05-20-2019, 01:45 PM
(05-20-2019, 01:38 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote:(05-20-2019, 01:27 PM)2006alum Wrote: Thanks for the updates and analysis, Spiny! The one thing that gives me some calm is that all of our closest competitors are hitting the course with or after us, so they're all also having to or will have to navigate the same slog. The teams who are finished are all well below us, so the cutline will almost certainly get higher as the afternoon progresses.
Not necessarily, 2006alum. The teams below Stanford (Auburn, Wake, Northwestern, Purdue) all started on the back 9. They have yet to play the front 9 which has three par 5s. More birdie chances.
Looks like the severe weather is going to pass north of Fayetteville. Odds appear good that teams will be able to complete the round today.
Of the teams that have finished so far:
Illinois: +12 on the front, +13 on the back
Florida: +7 on the front, +10 on the back
FSU: +4 in the front, +16 on the back
Virginia: +9 in the front, +10 in the back
Kent State: +7 in the front, +4 in the back
Point is that most teams are doing worse in the back 9 than in the front nine.
BC