Men's Golf

SDSU Men's Golf in Ninth Place After First Two Rounds in Oregon

SDSU Men's Golf in Ninth Place After First Two Rounds in OregonSDSU Men's Golf in Ninth Place After First Two Rounds in Oregon

March 26, 2007

EUGENE, Ore. -

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The San Diego State men's golf team finds itself in ninth place on Monday after the first two rounds of the Oregon Duck Invitational in Eugene, Ore. The Aztecs carded a 19-over-par 595 on a damp and chilly day, finishing five strokes out of the fifth position at the 7,033-yard, par-72 Eugene Country Club. USC leads the 12-team field after shooting a 1-over 577, followed by Oregon State (+3), tournament host Oregon (+4) and UCLA (+11).

Leading the way for SDSU were juniors Jamie Puterbaugh (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Aaron Goldberg (Encinitas, Calif.) as both players fired a combined 2-over par 146 to tie for 10th place after 36 holes. Puterbaugh was one of five golfers to drain eight birdies on the day, while Goldberg circled his scorecard on seven occasions. With their performances, the former La Costa Canyon High teammates remain just five shots off the pace, trailing second-round leader Matt Ma of Oregon (-3) heading into Tuesday's final round.

While Puterbaugh and Goldberg climbed into contention, the rest of the Aztec delegation experienced difficulty in the adverse playing conditions. Junior Chad Moscovic (Stockton, Calif.) began the day with a 77, but managed to shave three strokes off his total in the afternoon to finish in a tie for 38th at 7-over 151. However, sophomore Adam Porzak (Poway, Calif.) was unable to improve on his opening-round 75, dropping from the 32nd spot into a tie for 46th after carding a 77 over the ensuing 18 holes.

Meanwhile, senior Cory Segall (La Jolla, Calif.) and junior Ryan Citarella (Santa Ana, Calif.) left themselves with plenty of ground to make up after completing the first day of action in 69th and 71st place, respectively.

The third and final round of the Oregon Duck Invitational gets underway on Tuesday with an 8 a.m. PDT shotgun start.

Oregon Duck Invitational At Eugene, Ore. Eugene C.C. (7,033 yards, par 72)
Second Round Team Scores1. USC 282-295 - 5772. Oregon State 287-292 - 5793. Oregon 287-293 - 5804. UCLA 291-296 - 587T5. Arizona 290-300 - 590T5. Arizona State 294-296 - 5907. Washington 292-299 - 5918. California 291-301 - 5929. San Diego State 298-297 - 59510. Stanford 300-297 - 59711. Washington State 303-295 - 59812. Pacific 322-307 - 629
Second Round Individual Leaders (Top 6 + SDSU)1. Matt Ma, Oregon 69-72 - 141T2. Kevin Chappell, UCLA 72-70 - 142T2. Jamie Lovemark, USC 67-75 - 142T4. Michael Jensen, California 71-73 - 144T4. Alex Prugh, Washington 68-76 - 144T4. Knut Borsheim, Arizona State 70-74 - 144T10. Aaron Goldberg, SDSU 74-72 - 146T10. Jamie Puterbaugh, SDSU 72-74 - 146T38. Chad Moscovic, SDSU 77-74 - 151T46. Adam Porzak, SDSU 75-77 - 152T69. Cory Segall, SDSU 77-85 - 16271. Ryan Citarella, SDSU 82-82 - 164