West Lafayette, Ind. ? Kansas University’s men’s golf team was 18th out of 27 teams Friday after the second of three rounds of the NCAA Central Regional.

The 25th-ranked Jayhawks had a second-round score of 300 and a two-round total of 615 on the 7,259-yard, par-72 Kampen Course at Purdue’s Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.

“The team played better today,” KU coach Ross Randall said. “We moved up considerably, but we are still pretty far out of contention.”

Kentucky leads with 557 strokes, followed by Oklahoma State (585) and Texas (594).

KU junior Kevin Ward leads the Jayhawks. He is tied for 42nd after a second-round 75 for a two-round total of 152.

“We have a formidable task ahead of us tomorrow,” Randall said, “so hopefully we can play our best.”

The tournament will conclude this morning.

NCAA Central Regional Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.

Team scores: Kentucky 583, Oklahoma State 585, Texas 594, Texas A&M 595, Purdue 597, Oklahoma 599, SMU 601, Wichita State 602, TCU 602, Minnesota 605, Kansas State 605, Kent State 606, Notre Dame 607, Colorado 611, Ohio State 612, Texas Tech 613, Indiana 614, Kansas 615, Tulsa 620, Arkansas 621.

Individual leaders: Brandon Waldrop, UK, 70-70–140; Jason Hartwick, Texas, 69-73–142; John Holmes, UK, 69-73–142; Andrew Parr, Texas A&M, 69-74–143; Casey Wittenberg, Oklahoma State 69-74–143.

Kansas results: 42. (tie) Kevin Ward, 77-75–152. 62. (tie) Andrew Price, 79-75–154. 70. (tie) Gary Woodland, 77-78–155. 92. (tie) Tyler Hall, 82-76–158. 105. (tie) Tyler Docking, 86-74–160.