Tigers Stand in Second after First Round of Mobile Bay Intercollegiate

Monday, February 14

Mobile, Ala.

University of Memphis

Mobile Bay Intercollegiate

Tigers Stand in Second after First Round of Mobile Bay Intercollegiate

Feb 14, 2022 | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

MOBILE, Ala. – The University of Memphis men's golf team sits in second place after the first round of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate with a score of 282 (-6) on Monday in Mobile, Ala.

The second round of the tournament was halted at Magnolia Grove Crossings Golf Course on Monday night, with teams on holes 12 through 14. No. 42-ranked UAB leads the tournament with a score of 276 (-12).

KEY MOMENTS
• Sophomore Tyran Snyders led the way for Memphis on Monday in the first round, carding a 69 (-3) to tie for third place.
• Snyders had five birdies and just a pair of bogeys in his first round.
• Junior Phuripon Namkang shot a 70 (-2) to tie for 10^th place after 18 holes, while sophomore Ryan van der Klis joined him under par with a 71 (-1) to tie for 16^th.
• Sophomore Esteban Vazquez is tied for 26^th with a total of 72 (E), while senior Oskar Ambrosius sits in a tie for 36^th with a score of 73 (+1).

TIGER SCORECARD
T-3. Tyran Snyders 69 (-3)
T-10. Phuripon Namkang 70 (-2)
T-16. Ryan van der Klis 71 (-1)
T-26. Esteban Vazquez 72 (E)
T-36. Oskar Ambrosius 73 (+1)

TEAM STANDINGS
1. #42 UAB 276 (-12)
2. Memphis 282 (-6)
3. Kansas State 285 (-3)
T-4. Southern Miss 288 (E)
T-4. #41 Florida State 288 (E)
T-4. Texas State 288 (E)

NOTABLES
• Namkang's first round total of 70 (-2) is a season-low 18-hole score.
• The Tigers' 282 (-6) is the team's third-consecutive round under par and the sixth in the last seven in negative numbers.

UP NEXT
• The Memphis Tigers will be back on the course for the completion of the second and third rounds of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate on Tuesday, Feb. 15.

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