Oct. 13, 2008

Day One Results in PDF Format

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For the first time this season, the Baylor men's golf team finds itself trailing after two rounds. Baylor rebounded from a 5-over first round with a 3-under second round and is 15 strokes behind leader SMU after two rounds Monday at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate.

Baylor, in sixth place overall, is three strokes behind North Carolina (559) for fifth.

Freshman Joakim Mikkelsen (Drammen, Norway) is Baylor's highest finisher after day one, carding a 1-under 139 for 15th place. Sophomore Cody Paladino (Kensington, Conn.) and redshirt freshman Lorenzo Scotto (Pordenone, Italy) are tied for 24th at 1-over 141. Paladino shot a career-low-tying 4-under 66 in the second round.

Junior Colton Williams (Jacksboro, Texas) is tied for 31st after two rounds with a 4-over 144, followed by senior Bill Allcorn (Abilene, Texas) in 40th place at 8-over 148.

Baylor sat seven strokes back of leader Alabama after the first round. The Bears shot a 5-over 285 and were in a fifth-place tie with North Florida. Scotto was in an eight-way tie for sixth place after the first round with a 1-under 69. Mikkelsen shot an even-par 70 to finish tied for 14th after the opening round.

Allcorn shot a first-round 2-over 72, while Williams and Paladino carded 4-over 74 and 5-over 75 first-round scores, respectively.

The final round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate will tee off at approximately 8:30 a.m. (CT) Tuesday at Old Overton.

JERRY PATE NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE (Old Overton Club; Birmingham, Ala.)
Monday, October 13, 2008 (after two rounds)

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (BAYLOR)

t15.	Joakim Mikkelsen	-1	70	69	139
t24.	Cody Paladino	        +1	75	66	141
t24.	Lorenzo Scotto	        +1	69	72	141
t31.	Colton Williams	        +4	74	70	144
t49.	Bill Allcorn	        +8	72	76	148


TEAM STANDINGS

1.	SMU	               -13	278	269	547
2.	Alabama	               -11	278	271	549
3.	Auburn	               -5	287	268	555
4.	UNLV	               -2	282	276	558
5.	North Carolina	       -1	283	276	559
6.	Baylor	               +2	285	277	562
7.	Georgia State	       +4	286	278	564
8.	North Florida	       +7	285	282	567
9.	UAB	               +9	287	282	569
10.	Memphis	               +10	289	281	570
11.	UNC Wilmington	       +19	300	279	579
12.	Samford	               +36	302	294	596