SALEM, Ore. – Scott Foster battled wind, rain and temps in the low 50s Wednesday as he shot 9-over par (81) in the second round of the NAIA Men's Golf Championships.
Round 1 & 2 Scorecards
Foster teed off in the fourth pairing at 8 a.m. PDT, missing with a bogey on a par 5 first hole. He evened his score with a birdie on the fourth hole. Foster went on to bogey five and post back-to-back double bogeys on seven and eight to sit at 5-over for the day at the turn. He had three bogeys, a double and a birdie on the back nine.
Round three of the tournament continues at 7:30 a.m. PDT (10:30 a.m. EDT) Thursday. Foster will tee off at 7:50 a.m. PDT (10:50 a.m. EDT) on hole No. 10, paired up Central Methodist's Brad Howell and Blue Mountain's Austin Bynum. For a complete list of third round pairings, click here.
The Top 40 golfers following Thursday's round will advance to the final round Friday. Foster slid from a tie for 97th to a tie for 121 at 16-over par through 36 holes. The cut is currently at 5-over par.
Foster is one of six Mid-South Conference golfers competing in the championship event after qualifying as the MSC Tournament champion. University of the Cumberlands qualified as a team and is tied for sixth among 28 teams after shaving 10 points off its score in the second round. The Patriots are three strokes out of the Top 5 and seven strokes from third place. Alastair Tidcombe leads Cumberlands after two rounds with a 76 and 71, sitting tied for 18th at +3 for the tournament.
Oklahoma City's Anthony Marchesani leads the field at -6 after shooting -2 Thursday. The Stars have three individuals in the Top 5 and shot -3 on the day to move to -11 for the tournament, strengthening their lead to 17 strokes over Grand View University.
To follow the action via live scoring, click here.
At the end of each day, the NAIA will present a live post-round wrap show "Sunset in Salem" at 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT). To watch Sunset in Salem, click here.
For complete schedule and results, click here.
For more information on the 2013 NAIA Men's Golf National Championships, click here.
