Hitt Leads with 67 at Arizona State

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April 12, 2019 | Men's Golf

Tar Heels Seventh Against Strong Field

By: Steve Kirschner

Carolina junior Austin Hitt turned an eagle and four birdies into a second-round 67 to lead the Tar Heels to seventh-place after 36 holes at the Arizona State University Thunderbird Collegiate played Friday at Papago Golf Course in Phoenix.

UNC is one of 10 top-50 ranked teams in the 14-school field, which will conclude play with a final 18 holes on Saturday.

Hitt shot a 1 over 72 in the morning round, but eagled the 12^th hole en route to his 67, which sends to him Saturday in seventh place in the individual standings.

The Tar Heels shot 4 over 288 in the opening round and 3 under 281 in round two. Hitt, Dougie Ergood (69) and Joshua Martin (70) all made the loop in under par in the afternoon round. Martin is tied for 14^th place after shooting 71-70–141.

Ryan Gerard opened with a 70 and shot 75 in the second round.

The second-ranked Sun Devils lead the tournament at 13 under, nine strokes ahead of seventh-ranked Texas (-4) and 10 clear of top-ranked Oklahoma State, which is playing short-handed due to the Masters. Baylor is fourth at -2, UCLA and Arizona State's B team are -1 and the Tar Heels stand in seventh at plus one.

ASU's Chun An You is the individual leader at 8 under after a 66-67 start. He leads two players, including top-ranked Matthew Wolff of Oklahoma State, by four strokes.