Cardinal clubs leading championship charge

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Stanford’s Cameron Wilson is leading the Cardinal charge for an NCAA Golf Championship after two rounds of play.

Stanford leads the field after two completed rounds with a total score of 548. Wilson is tied for the individual lead with South Carolina’s Will Starke, shooting six under.

Wilson’s teammate, the top-ranked amateur player in the world, Patrick Rodgers is one stroke behind after shooting a round-low 67, and is tied third in the individual race. Rodgers seeks his seventh career victory, which would etch his name above Tiger Woods in Cardinal history.

Stanford's Patrick Rodgers could break Tiger Woods' career win record with an individual title. Rodgers is one stroke behind the leader after two rounds. — Stanford’s Patrick Rodgers could break Tiger Woods’ career win record with an individual title. Rodgers is one stroke behind the leader after two rounds.

Rain delays Friday postponed second-round tee times for some teams. Texas, Texas A&M and Auburn are among the list of teams with early tee times Sunday because of the delays. Darkness ended Saturday play early.

South Carolina and Auburn are in the hunt for a team championship thanks to Will Starke (-6) and Matt Gilchrest (-3), respectively.

As a team, the Gamecocks shot 272 in the first round, anything below 276 in the second round will help them trump Stanford’s total. Auburn could make a run at the team lead by duplicating its first-round total of 274. Stanford took the lead after the second round by impressively cutting fourteen stokes off its opening mark.

Play continues bright and early Sunday with a 7 a.m. tee time.

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