University of Illinois
NCAA Kohler Regional
@IlliniMGolf Moves up the Leaderboard at NCAA Kohler Regional
May 17, 2016 | Men's Golf
The Illini sit in second after two rounds of play.
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Kohler, Wis. – Fighting Illini men's golf used a 5-under par second round tally to move up three spots on the leaderboard at the 2016 NCAA Kohler Regional on Tuesday, May 17. Illinois is 4-under par in total and currently in second place. Florida continues to lead the tournament with a two-round tally 11-under par, and Florida State (-2) rounds out the top-three teams. Four Illini sit among the top-20 individuals, led by seniors Charlie Danielson and Thomas Detry in a tie for fourth overall.
"Today was a good, solid day," head coach Mike Small said. "At these regionals, we have learned over the years that it takes purposeful, confident golf to get through. Today that was there. Really everyone played well, when you shoot 5-under on this golf course, with this wind, it's good. Mission accomplished today, and tomorrow we need to come out tomorrow and play solid, our standard of golf. Our seniors took the lead today, so I'm anxious to see who is going to do it tomorrow."
Both Danielson and Detry shot 3-under par on Tuesday, finishing with two-round scores of 2-under. Detry shot 3-under on the front nine, birdieing three of his first four holes. He added another birdie on the 11th hole before making bogey late in the round.
Danielson shot even par on the front nine before making back-to-back birdies after the turn. He added a birdie on the 17th hole as well.
Sophomores Nick Hardy and Dylan Meyer are currently tied for 18th individually as the two sit 1-over par after two rounds. Hardy closed the day at even par; he shot 2-over on the front nine, carding two birdies to negate some early bogeys. He added two birdies on the back nine as well. Meyer shot 3-over par for the day, adding three birdies for the Orange and Blue.
Freshman Edoardo Lipparelli started off hot on Tuesday morning as he birdied five holes on the front nine, making the turn with a score 4-under par. He ran into a bit of trouble midway through the day, making consecutive bogeys as he made the turn. Lipparelli is currently 5-over par on the tournament and finished 1-over on the day. He is tied for 50th individually.
The No. 2-ranked Illini are joined by 12 teams and 10 individual players in Wisconsin. The Kohler Regional field includes No. 15 Florida State, No. 2 Florida, No. 21 Arkansas, No. 29 Baylor, No. 31 Penn State, No. 35 Memphis, No. 48 Kent State, No. 54 UCLA, No. 61 East Tennessee State, No. 63 Campbell, Idaho and South Dakota State. The top five teams and top individual not on a qualifying team from each of the six NCAA regional sites will compete at the NCAA Championship at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon, May 27-June 1. In addition to Florida, Illinois and Florida State, Arkansas (E) and Idaho (+6) are also on pace to advance after two rounds of play.
The NCAA Kohler Regional is being played in a 54-hole format, and the final round will begin at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, May 18. Hosted by Marquette University, the regional championship is held at Blackwolf Run's 7,404-yard, par 72 course. The Meadow Valleys course was recently listed among the top-100 in Golf Digest's ranking of America's Greatest Public Golf Courses.
The Illini are set to tee off at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow for the final round of play. Live scoring will be available on Golfstat, and a recap will be posted on FIGHTINGILLINI.com following the round. Fans can also follow @IlliniMGolf on Twitter for even more live updates.
