Klaus Tied for 8th Place at Patriot All-America

Dec. 29, 2011

NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Oklahoma golfer Ben Klaus shot a second-round 67 (-4) Thursday at the Patriot All-America Invitational in Litchfield Park, Ariz. The senior jumped 16 spots on the leaderboard into a tie for eighth place out of 84 competitors at the 54-hole event being played at the Wigwam Golf Resort.

Klaus, who started the day in a tie for 24th, recorded the tournament's 4th-best score of the day at the 7,006-yard Gold Course. With his two-round 140 (-2), he trails leader Cory Whitsett of Alabama by seven strokes.

Klaus began the day in strong fashion, finishing the front nine at 1 under par. The Edmond, Okla., native kept his rhythm on the back nine, recording birdies on holes 10, 16 and 18 to finish the round at 4 under par.

"I just kept the momentum I built toward the end of yesterday's round and eliminated mistakes today," Klaus said. "If I can make some more putts tomorrow, I will have a chance."

The tournament will conclude with Friday's third round. Live scoring is available on Golfnet.com.

Patriot All-America

The Patriot All-America Invitational features 21 golfers ranked among the top-100 amateurs in the world and benefits the Folds of Honor Foundation. Folds of Honor is a charitable organization with a mission to empower deserving military families with educational support and opportunities by providing post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our country.

To show support for the organization, each golfer is carrying a commemorative PING golf bag bearing the name of a fallen soldier from the community in which they live or attend school. Klaus is representing U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh of Norman.

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Klaus Tied for 8th Place at Patriot All-America

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