I promise I'm going to stop, but this is just such a meltdown of epic proportions I can't turn away. In the last three holes for each of our five golfers, they've shot a total of +15.
By comparison, Texas shot a TOTAL of 7 over for their last 45 holes. Thus, a one-shot lead on A&M.
WOW!
[This message has been edited by Joe Bfstplk (edited 5/19/2007 1:58p).]
A bogey on 8 by Burgoon. If we can finish birdie - birdie on #9 we still have a chance, but we're gonna have to squeeze it for all it's worth. We've got to stay ahead of Minnesota.
Shauer bogeyed the ninth. Only Burgoon left and he HAS to birdie. Unfortunately, he's played that hole bogey-double bogey in the tournament. And that's one of the easiest holes on the course.
We bogey the 2nd easiest hole on the course to drop into a tie with Minnesota. Whatever our teams did to get ready for Regionals, it didn't work. Both were top 4 seeds and just flamed out. Sad.
looks like we hung in there for a tie for 10th. I think the playoff is the entire team going hole by hole, so our low 4 on the first hole against theirs.
The playoff won't happen until the tournament is over. If the playoff happens the Aggies have a good chance. Minnesota didn't burn up the course today.
In the college playoffs I've seen all 5 players participate. They go in 2 groups. One group has 3 players from each team and the other group has 2. They played the 18th hole. Only one hole was necessary to determined the winner. It's pretty exciting. If the Aggies get the chance, I'm sure they'll win!
Gap - Last week they used a scorecard playoff to determine the individual that advanced in one of the girls regionals. They did it due to darkness. I can't see them doing that for a team playoff. Too much is at stake. Of course the Aggies had the better round today so we would (should) win the scorecard playoff anyway.
At the top of the teams score page it will say who won the play off. Lance Ringler at Golfweek.com also gives great coverage of NCAA golf. They don't do live coverage but his articles are really good.
Well, maybe I griped too soon. I just saw that we're listed below the red line and assumed that meant the Goph's beat us in the playoff (esp since it started 35 minutes ago). But I see nothing "official" listed. Let's hope its still going on.