Feb. 24, 2005
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - The San Diego State men's golf team remains in title contention after two rounds of play in the John Burns Invitational, being hosted by the University of Hawaii.
On Thursday, San Diego State shot a 280, eight under par, for the second straight day. San Diego State is tied for fifth place with Texas Tech, 11 shots behind tourney leader New Mexico. The fourth-ranked Lobos are at 549 for the tournament, 27 shots below par. San Diego State is just seven shots out of second and four shots out of third place.
The tournament will conclude with 18 holes on Friday with the Aztecs scheduled for an 11 a.m. (Pacific) tee time.
Aaron Choi became the third Aztec to shoot a round in the 60s when he fired a 67 on Thursday. After two rounds, Choi is at 5-under 139, good enough for 14th in the individual race. Two Aztecs, Andrew Scott and Gilberto Rodriguez, were in the 60s on Wednesday. Scott's Thursday round of 70 has him tied with Choi for 14th overall.
The tournament is being played on the Leilehua Golf Course in Schofield Barracks. The Aztecs won the John Burns in 2002 and finished second in 2003.
Team Results (Through Two Rounds): New Mexico 549, Arizona 553, UNLV 556, Brigham Young 557, San Diego State 560, Texas Tech 560, SMU 562, Auburn 564, Texas A&M 570, Colorado State 570, Denver 572, Hawaii 575, San Jose State 580, Nevada 582, UCSB 582, Utah 583, Pacific 585, Hawaii-Hilo 585, UTEP 589, Long Beach State 593, San Francisco 604.
SDSU Individuals
Player Score Par OverallAaron Choi 72-67-139 -5 14thAndrew Scott 69-70-139 -5 14thGilberto Rodriguez 68-75-143 -1 38thJosh Warthen 71-73-144 Even 50thChad Moscovic 75-70-145 +1