Nov. 5, 2002
KAHUKU, Hawaii - The San Diego State men's golf team is in sixth place following the first two rounds of the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate. The Aztecs shot 297-293 for a 36-hole total of 590, which stands 22 shots behind leader and Mountain West Conference rival UNLV (288-280-560), which is ranked No. 2 in the latest Golfweek and Golfstat rankings.
Senior John Lieber (San Diego, Calif./Grossmont HS) is the Aztecs' top individual following the first two rounds. He shot 72-74 for a two-round total of 146, which is eight shots behind 36-hole leader David Skinns of Tennessee (138), who claims a three-shot lead over three golfers tied for second place at 141.
Freshman Andrew Scott (Henderson, Nev./Green Valley HS) stands in a 20th-place tie at 147, while sophomore Aaron Choi (San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) is another shot back in 26th place at 148. Senior John Lepak (La Habra Heights, Calif./Los Altos HS), who won co-medalist honors in the Aztecs' last event at Barona, is tied for 35th at 149, and senior Charlie Smith (Valencia, Calif./Hart HS) shares 59th place at 155.
Play resumes tomorrow with a 8:00 HST shotgun start for the third and final round of the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate.
First- and second-round scores with relation to par Nov. 4 at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate, played at the par-72, 7,199-yard Links at Turtle Bay in Kahuku, Hawaii
1. UNLV 288-280-568 (-8)2. Tennessee 279-294-573 (-3)3. South Carolina 289-288-577 (+1)4. Virginia 299-288-587 (+11)5. Washington State 288-301-589 (+13)6. San Diego State 297-293-590 (+14)7. Portland 293-299-592 (+16)8. San Francisco 298-295-593 (+17)9. IPC 306-295-601 (+25)10. CSU-San Marcos 306-296-602 (+26)11. Hawaii-Hilo 308-296-604 (+28)12. CSU-Stanislaus 305-300-605 (+29)13. Santa Clara 306-301-607 (+31)14. UC Riverside 305-306-611 (+35)15. Weber State 308-307-615 (+39)16. Saint Mary's 309-308-617 (+41)17. Hawaii 308-311-619 (+43)18. Hawaii White 330-320-650 (+74)19. Osaka 338-326-664 (+88)
Top Five Individuals1. David Skinns, Tennessee 65-73-138 (-6)2. Ryan Moore, UNLV 71-70-141 (-3) Robert Frye, USF 69-72-141 (-3) J.C. Deacon, UNLV 69-72-141 (-3)5. Ross McGowan, Tennessee 67-76-143 (-1)
San Diego State IndividualsT-13. John Lieber 72-74-146 (+2)T-20. Andrew Scott 76-71-147 (+3)T-26. Aaron Choi 75-73-148 (+4)T-35. John Lepak 74-75-149 (+5)T-59. Charlie Smith 79-76-155 (+11)