Welch Tied for 16th, Oklahoma Leads Big 12 Championship by 1 Shot
Patrick Welch is in a tie for 16th, while his Oklahoma Sooners lead the Big 12 Championship by one shot after the first two rounds at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Kansas.
Welch posted 76, 73 in the first two rounds to finish nine over par.
The Sooners lead rival Oklahoma State by one shot.
“Really proud of the way our guys fought today on a tough course in brutal conditions. We played well enough today to be in a good spot moving forward, but there is a ton of golf left to be played out here. I told the guys that we’ve got to come out tomorrow and reset because we start this whole thing over again,” said Head Coach Ryan Hybl after the round.
The top-ranked Sooners will tee off with Bedlam foe No. 3 Oklahoma State in Tuesday’s third round starting at 8 a.m.
Welch’s Day
After firing a 6-over 76 in the morning round, Welch carded a 73 (+3) to move into a tie for 16th at Prairie Dunes.
The Haskins Watch List honoree opened his afternoon with a clean front nine, sinking eight pars and a birdie to grab a second-round lead for Oklahoma.