April 27, 2012
Trinity, Texas - Mizzou Men's Golf wrapped up the first day of play at the Big 12 Championships in a tie for eighth place. The Tigers went 312-301 in the first two rounds to sit 37-over-par. Texas A&M (+6) leads the Championship, followed by Oklahoma (+8) and Texas Tech (+12).
Nick Wilson leads the Tigers in 13th place. He is 4-over-par after finishing the first and second rounds with scores of 75 and 73. On the day, Wilson tallied six birdies, and notched two back-to-back in the second round of play. Jace Long is currently tied for 19th place in the tournament as he finished the day 7-over-par scoring 75-76 through two rounds.
Emilio Cuartero will enter the third round in a tie for 34th place as he is currently 12-over-par. Cuartero shot 10-over-par in the first round, and came back to finish the second round just 2-over-par. He tallied five birdies in the second round alone, adding to the two he shot in the morning round.
Freshman Ryan Zech is 14-over-par after the first day of play as he went 80-78 through the first two rounds. Adam Rosenthal finished the day 22-over-par after two rounds of play as well.
The third round of the Big 12 Championships will begin tomorrow at 8 a.m. Live scoring for the tournament will be available at www.golfstat.com, and results will be posted on MUTigers.com at the conclusion of each round. Keep checking in for the latest updates on Mizzou Men's Golf.
