Blair Leads Cougars Into PING Classic

Blair Leads Cougars Into PING ClassicBlair Leads Cougars Into PING Classic

PROVO -- Zac Blair sits five strokes off the lead in a tie for fourth place after leading the BYU men's golf team on day one of the PING Cougar Classic at the Riverside Country Club on Friday.

"Playing at home brings expectation and a lot of our guys are trying too hard," said BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank. "We made the course harder than it needs to be at times, but we had bright spots."

Blair, who finished tied for 13th at last year's event, followed up a first-round 71 (-1) with a 3-under 69 in round two, carding a two-round total of 140 (-4).

"Zac's doing what he's done all year," Brockbank said. "Unfortunately, he is not getting much support."

Sophomore Alton Anderson and Senior Esteban Calisto join Blair in the top-25, finishing day one tied for 11th and 20th respectively. Anderson, who is competing as an individual, shot a 2-under in round one, followed by a 72 (E). Calisto bested a first-round 73 with an even-par performance in round two.

After a first-round 76, Cameron Edens came back and birdied three of his last six holes in round two to card a 1-under 71 and move into a tie for 40th place.

Freshmen Cole Ogden and Justin Keiley carded two-round totals of 152 (+8) and 153 (+9) respectively in the Cougar Classic competition of their careers. Ogden is tied for 72nd, while Keiley is tied for 79th.

Adam Tebbs and Daniel Reid, who are also competing as individuals, finished day one tied for 53rd and 93rd respectively.

The third and final round begins Saturday at 8:22 a.m. MT. Follow the action live by visiting www.golfstat.com.


The Field - 2011 PING Cougar Classic

1. UNLV

T2. Colorado State

T2. Pacific

T4. UC Davis

T4. Washington State

6. Idaho

7. Nevada

T8. BYU

T8. Utah

10. Weber State

T11. Wyoming

T11. Northern Colorado

13. Fresno State

14. Air Force

15. Southern Utah

16. Utah State

17. Texas El Paso

18. Boise State

T8 Brigham Young University -21 292 290 582

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T4 Zac Blair -4 71 69 140

T20 Esteban Calisto -6 73 72 145

T40 Cameron Edens E 76 71 147

T72 Cole Ogden +8 74 78 152

T79 Justin Keiley +9 74 79 153

T11 Alton Anderson* -2 70 72 142

T93 Daniel Reid* +13 82 77 159

T53 Adam Tebbs* +5 74 75 149

* competing as an individual