Bethea Will Tee Off Wednesday at 8:10 a.m.
DANIELS, WV – Livingstone golfer Kenny Bethea sits in 7th place in the individual standings at the 2010 NCAA East/Atlantic Golf Regional after shooting a second-round 79, Tuesday.
Bethea has a two-day total, 159, 15 shots over par. Bethea must finish in the top two of the individual standings to advance to nationals. Bethea is currently eight shots out of second place. Drew Deimel of Gannon University continues to lead the individuals at four shots over par.
Bethea started the second round on the back nine, shooting even par through his first four holes before hitting a major rough patch on holes 14-16. Bethea shot a double bogey on 14 and 16 and a bogey on 15. He finished the back nine with two pars, going to the front nine at 13-over par.
The front nine started rough with a bogey on the first and third holes before Bethea was able to birdie his first hole of the tournament on the par 5, fifth hole. Bethea’s final slip-up came on the seventh hole, a par 3 that he bogeyed.
Bethea will start his charge in the final round Wednesday at 8:10 a.m. again starting on the 10th tee. Live updates and hole-by-hole results will be available at www.bluebearathletics.com and www.twitter.com/lcbluebears.
Hole # - Par, Yardage, Bethea's Score, Today's Score, Overall Score
Hole 10 - Par 4, 433 yards - Par, E, +8
Hole 11 - Par 4, 433 yards - Par, E, +8
Hole 12 - Par 5, 501 yards - Par, E, +8
Hole 13 - Par 3, 180 yards - Par, E, +8
Hole 14 - Par 4, 385 yards - Double Bogey, +2, +10
Hole 15 - Par 4, 385 yards - Bogey, +3, +11
Hole 16 - Par 4, 420 yards - Double Bogey, +5, +13
Hole 17 - Par 3, 200 yards - Par, +5, +13
Hole 18 - Par 5, 549 yards - Par, +5, +13
Hole 1 - Par 4, 425 yards - Bogey, +6, +14
Hole 2 - Par 5, 520 yards - Par, +6, +14
Hole 3 - Par 3, 247 yards - Bogey, +7, +15
Hole 4 - Par 4, 370 yards - Par. +7, +15
Hole 5 - Par 5, 525 yards - Birdie, +6, +14
Hole 6 - Par 4, 431 yards - Par, +6, +14
Hole 7 - Par 3, 210 yards - Bogey, +7, +15
Hole 8 - Par 4, 393 yards - Par, +7, +15
Hole 9 - Par 4, 475 yards - Par, +7, +15
Individual Standings - Top 2 Individuals Qualify for Nationals
Player Round 1 Round 2 Total To Par
1. Drew Deimel 75 73 148 +4
2. D.J. Lantz 77 74 151 +7
3. Jonathan Radick 77 76 153 +9
4. Tyler Bidwell 77 78 155 +11
5. Joseph Leardo 77 81 158 +14
6. Matt Horton 79 79 158 +14
7. Kenny Bethea 80 79 159 +15
8. Mike Gervais 82 80 162 +18