California Baptist University
WAC Championship
Lancers Finish Day Two At WAC Championship
4/30/2022 4:54:00 PM | Men's Golf
BOULDER CITY --- California Baptist University men's golf wrapped up the second day of the Western Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday.
Sean Citherlet led the charge for the Lancers on the day, posting a 1-under-par 71 after shooting even par in the opening round. Citherlet is in solo 12th after putting together a bogey-free 1-under-par on the day with 17 pars and a birdie on hole five. Eeli Kujanpää joined Citherlet inside the top-20, as he sits at T-19th with a 2-over-par 71-75=146.
James Mackie moved up five spots on the day to join teammate Luke Bartram at T-34th. Mackie signed a 1-over-par 73 for a 6-over-par total to match Bartram with a 150 total. Bartram ended his day with a 6-over-par 78. John Hayes is currently T-50th with an 11-over-par 77-78=155.
The three-day, 54-hole event is being held at Boulder Creek Golf Club, as the 12 teams are playing on the par-72 7,482-yard course. With CBU in its final year of the transition process, the Lancers aren't eligible to post a team score in the standings. If they were, they would have posted a 13-over-par 589 team score, which would place them tied at eighth with Seattle U.
As for the official team scores, Sam Houston continues to lead the tournament with an 11-under-par 565 team score. SHSU holds a four-stroke advantage over the field, although Abilene Christian moved up one spot after posting the lowest team score on the day with a 10-under-par 278 team score for a 7-under-par 569 total. Grand Canyon moved into third with a 5-under-par 571 team score, and NM State is in fourth with an even-par 576 team score.
Alex Clouse of Abilene Christian went into the clubhouse, maintaining his lead over the 53-player field with a 7-under-par 68-69=137 to take a two-stroke advantage into the final day.
The Lancers are set to tee off at 7 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, for the third and final round of competition.
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