Westbrook fires Even Par, MCC falls to 13th

Bounds, Westbrook in top 15

(HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) - Meridian Community College freshman golfer, Garrett Westbrook, drained a ten foot long birdie putt on his final hole Wednesday to shoot a team low, even par, 72 at the NJCAA Division I National Championship in Huntsville, Ala.

"Garrett had one of the best scoring rounds I've ever seen," said MCC coach Sean Covich.

Westbrook stands at 4-over total at 148 (76-72) and is tied for 13th place.

"He hit very few fairways and very few greens but he scored well and that's what golf is all about. He made par from places most folks would make bogey, it was just one of those rounds that he had to grind."

Despite the even par round from Westbrook, MCC struggled on the second day with a team score of 306 to drop a four spots from 9th place in the team standings down to 13th heading into the third round.

After a 1-over par 73 on day one, sophomore Clay Bounds shot a solid 3-over par 75 on Wednesday. Bounds is tied for 13th in the individual standings at 148 (+4).

Freshman Cory Williamson posted a 7-over par 79 in round two. Nick Hawkes and Jarrod Moulds both posted rounds of 8-over par 80 on Wednesday.

"We lost ground again today," said Covich.

"We had two rounds under 75 but once again failed to get all four scores under 75. We will try and climb the leader board tomorrow."

McLennan (TX) Community College leads the tournament with a 584 (290-294), New Mexico Junior College is in second place with a 590 (295-295), and Frank Phillips (TX) College is in third place with a 594 (299-295).

Leading the individual standings is Jens Johansson of New Mexico JC who stands at 2-under par for the event (71-71).

Meridian will be paired with Wallace (AL) State and Scottsdale (AZ) College tomorrow. The teams will begin play at 9:30 AM.

Scoring available at www.golfstat.com


Garrett Westbrook
76
72
148

Clay Bounds
73
75
148

Jarrod Moulds
76
80
156

Cory Williamson
78
79
157

Nick Hawkes
87
80
167

MERIDIAN CC
303
306
609