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Friday, March 18
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National Invitational Tournament Day 1
Sophomore Rasmus Hjelm had a pair of under-par rounds on the first day in Tucson
CSU In 14th After Two Rounds of National Invitational Tournament
3/18/2022 8:49:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Rams are competing in one of the top event fields in the nation this season, as nine teams are ranked in the top 30
TUCSON, Ariz. – Taking on one of the top national fields this year, Colorado State is in 14th after the first two rounds of the National Invitational Tournament Friday. The two-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted by the University of Arizona, was played at Omni Tucson National Resort's Catalina Course (Par 72 – 7,200 yards) in Tucson, Ariz.
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Against a field where all 15 teams are ranked in the top 115 nationally according to Golfstat, including nine in the top 30, the Rams, battling a stomach issue with several in the lineup, shot a 4-over 292 in the morning round and then improved with a 1-over 289 in the afternoon to sit at 5-over 581. No. 2 Oklahoma State is the 36-hole leader at 41-under 535, 21 shots ahead of host No. 30 Arizona. No. 1 Oklahoma is in third at 18-under 558, followed by No. 28 New Mexico in fourth at 17-under 559. No. 12 Texas and No. 9 Pepperdine round out the top five teams in a tie for fifth at 16-under 560.
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The Rams are led by freshman Christoph Bleier, who is tied for 24th at 3-under 141. Bleier shot a 1-under 71 in the early 18 and then posted a 2-under 70 in the second round. Junior Connor Jones is next at 2-over 146 in a tie for 61st. Senior Davis Bryant and sophomore Rasmus Hjelm are tied for 66th at 3-over 147, while freshman Jay Pabin is tied for 80th at 7-over 151. Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra, ranked No. 11 in the nation, is the individual leader at 12-under 132, one shot ahead of a trio of golfers at 11-under 133. In all, the top nine golfers are all ranked in the top 100 nationally, with 23 total in the 88-player field.
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CSU will play its third and final round with San Diego and UNLV on Saturday, going off No. 10 in tee times starting at 9 a.m. MT.
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Against a field where all 15 teams are ranked in the top 115 nationally according to Golfstat, including nine in the top 30, the Rams, battling a stomach issue with several in the lineup, shot a 4-over 292 in the morning round and then improved with a 1-over 289 in the afternoon to sit at 5-over 581. No. 2 Oklahoma State is the 36-hole leader at 41-under 535, 21 shots ahead of host No. 30 Arizona. No. 1 Oklahoma is in third at 18-under 558, followed by No. 28 New Mexico in fourth at 17-under 559. No. 12 Texas and No. 9 Pepperdine round out the top five teams in a tie for fifth at 16-under 560.
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The Rams are led by freshman Christoph Bleier, who is tied for 24th at 3-under 141. Bleier shot a 1-under 71 in the early 18 and then posted a 2-under 70 in the second round. Junior Connor Jones is next at 2-over 146 in a tie for 61st. Senior Davis Bryant and sophomore Rasmus Hjelm are tied for 66th at 3-over 147, while freshman Jay Pabin is tied for 80th at 7-over 151. Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra, ranked No. 11 in the nation, is the individual leader at 12-under 132, one shot ahead of a trio of golfers at 11-under 133. In all, the top nine golfers are all ranked in the top 100 nationally, with 23 total in the 88-player field.
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CSU will play its third and final round with San Diego and UNLV on Saturday, going off No. 10 in tee times starting at 9 a.m. MT.
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| Teams | ||
| 1 | #2 Oklahoma State | 266-269=535 (-41) |
| 2 | #30 Arizona | 277-279=556 (-20) |
| 3 | #1 Oklahoma | 283-275=558 (-18) |
| 4 | #28 New Mexico | 271-288=559 (-17) |
| T5 | #12 Texas | 280-280=560 (-16) |
| T5 | #9 Pepperdine | 283-277=560 (-16) |
| 7 | #25 Illinois | 281-280=561 (-15) |
| 8 | #5 Arkansas | 279-287=566 (-10) |
| 9 | #13 Tennessee | 281-286=567 (-9) |
| T10 | Wyoming | 285-288=573 (-3) |
| T10 | Southern California | 279-294=573 (-3) |
| 12 | San Diego State | 286-291=577 (+1) |
| 13 | San Diego | 289-291=580 (+4) |
| 14 | Colorado State | 292-289=581 (+5) |
| 15 | UNLV | 289-295=584 (+8) |
| Top Five Individuals Plus CSU | ||
| 1 | #11 Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (Oklahoma State) | 65-67=132 (-12) |
| T2 | #15 Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Illinois) | 69-64=133 (-11) |
| T2 | #59 Aman Gupta (Oklahoma State) | 68-65=133 (-11) |
| T2 | #65 Sam Choi (New Mexico) | 63-70=133 (-11) |
| 5 | #63 Christian Banke (Arizona) | 67-67=134 (-10) |
| T24 | Christoph Bleier (Colorado State) | 71-70=141 (-3) |
| T61 | Connor Jones (Colorado State) | 72-74=146 (+2) |
| T66 | Davis Bryant (Colorado State) | 75-72=147 (+3) |
| T66 | Rasmus Hjelm (Colorado State) | 74-73=147 (+3) |
| T80 | Jay Pabin (Colorado State) | 77-74=151 (+7) |
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