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Weir Leads Belmont Intercollegiate After School-Record 63
Contact: Alan Ashby
April 3, 2006
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Cleveland State's Steve Weir carded an eight-under 63 in the second round of the Comfort Inn Belmont Intercollegiate to vault into the 36-hole lead by two strokes. The score bested by three shots the previous school record, tied the tournament mark and was one shot off of the course record at the par 71, 6,501 yard Old Natchez Country Club. Mike Rutgers had set the CSU record last season, with a 66 in the second round of the DePaul John Dallio Memorial Invitational on Sept. 27, 2004. After opening with a one-over 72 in the morning, Weir's 36-hole total of 135 (-7) puts him two strokes up on Tennessee State's Phillip Watkins. Tennessee Tech's Scott Stallings is another shot back in third place. "After the way Steve hit the ball during the practice round, I'm not surprised he broke the school record," CSU head coach Tom Porten said. "I was a little surprised that he did it by three strokes. Hopefully he can finish things off tomorrow -- he's definitely ready to win." Host Belmont leads the 11-team field at 573 (+5), just a shot ahead of Eastern Kentucky. Cleveland State and Lipscomb are tied for third at 583. Mike Rutgers joined Weir in the top 10, carding rounds of 73 and 70 to stand eighth at one-over (143). "We're going to try and get better again in the final round and see if we can't challenge for the title," Porten said. The tournament concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday morning. Individual Leaders
Team Standings 1. Belmont 286-287--573 2. Eastern Kentucky 292-282--574 T3. Cleveland State 296-287--583 T3. Lipscomb 291-292--583 CSU Individuals
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