Golf

UCF Has One Stroke Lead, SMU’s Dechambeau Leads Individual Standings

PALM HARBOR, Fla. – UCF (4-over 572) has a one-stroke lead after two rounds of action at the American Men's Golf Championship Monday afternoon at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club.
 
Second place SMU moved to 5-over 573 and leads Houston (10-over 578) by five strokes heading into the final round. USF is fourth at 11-over 579 and Louisville is fifth at 11-over 579 after shooting a second-round best 281.
 
SMU’s Bryson Dechambeau fired a 3-under 68 to take the individual lead while UCF teammates Linus Viasanen (3-under 139), Greg Eason (1-over 143) and Ricardo Gouveia (1-over 143) are each ranked in the top-10. Viasanen is second while Eason and Gouveia are tied for sixth.
 
USF’s Chase Koepka shot a 2-under 69 for third place. Houston’s Roman Robledo and SMU’s Austin Smotherman are tied for fourth at even-par 142.
 
The final round of the 2014 American Men’s Golf Championship will begin Tuesday at 8 a.m. eastern. An awards ceremony and trophy presentation will take place shortly following the conclusion of the final round.

Complete results and a recap from each day may be found at www.TheAmerican.org.

Team Results

1
7 UCF
+4 572
2
31 SMU
+5 573
3
9 Houston
+10 578
4
30 USF
+11 579
5
Louisville
+12 580
6
47 Memphis
+25 593
7
Cincinnati
+30 598
8
UConn
+38 606
9
Temple
+48 616
10
Rutgers
+59 627

Top-10 Individuals

1 T2
25 Bryson Dechambeau
SMU -4 138
2 1
Linus Vaisanen
UCF -3 139
3 T6
29 Chase Koepka
USF -1 141
T4 T6
34 Roman Robledo
Houston E 142
T4 T2
Austin Smotherman
SMU E 142
T6 T6
7 Greg Eason
UCF +1 143
T6 T6
Rigel Fernandes
USF +1 143
T6 T2
19 Ricardo Gouveia
UCF +1 143
T6 T13
Brandon Matthews
Temple +1 143
T10 T6
Robert Geibel
Louisville +2 144
T10 T13
Will Pearson
Memphis +2 144
T10 T28
Maximilian Walz
Louisville +2 144