LSU shines in taking Prestige lead over Oklahoma State
2/19/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for The Prestige at PGA West, PGA West - Greg Norman Course
The Tigers will take a slim three-shot lead on the nation's top-ranked team into the final round
LSU posted 4-under 280 at PGA West’s Greg Norman course in La Quinta, Calif. Senior Luis Gagne and junior Phillip Barbaree contributed rounds of 2-under 69 that helped power the LSU effort.
Gagne, coming off a runner-up finish at the Latin America Amateur Championship last month, didn’t make a bogey after the third hole. For his part, Barbaree eagled the par-4 11th then added two more birdies to close the round.
LSU is 9 under through 36 holes, and leads Oklahoma State, which stands at 6 under.
The Cowboys had the first-round lead but weren’t able to get under par on Tuesday, posting an even-par 284 for the day. Only Austin Eckroat -- with a five-birdie, no-bogey back nine – was able to get in the red. He had a 1-under 70 for the day.
Matthew Wolff was arguably the most intriguing storyline entering the week. The Cowboy sophomore is chasing his fifth consecutive stroke-play victory of the season (read: he hasn’t finished anything but first in a stroke-play event this year), but he took a step backward in that quest on Tuesday. After rounds of 69-75, Wolff is tied for 17th at 2 over. That’s nine shots off the pace of co-leaders Brandon Wu of Stanford and Thomas Hutchison of UC Davis.
Eckroat is third, followed by teammate Viktor Hovland in a tie for fourth with LSU’s Nathan Jeansonne.
Only LSU and Oklahoma State are under par for the week. Pepperdine will enter the final round in solo third at 2 over while UCLA is fourth another shot back and Oregon rounds out the top 5 at 6 over.
Results: The Prestige at PGA West
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , Norway | 800 | 68-71-66=205 | |
| 2 | Scarsdale, NY | 500 | 65-70-71=206 | |
| T3 | Shreveport, LA | 400 | 73-69-66=208 | |
| T3 | Edmond, OK | 400 | 68-70-70=208 | |
| 5 | Danville, CA | 400 | 71-70-68=209 |
About the The Prestige at PGA West
54 hole men's college tournament played in California's Coachella Valley which features an all- star field of many of major college golf's top teams and players. The Prestige is co-hosted by eight time NCAA Champion Stanford University of the Pac 12 ...
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