St. Simons Island, Ga. — Powered by 63 in the opening round Callum ScottThe No. 6 ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders men’s golf program is tied for fourth after 36 holes in the Frederica Cup hosted by Vanderbilt University’s Frederica Golf Club.
The Scottish-born player scored an opening-round 63 and followed it up with a second-round 67 to sit in sole second place after 36 holes.
The sophomore used three birdies and an eagle on seven in the first four holes to score a 31 on the opening nine. He shot a bogey-free round of 63 on nine under.
Scott was one of three Red Raiders to break 70 in the first 18 holes, joining one. Ludwig Aberg And Jack Wall Fired the same 68 rounds.
As a team, the Red Raiders posted a team score of -15 overall (345) in the opening round.
In the afternoon session, Tech rode the momentum from the morning with a combined team score of -19 overall (341), with six Red Raiders shooting par or better in the afternoon.
Aberg caught fire on the final 18, using three straight birdies on 13, 14 and 15 to fire a round of 66. Combined with his opening 68, Aberg sits at -10 overall, tied for eighth.
South Carolina transfer Jack Wall He shined on Wednesday, shooting consecutive rounds of 68 and 67 to sit at -9 overall. Wall had nine birdies, an eagle and just two bogeys over the 36 holes (both in the same round).
Host Vanderbilt posted a two-round score of -46 using a second-round combined team score of 325 (-35). Oklahoma sits just two shots behind Georgia (-37) with a -44 overall.
Mississippi State is fifth at -26, followed by Arkansas (-16), Ohio State (-15) and TCU (+15).
Vanderbilt’s William Moll shot consecutive rounds of 64 and 65 to lead Scott by one stroke.
Results:
Callum Scott:-14, 2
Ludwig Aberg: -10, T8
Jack Wall: -9, 10
When we reach a dictator:-2, T27
JP Roller: +2, T37
Ethan Davidson: +2, T37.
Hitting the sand(s) (HC GREG Sands):
“We started well as a team, and I’m really happy with how the guys prepared. We put a good number on the board today. We’re doing the right thing emotionally and making good shots. Hopefully we can do it. Bring out the hot guys tomorrow to catch Vandy, who played a really good second round.”
On Scott’s performance:
“Calum shot 63 in the opening round, which is a great number. He comes from a world amateur, so I’m really happy with how he’s adjusted to the change in time and been able to do something special. He hit it long and it’s wide here, so the length shows, especially on the par fives. He did a great job capitalizing on those, and the same goes for Jack. Overall, I saw a lot of good golf and I’m glad we got out of where we are trying to keep up with Vandy.
Next:
The Red Raiders look to close the gap on the Commodores tomorrow as the third and final round of the Frederica Cup begins. leading JP Rollerthe Red Raiders play at 6:30 (CT).
