |
| 4. | [50] BAYLOR | 289-292=581 | +5 |
| t5. | [23] California | 294-293=587 | +11 |
| t5. | [42] SMU | 293-294=587 | +11 |
| 7. | Purdue | 299-290=589 | +13 |
| t8. | New Mexico | 294-296=590 | +14 |
| t8. | [36] Colorado State | 297-293=590 | +14 |
| 10. | Tulsa | 294-297=591 | +15 |
| 11. | [13] Texas Tech | 294-298=592 | +16 |
| 12. | UTEP | 302-308=610 | +34 |
| 13. | Wyoming | 306-305=611 | +35 |
| 14. | Arizona (B) | 310-304=614 | +38 |
Baylor Individual Results
| t1. | Joakim Mikkelsen | 70-69=139 | -5 |
| t26. | Payne Gniewek | 75-73=148 | +4 |
| t26. | Lorenzo Scotto | 76-72=148 | +4 |
| t39. | Jerry Ruiz | 72-78=150 | +6 |
| t45. | Austin Berkovsky | 72-79=151 | +7 |
| t45. | Ryan O'Rear (I) | 78-73=151 | +7 |
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