Oct. 8, 2004
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State junior Andrew Scott fired the best opening round with a six-under-par 66 and followed it up with a one-under-par 71 to help lead the Aztecs to fourth place after the first day of the Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic at Fort Washington Country Club in Fresno.
The Aztecs, which were tied for first place after the first round, are in fourth place at nine-under-par in the 15-team tournament after 36 holes. Brigham Young is in first place at 28-under-par, 12 shots ahead of UC Riverside, 16 strokes in front of Fresno State and 19 shots clear of SDSU.
Scott's opening round 66 was the second best round of the 190 rounds of golf played on Friday. He is just four strokes behind the tournament leader, Brigham Young's Greg Machtaler and just two strokes out of second place.
San Diego State senior Aaron Choi, the top Aztec finisher in each of the first two fall tournaments, is in 14th-place at three-under-par, following rounds of 69 and 72.
The tournament concludes with a single round of play on Saturday.
Fresno State Lexus Golf ClassicFort Washington Country Club (Fresno, Calif.)
Team Scores (15 teams total) 1. Brigham Young 278-270--548 (-28) 2. UC Riverside 280-280--560 (-16) 3. Fresno State 281-283--564 (-12) 4. San Diego State 278-289--567 (-9) 5. Colorado State 285-284--569 (-7) Saint Mary's 283-286--569 (-7)
Individual Scores 1. Greg Machtaler, Brigham Young 70-63--133 (-11) 2. Jake Ellison, Brigham Young 68-67--135 (-9) 3. Andrew Scott, San Diego State 66-71--137 (-7) Jason Anthony, Fresno State 68-69--137 (-7) 5. James Allenby, Texas-El Paso 70-68--138 (-6) Brendan Steele, UC Riverside 68-70--138 (-6)14. Aaron Choi, San Diego State 69-72--141 (-3)33. Chad Moscovic, San Diego State 74-71--145 (+1) Josh Warthen, San Diego State 70-75--145 (+1)65. Chris Freeman, San Diego State 73-76--149 (+5)75. Linus Nilsson, San Diego State 73-78--151 (+7)92. Jason Puterbaugh, San Diego State 72-87--159 (+15)