A&M-COMMERCE 11TH AFTER 36 HOLES AT 2012 TEXOMA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cade Grimm

2012 Texoma Championships · Rounds One and Two
Location: Chickasha Pointe Golf Club · Durant, Okla.
Result: A&M-Commerce is 11th after opening two rounds (55-over 631)
Top Performer: C.J. Clem tied for 13th overall (5-over 149)
Up Next: Texoma Championships Final Round · Tuesday, October 3 · 8:30 a.m.

Texoma Championships Results After Round Two (PDF)

DURANT, Okla. – A&M-Commerce junior C.J. Clem led the way for A&M-Commerce at the 2012 Texoma Championships, but the Lions found themselves out of the top-10 in the team standings after the opening two rounds, sitting 11th with a 55-over 631.

The Lions opened the two-day tournament strong, posting a 22-over 310 in the opening round, good enough for a tie for 10th-place. But as the afternoon progressed, A&M-Commerce's scores began to gradually rise as the Lions added 11 strokes to their first round total, posting a 33-over 321 in round two to settle into its 11th-place standing.

Clem opened up the day with a 1-over 73, then followed up that performance with a 4-over 76 to post the 5-over 149. He finished nine shots ahead of freshman teammate Kason Childress, who notched a pair of 7-over 79s to sit at 14-over 158 and in a tie for 40th overall.

Cade Grimm opened up the 54-hole tournament with a 6-over 78 in round one, followed up by a 12-over 84 and is tied for 55th in the individual standings with an 18-over 162. Jarret Martin is two shots back of Grimm with a 20-over 164, followed by Patrick Russo's 22-over 166 to round out the A&M-Commerce scorecard.

A&M-Commerce sits in 11th in the team standings, trailing 10th-place Arkansas Tech (50-over 626) by five shots as the Lions set their sights on their third top-10 finish of the young season. A&M-Commerce remains within striking distance of a number of teams ahead of it in the standings as well, trailing eighth-place Rogers State (45-over 621) by 10 shots while entering Tuesday's final round eight shots behind ninth-place Sterling College (47-over 623).

Oklahoma Christian is the leader in the clubhouse after the opening 36 holes with a 7-over 583, leading second-place Southwestern Oklahoma State (17-over 593) by 10 strokes. Northwood (22-over 598) is currently in third-place with West Texas A&M (32-over 608) and Paris Junior College (33-over 609) rounding out the top-five.

Tuesday's final 18 holes gets underway at 8:30 a.m. as the Lions will have their work cut out for them, being teamed with Arkansas Tech and 12th-place Southeastern Oklahoma State's J.V. team (72-over 648) in the final round pairings. Final results will be posted at LionAthletics.com as they become available.

2012 Texoma Championships Rounds One and Two Results

Players in italics competed as individuals