April 11, 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. -
Complete Round One Results in PDF Format
San Diego State's Aaron Goldberg (Encinitas, Calif.) fired a 4-over par 75 on Friday to lead the Aztec men's golf team during the first round of the 36th annual ASU Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. As a team, SDSU currently occupies 16th place after a shooting a combined 20-over 304 at the 7,057-yard, par-71 Karsten Golf Course. Host school Arizona State, which fielded two squads for the tournament, maintains the top two positions at 5-under, followed by Colorado State (-4), Denver (+1) and Texas A&M (+3).
On the individual leaderboard, Goldberg finds himself in a tie for 54th after the first day of competition. The La Costa Canyon High alumnus was even through 12 holes until suffering a pair of bogeys at Nos. 13 and 15, while closing with a double-bogey on the 18th. Despite the misfortune, Goldberg remains just five strokes out of the top 11 with 36 holes left to play.
Meanwhile, senior Chad Moscovic (Stockton, Calif.) and junior David Palm (Landvetter, Sweden) and sit one shot in back of Goldberg in a tie for 57th after both players carded a 5-over 76. Rounding out the scoring for SDSU was freshman Matt Hoffenberg (Simi Valley, Calif.), who walked off the course in a tie for 66th after firing a 6-over 77. Hoffenberg drained four birdies during the first round, tying fellow classmate Johan Carlsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) for the team lead. Carlsson shot an 8-over 79 to finish the day in a tie for 80th.
Arizona State's Braxton Marquez and Kyle Nielsen of New Mexico each recorded a 5-under 66 to grab a share of the lead after the first 18 holes.
The ASU Thunderbird Invitational resumes Saturday with second-round action as the Aztecs are scheduled to tee off with players from Arizona, Cal State Northridge and Connecticut starting at 7:47 a.m. PT. A live scoring link will be available on the home page of GoAztecs.com.
ASU Thunderbird Invitational At Tempe, Ariz. Karsten Golf Course (7,057 yards, par 71)
First Round Team Standings (Top 5 + SDSU)T1. Arizona State 279 (-5)T1. Arizona State (B) 279 (-5)3. Colorado State 280 (-4)4. Denver 285 (+1)5. Texas A&M 287 (+3)T6. Oregon 291 (+7)T6. Baylor 291 (+7)16. San Diego State 304 (+20)
First Round Leaders (Top 7 + SDSU)T1. Braxton Marquez, Arizona State 32-34 - 66 (-5)T1. Kyle Nielsen, New Mexico 34-32 - 66 (-5)T3. Zen Brown, Colorado State 34-34 - 68 (-3)T3. Cameron Edens, Arizona State (B) 34-34 - 68 (-3)T3. Roberto Galletti, Arizona 32-36 - 68 (-3)T3. Jeff Gerlich, Baylor 32-36 - 68 (-3)T3. Daniel Wax, Denver 33-35 - 68 (-3)T54. Aaron Goldberg, SDSU 35-40 - 75 (+4)T57. David Palm, SDSU 35-41 - 76 (+5)T57. Chad Moscovic, SDSU 36-40 - 76 (+5)T66. Matt Hoffenberg, SDSU 36-41 - 77 (+6)T80. Johan Carlsson, SDSU 39-40 - 79 (+8)