Williamson Moves Into Tie for 12th After Second Round

RADFORD, Va. — With a one-over 73 in the second round of the NCAA East Regional at the Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech, Dartmouth junior Peter Williamson remained near the top of the leaderboard in a tie for 12th out of the 75 participants. The Ivy League champion and Player of the Year sank three birdies in his round on the 7,685-yard, par-72 layout, leaving him at three-over par heading into tomorrow's final round.

The Hanover native teed off from the 10th hole today and made par on each of his first five holes before recording birdies on the 497-yard par-4 15th hole and the 590-yard par-5 16th. Williamson gave a stroke back on 17 with a bogey on the 243-yard par-3 hole, but finished the back nine with a one-under 35.

The front nine gave him a bit more trouble, however, with bogeys on three of the first five holes. He settled down for the final four holes of the day, making par on six, seven and eight before finishing with a birdie on nine, the course's longest hole at 599 yards.

Sharing the lead at three-under par are Abraham Ancer of Oklahoma and Kyle Scott of Georgia Tech. Ancer is the only competitor to shoot under par in each of the first two rounds with a 70 on Thursday and a 71 today. Scott shot a 68 in the first round — one stroke off the course record — and followed that up with a one-over 73 with 15 pars today. The pair hold a three-stroke lead over the field with just Josh Brock of UNC Wilmington and James White of Georgia Tech at even par.

The day's best round belonged to San Yi of LSU, who birdied four of his first six holes before settling for a three-under 69. Yi made the second biggest jump in the standings, up 31 places into a tie for fifth with four others at one-over par.

Georgia Tech leads the team standings by three strokes over Duke with a six-over 582 through two rounds. The top five of the 13 participating teams will advance to the NCAA Championships that will be held May 31-June 5 in Stillwater, Okla.; Oklahoma (588), Kent State (592) and LSU (596) currently comprise the rest of the top five. For an individual outside of those five teams to advance to the NCAA Championships, he must post the best score among the players not on one of the top five teams. Brock is the current leader for that coveted spot.

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