University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics
NCAA Regionals
Cornfield Shoots 70 in Second Round of NCAA Franklin Regional
5/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Franklin, Tenn. – USC Upstate's Ryan Cornfield recorded a 2-under 70 on Tuesday to move into a tie for 29th place following second round play at the NCAA Franklin Regional from the par-72, 7,190-yard Vanderbilt Legends Club North Course.
Overall, Cornfield is 1-under for the tournament with a total score of 143. He is one of seven players tied for 29th position, and is the fourth-highest individual in the field behind Ryan Cole of James Madison, Patrick Cover of UNC Wilmington and Jose Montano of Xavier.
"Ryan was solid today hitting 15 greens and a lot of fairways," said head coach Todd Lawton. "He has played some of the most difficult holes well and his par-5 scoring is really good. He is working to improve his proximity on the par 4's and that will make a difference."
Cornfield began his day on the 10th hole and posted four straight par's to open the round. The senior moved to 1-under following his birdie on the par-5 14th but gave it back two holes later with a bogey at the 16th. Cornfield ended the front-nine at 1-under after carding a birdie on the 18th hole.
The Dudley, England native started the back-nine in similar fashion by posting par's on holes 1-4 before going back to even-par on a bogey at the 5th. Cornfield highlighted the round with back-to-back birdies on the 6th and 7th holes, and moved to 2-under for the day. He closed out his round with a pair of par's to finish at 70.
"Overall, he is in a nice position to post a good tournament finish," Lawton said.
Texas continues to sit atop the team standings with a two-day score of 539 and is 17 strokes ahead of second-place Virginia. Cole and Doug Ghim of Texas are tied for the individual lead at 11-under 133.
Cornfield will tee off his final round Wednesday morning at 9:53 a.m. on the 10th hole.
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