OCALA, Fla. -- Augusta State fired a 13-under 275 Friday -- the low round of the day by six shots – during the second round of the NCAA Southeast-Florida Regional at Golden Ocala Golf Club.

At 11-under 565 (290-275), the No. 6 Jaguars moved out to a four-stroke lead over both Florida and North Carolina State. Arkansas and Baylor are five shots off the pace and tied for fourth, while Georgia Southern and Kennesaw State share sixth place, six strokes back of ASU.

The Jags, who began the day in eighth place and eight shots off the lead, got off to a quick start, playing the first three holes in six-under. Patrick Reed paced the squad with a 5-under 67, while Carter Newman and Olle Bengtsson carded a pair of 3-under 69's. Henrik Norlander turned in a 2-under 70 and Mitch Krywulcyz rebounded with a 1-over 73.

"It's just what we do," Gregory said to Golfweek magazine writer Ryan Lavner, in reference to Thursday's 2-over 290 in the opening round. "We're a terrible first-round team. It's hard, though, when you haven't competed in more than a month, and all the expectations and all the pressures in the world being the defending champions, and you come to regionals with, really, a not-a-whole-lot-to-gain mindset, other than the opportunity to win."

Reed's effort moved him into a tie for seventh at 5-under 139, while Newman (4-under 140) and Norlander (3-under 141) are tied for 10th and 14th, respectively. Bengtsson, playing in his first NCAA Regional is tied for 29th at 1-over 145, while Krywulycz is 67th.

North Carolina State's Mitchell Sutton fashioned a 5-under 67 and at 9-under 135, will take a one-stroke lead into tomorrow's third and final round. Southeastern Louisiana's Philipp Westermann is a shot back at 8-under 136 and Notre Dame's Niall Platt is two off the lead at 7-under 137. Central Florida's Greg Eason and Kennesaw State's Ben Greene are tied for fourth at 6-under 136. Oregon's Jake Dukeminier, the overnight individual leader following a 6-under 66, managed a 4-over 76 and slipped to 17th.

ASU will be paired with Florida and North Carolina State on Saturday, with Krywulycz leading off for the Jags on No. 1 at 8:40 a.m. Bengtsson follows at 8:50, with Norlander going at 9:00, Newman at 9:10 and Reed at 9:20.

Designed by Ron Garl, Golden Ocala Golf Club (www.goldenocala.com) originally opened in 1986 and is located between Gainesville and Orlando and only 15 minutes from downtown Ocala. The course was named of America's Top 100 Residential Golf Courses by Golfweek from 2004 to 2007. Other accolades include being selected as the "Best Replica Course in the U.S." by Travel and Leisure in 2004. The course was also named to the Best in State of Florida list by Golf Digest in 2007.

ASU is looking to advance to the NCAA Championships for the 12th time in 16 NCAA Regional appearances. A total of 81 teams were invited to six regional sites. The top five teams from each regional, well as the low individual not a member of those teams, will advance to the NCAA Championships, slated for May 31-June 5 at Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla.

For the third straight year, the NCAA's modified format for the postseason features six regionals around the nation. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams.

Live scoring and complete, full-field results of each of the six NCAA regionals are available at www.golfstat.com.  To view third-round tee times, Click Here.

To view the ASU Men's Golf postseason media guide, visit the following link:

http://www.jaguarsroar.com/sports/mgolf/2010-11/files/asumg_NCAAFloridaRegional_notes.pdf

For complete coverage of all six NCAA Men's Golf Regionals, visit the following links:

http://www.ncaa.com/sports/golf-men/d1

and

http://www.ncaa.com/photos/golf-men/2010-12-11/2010-di-mens-golf-championship

Augusta State captured the 2010 National Championship at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., in an epic final match with 10-time National Champion Oklahoma State. The Jaguars defeated the top three seeds in match play on consecutive days, dispatching Georgia Tech (3-2), Florida State (4-1) and OSU (3-1-1).

ASU's Mitch Krywulycz rallied for a 4-down deficit to stun the Cowboys' Kevin Tway in 19 holes and win the clinching point for the Jags.  Henrik Norlander and Patrick Reed accounted for ASU's other points in the championship match and earned the Jags their first national title in any varsity sport.

NOTEWORTHY … The Jags tallied their low round of the spring and matched their low round of the season … The Jags' previous low round of the spring was a 7-under 281 in the final round of the General Hackler Championship on March 14 at TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C. … ASU shot a 13-under 275 in the final round of the Brickyard Collegiate Championship on Oct. 10, 2010, in Macon, Ga. … The Jags improved 24 shots from Thursday, including 15 shots among the four counting scores … Bengtsson, who was in the ASU lineup for three regular-season events and ranks fifth on the team in stroke average at 73.75, got revenge on the par-4 16th hole -- the shortest par-4 on the course at 383 yards – by making birdie … Bengtsson took a quintuple-bogey 9 on the hole during Thursday's first round … Florida entered the regional as the top-ranked team in the field ranked No. 5 in the nation by both Golfstat and Golfweek and No. 4 in the Golf World/Coaches poll … The four seniors in the ASU lineup all earned their undergraduate degrees on Monday, May 9 … Norlander earned his BBA in Marketing in four years, while Bengtsson (BBA in Management), Krywulycz (BA in Sociology) and Newman (BA in Sociology) were each redshirted during their careers and took five years … The Jaguars earned a postseason bid Monday, May 9 when the Jaguars received an at-large selection by the NCAA Men's Golf Committee in Indianapolis, Ind. … ASU is making its 13th regional appearance in the last 14 years, and its 16th in the last 19 years.

NCAA Southeast-Florida Regional
Golden Ocala Golf Club
Ocala, Fla.
Hosted by University of Florida
May 19-21, 2011

TEAM RESULTS

AUGUSTA STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS