May 18, 2012
Bowling Green, Ky. - Mizzou Golfers Emilio Cuartero and Jace Long continued play at the 2012 NCAA Men's Golf Regional Championship on Friday, May 18. Cuartero (+4) finished at even par to close the day tied for 26th in the tournament. Long, currently 5-over-par on the tournament is tied for 31st after the second round.
UCLA (-5) continues to lead the tournament as the team shot 1-under-par in the second round. Texas A&M (-3) is in second place with a 10-under-par second round score followed by Chattanooga who is 1-under-par after two rounds. Pedro Figueiredo (UCLA) and Stephan Jaeger (Chattanooga) lead the tournament individually as the two sit 7-under-par after two rounds of play.
Cuartero finished the second round at even par after putting up a score of 4-over-par in the first round. The sophomore birdied two holes in the second round after posting two consecutive birdies on the first day.
Long currently sits 5-over-par after two rounds as he went 74-75--149 through two rounds of play. He was able to tally three birdies on the back nine, but countered those with a few bogeys on the day.
Long and Cuartero will tee off at 9:40 a.m. and 9:50 a.m., respectively on Saturday for the final round of the NCAA Regional Championship. Keep checking in to MUTigers.com for updates on Mizzou Golf. Fans can also follow along with the NCAA Tournament at www.golfstat.com.