SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Pierceson Coody couldn’t get through his warmup. He barely could pick up a range ball. His breakfast went basically untouched, too.
Eventually, the Texas junior standout came to the heart-wrenching conclusion that he wasn’t going to be able to compete in Saturday’s second round of the NCAA Championship.
“I can’t go,” Coody told Longhorns head coach John Fields, tears in his eyes.
Texas had already gotten off to a rough start, shooting 14 over on Friday at Grayhawk Golf Club. Coody (7-over 79) and star teammate Cole Hammer (77) each carded three double bogeys in that opening round.