TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's golf team holds second place after the opening day of The Clerico, sitting at 16-over-par (+6, +10) through 36 holes at Cedar Ridge Country Club. The Golden Eagles are three strokes behind New Mexico (+13) and three clear of South Alabama (+19) in the 13-team field.

ORU opened the tournament with a 6-over-par round, the second-best team score of the morning behind New Mexico (+4), and held its spot in the afternoon despite a 10-over second round.

Gonzalo Banos paced the Golden Eagles. After an even-par first round, he shot 1-under in round two to sit tied for fourth individually at 1-under, one of five players under par through two rounds. Ben Gratzl (-1, +1) stands at even par in sixth. Jorge Sanchez Gutierrez (+1, +4) is tied for 18th at 5-over, while Gustav Liljeberg (+7, +6) and Sam Morris (+6, +8) round out the lineup.

New Mexico's Johnnie Clark leads the individual race at 6-under (-3, -3) and is the only player under par in both rounds. He is four shots clear of UTEP's Julien Dulait and Colorado State's Jake Rodgers, who are tied for second at 2-under.

The final round of The Clerico is Tuesday, Oct. 20. Live scoring and full results are available at Clippd Scoreboard.