Monday, March 15
Lafayette, La.
University of North Texas
vs
Louisiana Classics
Strong Second Round Propels UNT Up Leaderboard
3/15/2021 6:41:00 PM | Men's Golf
LAFAYETTE, La. - The North Texas men's golf team used a second-round, 4-under-par 284 to move up the leaderboard in the second of two rounds at the Louisiana Classics on Monday at Oakbourne Country Club, and junior Lenny Bergsson tallied six birdies in that second round to move into a tie for 12th place on the leaderboard heading into Tuesday's final round, which will be televised on ESPN+.
The No. 38 Mean Green's 4-under was tied for the third-best second round score in the field of 14 teams and helped UNT move up four spots on the leaderboard from its Round 1 standing earlier in the day.
"Overall, we are doing better controlling what we can control," UNT head coach Brad Stracke said. "I was impressed with how the guys came back in the second round today and am looking forward to tomorrow."
Bergsson, who led the Mean Green showing last week at the Trinity Forest Invitational, fired a second-round 68 to get himself to 1-under and within five shots of a four-way tie atop the leaderboard. Freshman Vicente Marzilio shot a 2-under 70 in the opening round and ended his day with a 2-over 74 to sit at even-par and tied for 18th. Fellow freshman Nikhil Gopal sits at 2-over par and tied for 28th after an up-and-down second round that featured an eagle on the Par-5 11th hole. Senior Viktor Forslund also carded an eagle on the Par-4 fifth hole and is at 5-over, along with redshirt senior Sean Wilcox.
The Mean Green will conclude the tournament on Tuesday with television coverage beginning at 9:30 a.m. on ESPN+. They will be paired with Louisiana-Monroe and Rice and will tee off in five threesomes beginning on Hole 1 at 8:15 a.m., and ending at 8:51 a.m.
Fans can also follow the tournament online at Golfstat and follow the Mean Green throughout the season on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and check MeanGreenSports.com for recaps of each day's action.
Team Leaderboard
1. No. 5 Illinois (-21)
2. Louisiana (-8)
3. No. 49 Sam Houston State (-2)
4. No. 38 North Texas (+1)
5. Rice (+2)
6. Louisiana-Monroe (+4)
7. Illinois State (+6)
8. Southern Illinois (+9)
T9. UTEP (+13)
T9. Texas State (+13)
T11. Missouri-Kansas City (+16)
T11. Michigan (+16)
13. Oral Roberts (+17)
14. McNeese State (+20)
Player Leaderboard
T12. Lenny Bergsson (-1)
T18. Vicente Marzilio (E)
T28. Nikhil Gopal (+2)
T50. Viktor Forslund (+5)
T50. Sean Wilcox (+5)
The No. 38 Mean Green's 4-under was tied for the third-best second round score in the field of 14 teams and helped UNT move up four spots on the leaderboard from its Round 1 standing earlier in the day.
"Overall, we are doing better controlling what we can control," UNT head coach Brad Stracke said. "I was impressed with how the guys came back in the second round today and am looking forward to tomorrow."
Bergsson, who led the Mean Green showing last week at the Trinity Forest Invitational, fired a second-round 68 to get himself to 1-under and within five shots of a four-way tie atop the leaderboard. Freshman Vicente Marzilio shot a 2-under 70 in the opening round and ended his day with a 2-over 74 to sit at even-par and tied for 18th. Fellow freshman Nikhil Gopal sits at 2-over par and tied for 28th after an up-and-down second round that featured an eagle on the Par-5 11th hole. Senior Viktor Forslund also carded an eagle on the Par-4 fifth hole and is at 5-over, along with redshirt senior Sean Wilcox.
The Mean Green will conclude the tournament on Tuesday with television coverage beginning at 9:30 a.m. on ESPN+. They will be paired with Louisiana-Monroe and Rice and will tee off in five threesomes beginning on Hole 1 at 8:15 a.m., and ending at 8:51 a.m.
Fans can also follow the tournament online at Golfstat and follow the Mean Green throughout the season on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and check MeanGreenSports.com for recaps of each day's action.
Team Leaderboard
1. No. 5 Illinois (-21)
2. Louisiana (-8)
3. No. 49 Sam Houston State (-2)
4. No. 38 North Texas (+1)
5. Rice (+2)
6. Louisiana-Monroe (+4)
7. Illinois State (+6)
8. Southern Illinois (+9)
T9. UTEP (+13)
T9. Texas State (+13)
T11. Missouri-Kansas City (+16)
T11. Michigan (+16)
13. Oral Roberts (+17)
14. McNeese State (+20)
Player Leaderboard
T12. Lenny Bergsson (-1)
T18. Vicente Marzilio (E)
T28. Nikhil Gopal (+2)
T50. Viktor Forslund (+5)
T50. Sean Wilcox (+5)
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