Border Olympics Day One Results and Statistics

THE RUNDOWN
LAREDO, Texas - The Baylor men's golf team is tied for the lead after shooting 12-under-par 564 across 36 holes at Laredo Country Club on Friday at the Border Olympics.

The Bears are tied at 12-under with Houston, two strokes ahead of Pacific (-10) in third place, three strokes in front of fourth-place Sam Houston State (-9) and seven ahead of fifth-place McNeese State (-7).

Baylor was tied for second place after shooting 8-under 280 in the first round, one shot back of Pacific's tournament-leading 279. The Bears shot 4-under 284 in the second round, while Pacific dropped from first to third with a 1-under 287.

Kyle Jones is tied for second place and one shot back of tournament leader Matt Scobie of Houston (-9). Jones is at 8-under 136 after shooting 5-under 67 and 3-under 69 on Friday. Filippo Zucchetti shot 69-71 to finish the day tied for sixth place at 4-under 140. Mikkel Bjerch-Andresen is tied for 16th at 2-under 142, Andreas Gjesteby is tied for 43rd at 2-over 146, and Frederik Andersen is tied for 68th at 5-over 149.

Jackson Heazel and Nick Thornton, who are both playing as individuals, are tied for 43rd place at 2-over 146. Heazel shot 1-over 73 in both rounds, and Thornton shot 3-over 75 in the first round, followed by 1-under 71 in the second.

HIGHLIGHTS
? Jones is tied for second in par-4 scoring average at 5-under 3.75.
? Bjerch-Andresen and Jones are tied for seventh in par-3 scoring at 1-under 2.88.
? Zucchetti and Jones each made 10 birdies over 36 holes, tied for sixth-most in the 102-player field.
? Andersen made 28 pars, tied for third-most in the field, while Bjerch-Andresen tied for sixth with 27 pars.

STAT OF THE DAY
6 - the number of rounds shot below-par out of 10 rounds played on Friday by players in the Baylor lineup.

WHAT'S NEXT
Saturday's final round will be an 8 a.m. CT shotgun start. Jones will begin on the first tee, Bjerch-Andresen and Zucchetti will tee off from No. 2, Gjesteby will begin on the third hole, and Andersen will tee off from No. 4. Baylor is paired with Houston, Pacific and Sam Houston State for the final round. For live scoring information throughout the tournament, visit www.golfstat.com. Follow @BaylorMGolf on twitter for updates throughout the season.