Aztecs Duplicate First Round On Day Two of West Regional

May 19, 2000

SAN DIEGO -

For the second consecutive day, the San Diego State men's golf team shot a score of 297 at the 2000 NCAA Western Regional. The Aztecs total score of 588 places them in 20th at 12 strokes over. SDSU is 10 strokes back from the last qualifying spot for the NCAA Nationals. Both Cal and Idaho have a hold to that position at two-under for the tournament, at the par-72 Riverbend Golf Course in Madera, Calif.

Eleventh-ranked Brigham Young remains as the leader, firing a four-under 281 to go 19-under for the event. The Cougars enter the final round with a one-stroke advantage over Arizona. The Wildcats carded a 278 for the day's lowest team score.

Yorba Linda native, Ryan Donovan, fired the Aztecs' lowest score of the round. He parred on the day to go four-over for the tournament and move into a tie for 74th-place. Freshman Lars Johansson shot a 76 and is three-over par. Scott Piercy shot one better from yesterday with a 74 and stands at five-over. Seniors Magnus Carlsson and Larry Correa shot a 75 and 81, respectively.

SDSU Individuals

T63Lars Johansson71-76147

T74Ryan Donovan76-72148

T81Scott Piercy75-74149

T93Magnus Carlsson75-75150

T131Larry Correa80-81161

Team Scores:1. Brigham Young (557) 2.Arizona (558) 3. Fresno State & Southern California (560) 5. UNLV (564) 6. New Mexico (565) 7. Arizona State (568) 8. Washington (569) 9. Cal & Idaho (574)

20. San Diego State (588)