Larson Climbs 11 Spots at Regional (May 3, 2005)
DAKOTA DUNES, SD – Montana
State-Billings golfer Nicholas Larson used a 2-over par
round of 74 Tuesday to move up 11 spots at the NCAA West
Regional. The freshman from Riverton, Wyo., bounced back
from Monday’s 12-over 84, using five birdies to cut ten
strokes off is first round total.
Larson was 2-under on the front nine
that caused him trouble on Monday. He birdied Nos. 3, 4,
7, and 9 and recorded three pars and two bogeys. His
birdie on the par-4 ninth hole was a three stroke swing
from Monday’s double bogey.
The back nine saw Larson lose four
strokes as he carded five bogeys, three pars and a
birdie. Yet he still played more consistently than he did
in the opening round, eliminating the two double bogeys
and one triple that plagued him Monday.
With Tuesday’s solid play, Larson
moved from 33rd to 22nd place in the
individual standings. Monday’s leader, Andy Moren of Cal
State-Stanislaus, shot a 1-under 71 to hold onto a share
of the lead Tuesday. Western Washington’s Tim Feenstra
made the big move of the day, going 5-under for the round
to pull into a tie with Moren at 1-under for 36 holes.
Feenstra’s performance helped catapult the Vikings into a
17-stroke lead over Chico State in the team standings.
The regional wraps up on Wednesday at
the Dakota Dunes Country Club. The top two teams advance
to the national tournament along with the top individual
not from one of those two teams. |
