Kerrville, Tx. - With just 18 holes to play, the Augusta men's golf team holds a four shot lead over Incarnate Word at the Southland Conference Championship. At stake, an automatic qualifying spot for the NCAA golf regionals. The Jaguars are -11 with Incarnate Word at -7. On the individual front, Bo Blanchard II still holds the lead at -11. He is up three shots over his nearest competitor. 

LEADERBOARD
1. Augusta                    -11
2. Incarnate Word         -7
3. UTRGV                     +3
4. Lamar                        +4
5. Francis Marion          +10
6. Houston Christian     +16
7. East Texas A&M        +19
8. Stephen F. Austin      +21
9. Nicholls                     +28
10. New Orleans           +33
11. SE Louisiana           +34

LIVE SCORING

As a team, Augusta improved by five shots today and was -8. Blanchard was rock solid and posted five birdies en route to a 67. Other than his five birdies, everything else was par on a clean scorecard. He holds the lead over Ken-Martin Soo, of Incarnate Word, who shot a 64 on Tuesday to jump into contention.

The Jags Pieter Rossouw Jr. is now in third place five shots off the lead. Rossouw posted a 68 today with six birdies and just a pair of bogies. He registered three birdies on each nine. 

Chapman Barnett improved by four shots on Tuesday and shot a one-under 71. Four birdies and three bogies dotted his scorecard for his final tally. 

After registering a 74 on Monday, Stefan Jacobs followed up with another 74 in round two. Jacobs finished strong with two birdies in his last five holes.

Dean Wilken shot a 76 as the score that did not count towards the team total. Wilken started with two straight birdies but six bogies and a double bogey cost him. 

Augusta will start their final round at 1 p.m. CST as they look to claim another conference championship.