By Sean Reider / Journal Staff Writer
When they needed it most, the Lobos got a major boost from one of their underclassmen.
Freshman Clark Sonnenberg shot a blistering four-under 68 Tuesday, steadying New Mexico men’s golf to a fourth-place finish in the second round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
After carding a one-under 71 during Monday’s opening round at Seminole National Golf Club in Tallahassee, Florida, the Albuquerque Academy graduate caught fire Tuesday, making five birdies and just one bogey. One of three underclassmen in UNM’s regional rotation, he was the only Lobo to shoot under-par in the second round and rose into a five-way tie for third-place on the individual leaderboard at five-under.
At two-under as a team through two rounds, UNM trails regional host Florida State (-21), Ole Miss (-7) and Georgia (-6). Fifth-place Augusta (-1) and Notre Dame (even-par) are close behind; the top five teams in each regional after Wednesday’s final round advance to the NCAA Championships (May 23-28) at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
“We got a great round from Clark Sonnenberg today,” head coach Jake Harrington said in a release Tuesday. “It was exactly what we needed to be able to stay in fourth.”
