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10/20/2026 11:19:00 PM | Men's Golf
GRANBURY, Texas — Abilene Christian men's golf's Jack Hollingsed scored 2-under 70 in the second round of the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate at Halbert National on Tuesday. Hollingsed, competing as an individual, registered the best round by a Wildcat in the tournament to tie for 27th place at 5-over 149.
Ninth-place ACU showcased a six-stroke improvement in the second round at 14-over 302 to slot in at 34-over 610. The Wildcats wrap up their inaugural home tournament on Wednesday, with Hollingsed and Preston DeFriend teeing off at 9:45 a.m. There is live coverage on Golf Channel from 3-6 p.m.
Each ACU golfer matched or exceeded their first round performance on Tuesday, including four that showed an improvement of four strokes or better. Hollingsed displayed a nine-stroke turnaround thanks to six birdies. He was on fire to close his round at 4-under 32 on the back nine, featuring five holes below par.
Hollingsed is tied for ninth on par 3s at even par and is 3-under on par 5s. The junior from Dallas was followed by a trio of Wildcats tied for 32nd place at 6-over 150. Freshman Cooper Watson scored 2-over 74 in the second round, while Maximilian Björnström and Kade McDonough carded a 3-over 75.
Watson improved by two strokes from his opening round and logged a trio of birdies. He leads ACU and is tied for eighth in the field with eight birdies. Björnström picked up four birdies, including three straight to open a 2-under 34 back nine. He's tied for eighth on par 4s at 1-over. McDonough's lone birdie came on his first hole of the round as he went on to score at or below par on 14 holes. He leads the Wildcats with 22 pars.
DeFriend, also competing as an individual, bettered his score by three strokes at 10-over 154. He shot 3-over 75 on Tuesday with a 2-under 34 back nine. DeFriend collected four birdies, including on his first hole and on three of his final six. The senior is tied for seventh on par 5s at 4-under.
Rex Hargrove improved by four strokes to tie for 45th place at 16-over 160. He shot 6-over 78 in the second round. Luis Buech is in 47th place at 18-over 162 following a 6-over 78 second round of his own, bettering his score by six strokes. Hargrove and Buech each birdied No. 17.
Ninth-place ACU showcased a six-stroke improvement in the second round at 14-over 302 to slot in at 34-over 610. The Wildcats wrap up their inaugural home tournament on Wednesday, with Hollingsed and Preston DeFriend teeing off at 9:45 a.m. There is live coverage on Golf Channel from 3-6 p.m.
Each ACU golfer matched or exceeded their first round performance on Tuesday, including four that showed an improvement of four strokes or better. Hollingsed displayed a nine-stroke turnaround thanks to six birdies. He was on fire to close his round at 4-under 32 on the back nine, featuring five holes below par.
Hollingsed is tied for ninth on par 3s at even par and is 3-under on par 5s. The junior from Dallas was followed by a trio of Wildcats tied for 32nd place at 6-over 150. Freshman Cooper Watson scored 2-over 74 in the second round, while Maximilian Björnström and Kade McDonough carded a 3-over 75.
Watson improved by two strokes from his opening round and logged a trio of birdies. He leads ACU and is tied for eighth in the field with eight birdies. Björnström picked up four birdies, including three straight to open a 2-under 34 back nine. He's tied for eighth on par 4s at 1-over. McDonough's lone birdie came on his first hole of the round as he went on to score at or below par on 14 holes. He leads the Wildcats with 22 pars.
DeFriend, also competing as an individual, bettered his score by three strokes at 10-over 154. He shot 3-over 75 on Tuesday with a 2-under 34 back nine. DeFriend collected four birdies, including on his first hole and on three of his final six. The senior is tied for seventh on par 5s at 4-under.
Rex Hargrove improved by four strokes to tie for 45th place at 16-over 160. He shot 6-over 78 in the second round. Luis Buech is in 47th place at 18-over 162 following a 6-over 78 second round of his own, bettering his score by six strokes. Hargrove and Buech each birdied No. 17.
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