Through two of three rounds, the No. 47 University of New Mexico men’s golf team is in third place at the Salem (S.C.) Regional. UNM shot 9-under Tuesday and is 25-under with Wednesday’s final round to go.
The top five teams advance to the NCAA Championship, held later this month in Scottsdale, Ariz. Arkansas is the 36-hole leader at 39-under, while Georgia Tech moved up to second at 32-under. The Lobos and North Carolina are tied for third at 25-under, while Northern Illinois is in the fifth, and final, qualifying position at 23-under. New Mexico will enter the final round seven shots clear of sixth place Georgia Southern at 18-under.