No. 7 Cougars Start Slow at Red River Shootout

Dallas, Texas--BYU's seventh-ranked men's golf team struggled in the first two rounds of the 13th-annual Red River Shootout at the Dallas Athletic Club on Monday.

The Cougars, who have successfully rose in the rankings the past month, seemed to have cooled off in the first two rounds. Jesse Hibler leads BYU after shooting 74-68--142 followed by Rolex Collegiate Golfer of the Month for September Billy Harvey who shot 73-70--143.

BYU finds itself 14 shots out of the lead in 11th place behind Southern California. The Cougars placed sixth at last year's Red River shootout. The final 18 holes will be played on Tuesday started at 8 a.m. Central Standard Time.

TEAM STANDINGS:
1.	USC	 	292-271--563
2. 	Texas 	283-281--564
3. 	TCU 		284-281--565
4. 	SMU 		288-281--569
5. 	Oklahoma 	293-278--571
  	Kent State	290-281--571
  	Houston 	292-279-571
8. 	Washington	287-285--572
  	Duke 		293-279--572
10. 	Okla. St. 	291-284--575
11. 	BYU 		290-287--577
  	Texas A&M	297-280--577
13. 	Ohio State 287-291--578
  	LSU 		288-290--578
15. 	Arkansas 	290-292--582
BYU SCORES:
Jesse Hibler	74-68--142
Billy Harvey	73-70--143
Manuel Merizalde 70-75--145
Kyle Wight		73-74--147
Scott Miller	77-75--152