March 31, 2012

Augusta State Invitational Results

AUGUSTA, Ga. -The 31st-ranked Baylor men's golf team sits in ninth place at 1-under 575 Saturday through 36 holes of the Insperity Augusta State Invitational.

No. 1 Texas and No. 48 Augusta State share the lead after the second round at 17-under 559. Texas held a one-stroke lead over the host Jaguars through 18 holes. No. 44 Illinois is third at 12-under 564, followed by No. 37 TCU at 10-under 566. Baylor, one of nine teams to finish the day under-par, is one stroke behind defending ASU Invitational champion Oklahoma State (2-under 574).

"It was good to see Joakim (Mikkelsen) bounce back after a couple of bogeys to close the first round," head coach Greg Priest said. "He played well in the second round and had a chance to score really low.

"Kyle (Jones) played well all day," Priest said. "We have to get these guys some help. We're at a bit of a disadvantage because there are several times that have played this course many times.

"If we can keep our tee shots in play, this course has a lot of birdies out there," Priest said. "Counting the practice round, we've seen this course three times now so we hope to put up a good final round Sunday.

With an 11-under 133, TCU's Julien Brun owns a one-stroke lead over second-place Taylor Floyd of Augusta State (10-under 134). Texas' Dylan Frittelli is third at 9-under 135.

Freshman Kyle Jones was Baylor's top performer Saturday. The Snowflake, Ariz., native shot 3-under 141 and is tied for 15th overall. He was the only Baylor golfer to card sub-par scores in both rounds.

Baylor's low individual round came from senior Joakim Mikkelsen, who is tied for 20th at 2-under 142. Following a first-round 74, Mikkelsen fired a 4-under 68 in the second round, marking his fifth round in the 60s and 11th sub-par round this season.

Jones and Mikkelsen were Baylor's two golfers under-par through 36 holes. Freshman Mikkel Bjerch-Andresen is tied for 39th at 1-over 145, while senior Lorenzo Scotto is tied for 52nd at 3-over 147. Redshirt freshman Niclas Mansson is tied for 79th at 13-over 157.

The final round of the Insperity Augusta State Invitational will tee off at 7:30 a.m. CDT Sunday. Live scoring will be available at www.golfstat.com.