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Knights In Striking Distance After Round 2 of NCAA Championship

STILLWATER, Okla. – A second-round team score of 299 sent UCF into 21st place at the 2018 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club.

Entering Sunday’s third round, the Knights sit five strokes behind the prospective cut off to reach the final 15 teams. The 15 teams on the top of the leaderboard will advance to Monday’s fourth round, which will help set the eight teams for match play.

At 14-over par, UCF sits five strokes behind four teams tied for 13th at 9-over.

Bobby Bai was UCF’s top scorer in the second round, turning in a 1-over 73 to lead the Knights. Bai turned in three birdies in his first six holes of the day before three bogeys on the back nine brought him in at 1-over. At 2-over par overall, Bai is tied for 46th.

After a 3-over 75, Juuso Kahlos is tied for 59th overall. Kahlos posted four birdies in his round, including one on the par-5 18th hole.

Kyler Tate, Manuel Elvira and Tommy Cao are each 7-over for the championship, sitting in a tie for 100th.

The Knights will go off at 1:22 p.m. ET on Sunday.