OIT Men Tied for 2nd After Round 2 of Fall Invitational
Men's Golf
October 10, 2022
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. –
Tyler Vassar carded a 4-under-par 68, helping Oregon Tech move into sole-possession of second place after 36 holes at the OIT Fall Invitational.
Competing on the Jack Nicklaus designed Running Y Ranch course, Vassar (76-68 – 144) birdied four-straight holes at one stretch and vaulted into fourth-place in the overall standings.
North Idaho College (285-292 – 677) holds the overall lead, while the Owls (299-294 – 593) picked up six strokes and will begin the final round in a deadlock with Simpson (293-300 – 593). Southern Oregon (306-318 – 624) rounds out the field, 47-strokes off the pace.
Michael Gray (73-76 – 149) is in a 3-way tie for sixth, with
Hunter Eberhardt (72-78 – 150) in a tie for ninth.
Xavier De La Rosa (80-72 – 152) used an even-par Round 2 to climb into 11th-place, with
Kellen Humphries (78-79 – 157) rounding out the scoring OIT golfers in 17th-place.
Issey Tanimura (83-75 – 158) is in 19th after a 3-over-par 75, with
Mason Snider (83-83 – 166) in 23rd and
Carter Borror (87-89 – 176) in 26th to round out the OIT individuals.
NIC golfers hold a commanding lead – as Josh McCartain (68-68 – 136) heads into the final round at 8-under-par, one stroke ahead of teammate Jamen Parsons (67-70 – 137). Jaxon Moon (70-72 – 142) of Simpson is alone in third to pace the Redhawks, with Nathaniel Frink (69-80 – 149) in sixth to lead SOU.
Round 3 begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start – with the leaders to begin on Hole 1.
