Nagy Battles Wind To
Take Day One Lead At The
Western
Refining College All-America Golf Classic
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| Charlotte's Corey Nagy took the day one lead at the 34th Annual Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic. (Brian Kanof Photo)
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EL PASO,
Texas (November 24, 2008) - One day after perfect weather conditions, the West
Texas wind blew in and it showed in the scoring at the 34th Annual Western
Refining College All-America Golf Classic held at 6,842-yard, par-71 El Paso
Country Club.
Only five golfers were able to break par, led by Charlotte's Corey Nagy, who finished the
first 36 holes at four-under par. Nagy, a junior from Charlotte, N.C.,
carded rounds of 67-71 to finish with a 138 36-hole total. He is on pace to
become the first player to with All-American and the Titleist Long Drive
Contest, since Arizona's
Chris Nallen did it in 2003.
Clemson's Kyle Stanley eagled the par-five ninth hole to close out the
day and pull into second at three-under par. Sonoma
State's Jarin Todd and Texas' Charlie Holland
are tied for third at three-under par heading into the last round.
Oklahoma State's Trent Leon is the only other player under par,
after he finished the second round with a 68 to get to one-under. Leon was in contention
for the tournament title last year, before finishing third. This marks the
first time since 2002 that five or less golfers have failed to reach sub-par
totals after two rounds.
The course did see eight eagles on the day and the fourth hole-in-one
in tournament history, as Chattanooga's
Jonathan Hodge aced the par-three, 175-yard No. 3.
The third and final round is
set to start at 8 a.m. at El Paso Country Club.
Each university that has a
player participating in the tournament will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Over
the past 33 years, the Sun Bowl Association has donated over $625,000 to
collegiate golf through this scholarship program.
| Pl. |
Player |
School |
R1 |
R2 |
|
Total |
Par |
| 1. |
Corey Nagy |
Charlotte
|
67 |
71 |
- |
138 |
-4 |
| 2. |
Kyle Stanley |
Clemson |
71 |
68 |
- |
139 |
-3 |
| T3. |
Jarin Todd |
Sonoma State |
69 |
71 |
- |
140 |
-2 |
| |
Charlie Holland |
Texas
|
71 |
69 |
- |
140 |
-2 |
| 5. |
Trent Leon |
Oklahoma State |
73 |
68 |
- |
141 |
-1 |
| T6. |
Kevin Foley |
Penn State |
72 |
70 |
- |
142 |
E |
| |
Andrew Putnam |
Pepperdine |
73 |
69 |
- |
142 |
E |
| |
Erik Flores |
UCLA |
75 |
67 |
- |
142 |
E |
| |
Jesper Kennegard |
Arizona State |
71 |
71 |
- |
142 |
E |
| 10. |
Nick Taylor |
Washington
|
70 |
73 |
- |
143 |
1 |
| T11. |
Rickie Fowler |
Oklahoma State |
72 |
72 |
- |
144 |
2 |
| |
Jorge Campillo |
Indiana
|
71 |
73 |
- |
144 |
2 |
| |
Mike Van Sickle |
Marquette
|
74 |
70 |
- |
144 |
2 |
| |
Jonathan Hodge |
Chattanooga
|
68 |
76 |
- |
144 |
2 |
| |
Jason Millard |
Middle Tennessee |
75 |
69 |
- |
144 |
2 |
| |
Matthew Giles |
USC |
74 |
70 |
- |
144 |
2 |
| |
Henrik Norlander |
Augusta State |
72 |
72 |
- |
144 |
2 |
| |
Zack Sucher |
UAB |
72 |
72 |
- |
144 |
2 |
| 19. |
Russell Henley |
Georgia
|
75 |
70 |
- |
145 |
3 |
| 20. |
Kevin O'Connell |
North
Carolina
|
72 |
74 |
- |
146 |
4 |
| 21. |
Chesson Hadley |
Georgia Tech |
73 |
74 |
- |
147 |
5 |
| 22. |
Adam Mitchell |
Georgia
|
71 |
77 |
- |
148 |
6 |
| T23. |
Matt Hill |
NC State |
76 |
74 |
- |
150 |
8 |
| |
Andrew Landry |
Arkansas
|
76 |
74 |
- |
150 |
8 |
| |
Matthew Swan |
Alabama
|
76 |
74 |
- |
150 |
8 |
| |
Billy Horschel |
Florida
|
76 |
74 |
- |
150 |
8 |
| 27. |
Tim Sluiter |
USC |
78 |
73 |
- |
151 |
9 |
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