Colleges: Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth shoots course record at NCAA Regional
Spieth not only survived the 36-hole cut, but moved into weekend contending position, finishing tied for 16th in 2010 and tied for 32nd last year.
Unfortunately, Spieth was unable to play in the Nelson this year because, as a freshman at the University of Texas, he is competing at the NCAA Norman Regional Championship.
On Thursday, Spieth shot a course-record 6-under-par 66 at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla., to lead all individuals and help the Longhorns share the first-day lead with Florida State in team competition. Spieth made seven birdies and one bogey.
The list will be whittled to 10 semifinalists on April 11, and three finalists will be invited to the Hogan Award ceremony on May 21 at Colonial Country Club.
Here is the Hogan Award Watch List:
Blayne Barber, Auburn
Zachary Blair, BYU
Julien Brun, TCU
Patrick Cantlay, UCLA
Sean Dale, North Florida
Derek Ernst, UNLV
Dylan Frittelli, Texas
Luke Guthrie, Illinois
Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga
Brooks Koepka, Florida State
Jace Long, Missouri
Bryden Macpherson, Georgia
Daniel Miernicki, Oregon
Corbin Mills, Clemson
Cheng-Tsung Pan, Washington
Thomas Pieters, Illinois
Patrick Rodgers, Stanford
Kyle Souza, Chico State
Jordan Spieth, Texas
Justin Thomas, Alabama
Ethan Tracy, Arkansas
Harold Varner, East Carolina
T.J. Vogel, Florida
James White, Georgia Tech
Cory Whitsett, Alabama
Chris Williams, Washington
Eugene Wong, Oregon
Andrew Yun, Stanford
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