May 21, 1999
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State mens golf team remained in sixth place after 36 holes at the 1999 NCAA West Regional being contested in Tucson, Arizona. The Aztecs team score of 588 is 17 shots off the lead, held by Arizona State with a total of 571. UNLV and Brigham Young are tied for second, six strokes off the pace at 577.
For the second day in a row, SDSU was led by senior James Stewart. The native of Hong Kong shot a one-under 71 and sits in a three-way tie for second place, just two strokes behind leader Jeff Quinney of Arizona State.
Scott Piercy shot a 73 for the second straight day to end the day in 16th place. One stroke behind him is Kurt Cassidy at 147, tied with 11 others for the 20th spot. Meanwhile, Gundy Jones turned in a 77 for a two-day total of 155 with Magnus Carlsson shot an 81 to finish at 158 after 36 holes.
Final round action from the 1999 NCAA West Regional continues tomorrow. The top-nine schools in the 189-team Regional field will qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Team Scores 1 Arizona State 283 288 571 2 UNLV 288 289 577 Brigham Young 288 289 577 4 Oregon 297 285 582 5 California 301 284 585 6 San Diego State 293 295 588 7 Colorado State 296 293 589 8 Washington 291 299 590 9 Pepperdine 298 296 59410 Arizona 301 294 595 Fresno State 290 305 59512 Stanford 301 297 59813 UCLA 296 304 60014 USC 304 297 60115 Texas-El Paso 301 303 604 New Mexico 299 305 60417 Oregon State 295 310 60518 UC Santa Barbara 309 311 620
Top Individual Scores 1 Jeff Quinney Arizona State 69 70 139 2 James Stewart San Diego State 71 70 141 Billy Harvey Brigham Young 71 70 141 Michael Kirk UNLV 70 71 141 5 Nigel Spence Colorado State 71 71 142 Dong Yi California 72 70 142 7 Ben Crane Oregon 72 71 143 Todd Rose Fresno State 69 74 143 Jose Garrido Brigham Young 68 75 143 Adam Scott UNLV 71 72 14311 Troy Kelly Washington 70 74 144