The Prestige: Texas Tech extends its lead heading into the final round

February 20, 2024 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

Cecil Belisle (Kansas Athletics Photo)

Cecil Belisle of Kansas takes the individual lead by one shot as three golfers sit one shot behind

Texas Tech used an 11-under 273 to get to 24-under for the tournament and extended its lead by ten shots at The Prestige at PGA West, the Greg Norman Course in La Quinta, Calif.

The Red Raiders shot a first-round 13-under 271 to take a five-shot lead and doubled it today behind a 13-under performance.

Kansas is in solo second place at 14-under and ten shots back of Texas Tech. Duke is in solo third place at 11-under and Kansas State is in solo fourth place at 10-under. Washington and Louisville are T5 at 9-under.

Cecil Belisle of Kansas shot a second-round 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead heading into the final 18 holes. Belisle shot a first-round 4-under 67 to get into position to make a move on the second day, and he delivered.

Belisle, who is ranked No. 198 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com U.S. Rankings, won the Folds of Honor Collegiate in September and finished T8 in the Minnesota Amateur.

Belisle has recorded 11 birdies and two bogeys on the week, including a bogey on No. 18 coming into the clubhouse in the second round.

Ethan Evans of Duke, Connor Jones of Colorado State, and Petr Hruby of Washington are all T2 at 8-under and just one shot behind Belisle. Pono Yanagi of Washington State and Riccardo Fantinelli of Princeton are T5 at 7-under.

First-round leader Tyran Snyders of Texas Tech, Karl Vilips of Stanford, and Louis Pilod of Cal Poly are T7 at 6-under.

2023 U.S. Junior champion Bryan Kim of Duke, 2023 Walker Cupper Calum Scott of Texas Tech, and Matthew Comegys of Texas Tech are T10 at 5-under.

Results: The Prestige at PGA West

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Cecil Belisle	Red Wing, MN	700	67-66-67=200
T2	Petr Hruby	, Czech Republic	500	66-68-68=202
T2	Karl Vilips	, Australia	500	70-66-66=202
T4	Tyran Snyders	, South Africa	400	65-71-68=204
T4	Riley Lewis	Prescott, AZ	400	68-70-66=204

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The Prestige: Texas Tech extends its lead heading into the final round

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 ...