April 17, 2005
STANFORD, Calif. - Aaron Choi placed fifth of 96 golfers to lead the San Diego State men's golf team to a second-place finish in the Stanford U.S. Intercollegiate at the par 70, 6,742 yard Stanford Golf Course on Sunday.
After rounds of 67 and 70 on Saturday, Choi shot a 3-over-par 73 to finish with a 54-hole even-par score of 210. He finished two shots behind Arizona State's Pat Moore for the individual title.
As a team, SDSU shot a final round score of 284 on Sunday, after rounds of 288 and 291 the day before, to finish with an 863 team total. USC won the 18-team competition with a low score of 846. Following the second-place Aztecs were Fresno State (867), UCLA (868), Stanford (869) and Arizona State (870).
SDSU's Gilberto Rodriguez tied for 12th place with a 216 (70-75-71) and teammate Andrew Scott tied in 18th place (217) after a final round 71.The Aztecs will compete in the BYU Cougar Classic this Friday and Saturday.
SDSU Individuals
5. Aaron Choi 67-70-73--210
t12. Gilberto Rodriguez 70-75-71--216
t18. Andrew Scott 75-71-71--217
t36. Linus Nilsson 76-77-69--222
t83. Chad Mosrovic 82-75-75--232
Team Standings (Top 7)
1. USC 846
2. SDSU 863
3. Fresno State 867
4. UCLA 868
5. Stanford 869
6. Arizona State 870
t7. Arizona 878
t7. Oregon 878