NCAA Men’s Golf Championships 2015: Results, Leaderboard Standings from Saturday

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Published: May 31, 2015

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The nation’s two-time defending national champion men’s golf team (Alabama) failed to make the cut at the Noblesville Regional, but USC, Illinois, Georgia and the rest of a loaded 30-team field made plenty of headlines Saturday at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, at the NCAA championships.

Perhaps the biggest headline is the fact that only one team is under par on the daunting course through two days of competition.

The Trojans sit in first place at two under, thanks largely to the efforts of Sean Crocker and Rico Hoey. 

While USC is clear of the rest of the field after Saturday's competition, there are plenty of squads still within striking distance. Here is a look at all of Saturday’s results, per NCAA.com:



The Trojans seized the lead with a brilliant three-under-par showing Saturday and have a couple of youngsters to thank. Crocker is only a freshman and tallied a 69 with multiple clutch birdies. He also recovered from two early bogeys and did not notch anything worse than a par in the last 16 holes. 

His teammate, Hoey, who just so happens to be a sophomore, finished with an even par after a birdie on the final hole.

Crocker discussed his team's performance in light of the fact that only two of the five players have NCAA championship experience, per Brentley Romine of Golf Week: “The pressure is not on us; it’s on everyone else, and we’re able to go out there and play our best.”

Golf Channel noted the Trojans are going for an incredible year-to-year turnaround:



Ryan Lavner of GolfChannel.com pointed out that those two young players' presence is critical for the Trojans as they attempt to win a title after such a disappointing performance:

Redemption is not what is driving USC to success through two rounds here at Concession, but there’s no mis...
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