CARROLLTON, TEXAS — The University of New Mexico men’s golf team jumped up five spots on the leaderboard during round two at the Maridoe Intercollegiate hosted by North Texas on Sunday. The Lobos chopped 13 strokes off their round-one score, improving to sixth place as they head into round three of the tournament on Monday.
ROUND 1 RECAP | ROUND 1 RESULTS
UNM came out strong in round two of play as four Lobos showed improvement from their first-round scores. As a team, the squad shot a twelve over, 292 and recorded 11 birdies on the day. Freshman Sam Choi had a standout performance in round two as he took off 10 strokes from his first-round score and posted a 72 (+2). Choi is tied for seventh in birdies on the tournament through two rounds.
Leading the Lobos after round two is freshman Ignacio Arcaya who shot a four over, 74 in the round and posted a team-high of 12 pars on the day. He is sitting in a tie for 26th overall after improving 15 spots on the leaderboard and shaving two strokes off his first-round score. Just one stroke behind and tied for 29th is sophomore Galven Green whose three birdies in the round helped him record a score of just three over, 73.
Senior Sean Carlon and senior Augustin Holé finished up round two in a tie for 37th after posting a two-round score of 152 (+12). Both players recorded 10 pars the round, while Carlon recorded three birdies on the day. Carlon saw a six-stroke improvement from his first-round score which resulted in a 22-spot leap on the leaderboard.
The Lobos are just one stroke behind fifth-place Arkansas and eight strokes behind fourth-place Coastal Carolina. UNM is a total of 30 strokes ahead of conference opponent Boise State which is sitting in 14th place after round two. Leading the competition is SMU, which is 10 shots ahead of second-place North Texas.
As a team, the Lobos have posted the third-most birdies on the tournament, notching 21 in the first two rounds.
The third and final round of the Maridoe Intercollegiate will tee off on Monday at 8:30 a.m. on holes one and 10.