Troy University Athletics
Thursday, May 14
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No. 57 Troy Tied for Sixth Following Opening Round of NCAA Regional; Dozier Tied for Fifth
5/14/2015 4:20:00 PM | Golf (M)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – No. 57 Troy carded a tournament-high 16 birdies and Tolver Dozier fired an even par round to lead the Trojans to a sixth place tie following the opening round of the NCAA New Haven Regional on Thursday at the Course at Yale.
Troy is tied with No. 45 North Carolina State at 9-over par after the opening 18 holes of play and the Trojans are just three shots behind fifth-place Oklahoma State; the top five teams following 54 holes will advance to the NCAA Championship.
Dozier carded four of Troy's 16 birdies, including a 60-foot putt on the par-4 eighth hole. The senior from Dothan, Ala., made the turn at 2-under after birdies on No. 12 (par-4) and No. 18 (par-5). Dozier entered the final four holes at 1-over par following a double-bogey on No. 5, but birdied No. 6 and No. 8 around a bogey to finish the day with a 70.
Led by a 6-under-par 64 from individual leader Rigel Fernandes, No. 16 South Florida holds a one-shot advantage over Ohio State. No. 32 San Diego State is three shots back in third followed by No. 5 Vanderbilt and No. 20 Oklahoma State.
Jake Tucker is not far behind his fellow senior as he finished the opening round with a 1-over-par 71. The Trojan lefty carded three birdies during his round (No. 5, 7, 16) around four bogeys to sit in a tie for 12th place.
Luke Moser turned in the only under-par back nine for the Trojans as he played the final nine holes to a tune of 1-under par thanks to a pair of birdies and one bogey. Moser opened with a 3-over on the front nine and is tied for 20th place after shooting a 2-over 72.
A pair of Trojans are tied for 54th place after carding matching 6-over-par 76s, but did it in different ways. Jared Bettcher made the turn at 6-over par with a trio of double-bogeys, a bogey and a birdie, but rebounded to play the back nine at even par thanks to three birdies. Clayton Vannoy made the turn at 1-over but played the back nine at 5-over and finished his day with a pair of birdies.
Troy will open round two at 7:20 a.m. (CDT) on the first hole and will be paired with Vanderbilt and Oklahoma State.
Team Standings
1. South Florida 281, 2. Ohio State 282, 3. San Diego State 284, 4. Vanderbilt 285, 5. Oklahoma State 286, T6. Troy 289, T6. North Carolina State 289, T8. Iowa 291, T8. North Texas 291, 10. LSU 294, 11. Arkansas 301, 12. College of Charleston 303, 13. Robert Morris 205, 14. St. Peter's 307
Individual Leaders
1. Rigel Fernandes (South Florida) 64, T2. Clark Engle (Ohio State) 68, T2. Dylan Wu (Northwestern) 68, 4. Matthias Schwab (Vanderblit) 69, T5. Tolver Dozier (Troy) 70, T5. Six Others
Troy Individuals
T5. Tolver Dozier 70, T12. Jake Tucker 71, T20. Luke Moser 72, T54. Jared Bettcher 76, T54. Clayton Vannoy 76
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