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Xiong Holds Lead, Ducks in Third After Round Two of The Goodwin
03/30/18 | Men's Golf
SAN FRANCISCO – Norman Xiong turned in another stellar performance, shooting a 6-under 65 in round two of The Goodwin at TPC Harding Park Friday. Oregon shot 5 under as a team and is in third place, 10 shots off the lead at 10-under par.
Xiong holds a four-shot lead heading into Saturday's final round and will look to set a new program-record with his fourth victory of the season and sixth in his career.
How it Happened: Xiong got off to a bit of a slow start, bogeying the par-4 second hole before bouncing back with consecutive birdies on holes four and five. He then birdied the seventh and ninth holes to go out in 3-under 33 and reach 9 under for the tournament.
Xiong made bogey on the par-3 11th hole but caught fire down the stretch with birdies on four of the last five holes to shoot a 3-under 32 on the back nine and open up a big lead in the individual race.
Ryan Gronlund delivered another solid round, shooting a 1-under 70 to position himself in the top 10 heading into the final round at 3 under. He shot a bogey-free 3-under 34 and birdied both par 5s on the front nine before making a bogey and eight pars to card a 1-over 36 on the inward nine.
Edwin Yi got off to a good start, shooting a front nine 2-under 34 despite a bogey on the par-4 second hole to get to 3 over for the tournament. A pair of bogeys on the back nine dropped him back to even-par for the day and 5 over for the week in a tie for 72nd.
Thomas Mulligan shot a 3-over 73 and is tie for 47th at 2 over while Donald Kay also turned in a round of 73 and is tie for 72nd at 5 over.
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
3. Oregon – 279-279 – 558 (-10)
1. Norman Xiong – 65-65 – 130 (-12)
T10. Ryan Gronlund – 69-70 – 139 (-3)
T47. Thomas Mulligan – 71-73 – 144 (+2)
T72. Edwin Yi – 76-71 – 147 (+5)
T72. Donald Kay – 74-73 – 147 (+5)
Notable: Xiong has shot in the 60s in four of his last five rounds dating back to the Duck Invitational ... He has 13 rounds in the 60s this season and has shot 65 or better six times ... Gronlund has broken par in five of his last seven rounds since the second round of the Bandon Dunes Championship.
Up Next: The Ducks will play the final round of The Goodwin Saturday, teeing off at 1:50 p.m.
Xiong holds a four-shot lead heading into Saturday's final round and will look to set a new program-record with his fourth victory of the season and sixth in his career.
How it Happened: Xiong got off to a bit of a slow start, bogeying the par-4 second hole before bouncing back with consecutive birdies on holes four and five. He then birdied the seventh and ninth holes to go out in 3-under 33 and reach 9 under for the tournament.
Xiong made bogey on the par-3 11th hole but caught fire down the stretch with birdies on four of the last five holes to shoot a 3-under 32 on the back nine and open up a big lead in the individual race.
Ryan Gronlund delivered another solid round, shooting a 1-under 70 to position himself in the top 10 heading into the final round at 3 under. He shot a bogey-free 3-under 34 and birdied both par 5s on the front nine before making a bogey and eight pars to card a 1-over 36 on the inward nine.
Edwin Yi got off to a good start, shooting a front nine 2-under 34 despite a bogey on the par-4 second hole to get to 3 over for the tournament. A pair of bogeys on the back nine dropped him back to even-par for the day and 5 over for the week in a tie for 72nd.
Thomas Mulligan shot a 3-over 73 and is tie for 47th at 2 over while Donald Kay also turned in a round of 73 and is tie for 72nd at 5 over.
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
3. Oregon – 279-279 – 558 (-10)
1. Norman Xiong – 65-65 – 130 (-12)
T10. Ryan Gronlund – 69-70 – 139 (-3)
T47. Thomas Mulligan – 71-73 – 144 (+2)
T72. Edwin Yi – 76-71 – 147 (+5)
T72. Donald Kay – 74-73 – 147 (+5)
Notable: Xiong has shot in the 60s in four of his last five rounds dating back to the Duck Invitational ... He has 13 rounds in the 60s this season and has shot 65 or better six times ... Gronlund has broken par in five of his last seven rounds since the second round of the Bandon Dunes Championship.
Up Next: The Ducks will play the final round of The Goodwin Saturday, teeing off at 1:50 p.m.
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