iLed by sophomores Ben Meyers and Wilhelm Schauman, the 22nd-ranked Minnesota men's golf team remained in fourth place after the second round of the Puerto Rico Classic in at Rio Mar Country Club in Palmer, P.R. Meyers and Schauman each shot under par for a 36-hole total of 143 (-1) to move into fourth place in the 54-hole event. The tournament, hosted by Purdue University, concludes Tuesday.
Following his first round even par 72, Meyers, a native of Frankston, Victoria in Australia, shot a one under 71 to remain in the hunt for the individual title. Schauman, of Djursholm, Sweden, shot a two under par 70 after firing a one over 73 on the first day of competition. Clemson's Lucas Glover remains in the lead with a two-day total of 138 (-6). Freshman Simon Nash also remained in the top 10 at 145 (+1) with his second round 71 to follow his first day 74.
As a team, Minnesota is alone in fourth place with a two-day total of 585 (+9). The Golden Gophers are six strokes behind top-ranked Georgia and third-ranked Georgia Tech who lead the tournament at three over par 579. Second-ranked Clemson, the day one leader, falls to third at 580.
Puerto Rico Classic Rio Mar Country Club Palmer, P.R. Par: 72 Yardage: 6,945 36-Hole Team Results Team Scores Georgia 293 286---579 Georgia Tech 296 283---579 Clemson 289 291---580 Minnesota 296 289---585 Oklahoma 301 289---590 Colorado 294 298---592 Texas A&M 299 294---593 Duke 298 297---595 North Carolina State 307 293---600 East Tennessee State 301 299---600 Northwestern 299 301---600 Virginia 299 305---604 Kent State 309 298---607 Wake Forest 307 303---610 Purdue 318 310---628 Puerto Rico Classic Rio Mar Country Club Palmer, P.R. Par: 72 Yardage: 6,945 36-Hole Team Results Player School Scores Lucas Glover Clemson 68 70--138 Bryce Molder Georgia Tech 71 71--142 Ryan Hybl Georgia 72 70--142 Ben Meyers Minnesota 72 71--143 Wilhelm Schauman Minnesota 73 70--143 Jon Mills Kent State 69 74--143 Casey Cronin Texas A&M 71 70--143 Wes Latimer Georgia Tech 73 70--143 Simon Nash Minnesota 74 71--145 David Sanchez NC State 71 74--145 Cody Freeman Oklahoma 72 73--145 Golden Gopher Scores Place Player Scores T4 Ben Meyers 72 71--143 T4 Wilhelm Schauman 73 70--143 T9 Simon Nash 74 71--145 T56 Zach Faulds 77 78--155 T65 Justin Smith 80 77--157
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