Firestone C.C. North – Akron, Ohio – Oct. 3-4, 2016
TEAM
- Set a new 54-hole top score for the season by 13 strokes…previous low was 876 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate…289.83 average over last six rounds after starting 296.83 over first six.
- 1-under par 863 is first par-breaking total since last February's -12 performance (852) at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate…576 (E) is a season-low 36-hole score topping 580 (+12) at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate…last time par or better through two rounds was 8 under (568) at February's Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate.
- 2-under 286 in the second round matched season-low 18 first turned in over final 18 at the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate and again in the opening round of the Maui Jim Intercollegiate.
- 146 pars is a new tourney high for 2016-17.
- New season bests for par 3 (+7) and 4 (+8) scoring…second-lowest par 5 total (-16) to 17 under at Turning Stone.
INDVIDUAL
- First career top 5 for
Brooks Thomas…new career-low 54-hole total of 211…today's 69 (-3) tied his career best set three times prior.
- B. Thomas now has a team-high three rounds in the 60s (4 career) and seven par or better (20 career)…six of his last seven scores are under par.
- 70.57 stroke average (-7) over the last seven cards for B. Thomas…70.50 in four final rounds shooting -5.
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Wes Gosselin just missed his first top 10 of the year (T12)…3-under 213 is his best total of 2016-17.
- Gosselin was par or better all three rounds to push his season total to five…48 for his career.
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Stuart Thomas' 2-under 70 in round two was his second par or better number of the year…11 in his career.
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Lake Johnson's -1 on the par 3s is a new season best by a Moc…Gosselin was E.
SCORING (Counting Cards Round-by-Round)
Eagles: 2 (0/1/1) – Leader(s): Johnson/Gosselin 1.
Birdies: 36 (11/13/12) – Leader(s): B. Thomas/Gosselin 11.
Par 3: +7 (+2/+1/+4) – Leader(s): Johnson -1.
Par 4: +8 (+3/+7/-2) – Leader(s): B. Thomas -4.
Par 5: -16 (-3/-10/-3) – Leader(s): S. Thomas -6.