Coatman in Second at Big 12 Championship

Trinity, Texas - Mike Coatman shot a two-under par 70 in the first round of the Big 12 Championship at Trinity, Texas and finds himself tied for second after one round of play. The Huskers as a team are tied for eighth, with a 303 (+15). Oklahoma State leads with a team score of 284.

Coatman shared the lead throughout much of the first round, recording five birdies and three bogies en route to tying his career-best round of 70. Coatman faltered a bit after the turn, making bogey at 10 and 11 to slip back to even par. But he responded nicely with two birdies in his final seven holes.

Coatman shares second place with four other golfers. Freshman Mark Johnson of Oklahoma State is ahead by just one stroke, with a 69.

Aside from Coatman, the rest of Nebraska's roster struggled at the difficult Whispering Pines Golf Course. Tyler Parsloe led the rest of the squad with a four-over 76, and is tied for 27th. Trent Price struggled out of the gate, falling to +6 after six holes. He rebounded, though, to +3 after 16 holes. But he double-bogeyed 17 and bogeyed 18 to fall back to a +6 round of 78. Price is tied for 40th.

Andrew Wyatt, NU's regular season leader, scored a 79. Wyatt struggled in the first round, recording only one birdie. He is tied for 47th.

Mark Pillen shot a 12-over 84 and is in 60th place.  

The second round is underway Friday afternoon.

Nebraska First Round Results
T-2 Mike Coatman - 70
T-27 Tyler Parsloe - 76
T-40 Trent Price- 78
T-47 Andrew Wyatt - 79
60 Mark Pillen - 84