WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – The San Diego State men's golf team is tied for third place at the Southwestern Invitational presented by Topgolf after firing a 1-under-par 287 Tuesday in the second round at the par-72, 6,992-yard North Ranch Country Club.
The Aztecs, who are competing in their first event since March 9-10, 2020, are tied with SMU in third at 5-over 581, two shots behind Louisville (+3) and four clear of fifth-place and host Pepperdine (+9). SDSU was in second place for the majority of the second round but slipped late in the day. Arizona State held onto its first-round lead and is the only school under par at 2-under.
San Diego State has two players in the top 5 after 36 holes in juniors Youssef Guezzale (San Diego/La Jolla HS) and Joey Moore (Billings, Mont.). Guezzale carded a 4-under 68 on Tuesday, tied for the third-lowest round of the day, and is tied for third overall out of 66 players at 3-under 141. Guezzale started out the morning with a birdie on the par-4, 462-yard first hole, but then double-bogeyed the par-4, 415-yard second. Following a par on the par-3, 228-yard third hole, Guezzale reeled off three consecutive birdies and then birdied the par-4, 386-yard ninth to finish the front nine with a 33. Guezzale, however, cooled down on the back nine, logging six pars, two birdies and a bogey for his 68.
Moore, who shot an even-par 72 in tough conditions on Monday, was one shot better today with a 1-under 71 and is tied for fifth with three others at 1-under 143. Moore played steady all day, recording three birdies (No. 1, No. 12 and No. 15) and 13 pars with just two bogeys.
Senior Steve Sugimoto (San Diego/Rancho Bernardo HS) is tied for 26th after two days at 5-over 149 following a 3-over 75 today. Sugimoto had two birdies and five bogeys in the second round.
Zihao Jin (Beijing/Rancho Bernardo HS) remained one shot back of Sugimoto in a tie for 31st (+6) after equaling his first-round score with a 3-over 75. Jin was at 3-under through 14 holes but went couldn't overcome a bogey-quadruple bogey-bogey three-hole stretch. He finished his uneven round with six birdies, five bogeys and the aforementioned quad bogey.
Senior Puwit Anupansuebsai (Nakhon Phanom, Thailand), meanwhile, bounced back from a 6-over 78 on Monday with a 1-over 73 in the second round today. The highlight of the penultimate round for Anupansuebsai was an eagle on the par-5, 474-yard 15th hole. In all, the reigning Mountain West Golfer of the Year had the eagle, three birdies, two bogeys and two double bogeys, and is tied for 33rd at 7-over 151.
Arizona State's David Puig is the individual leader after two rounds at 8-under 136 thanks to a Tuesday-low 66 (-6). Louisville's Matthias Schmid trails Puig by three shots (-5), while SMU's Noah Goodwin is tied with Guezzale in third at 3-under.
The final round of the Southwestern Invitational presented by Topgolf wraps up Wednesday. The Aztecs are paired with ASU, Louisville and SMU, starting at 8:55 a.m. PT on hole No. 1. Due to expected rain in the area, the Golf Channel will go live earlier than planned at noon PT and will continue until the end of tournament play.
Southwestern Invitational Presented by Topgolf
Westlake Village, Calif.
Round Two Results
North Ranch C.C. (Lakes/Oaks)
Par 72, 6,992 yards
Team Standings (Top 5 of 12 teams)
1. Arizona State…292-282—574 (-2)
2. Louisville…296-283—579 (+3)
T3. San Diego State…294-287—581(+6)
T3. SMU…293-288—581 (+6)
5. Pepperdine…308-277—585 (+9)
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 66 players)
1. David Puig (Arizona State)…70-66—136 (-8)
2. Matthias Schmid (Louisville)…71-68—139 (-5)
T3. Youssef Guezzale (San Diego State)…73-68—141 (-3)
T3. Noah Goodwin (SMU)…70-71—141 (-3)
T5. Joey Moore (San Diego State)…72-71—143 (-1)
T5. RJ Manke (Pepperdine)…74-69—143 (-1)
T5. McClure Meissner (SMU)…72-71—143 (-1)
T5. Joey Vrzich (Pepperdine)…76-67—143 (-1)
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T26. Steve Sugimoto (San Diego State)…74-75—149 (+5)
T31. Zihao Jin (San Diego State)…75-75—150 (+6)
T33. Puwit Anupansuebsai (San Diego State)…78-73—151 (+7)
Aztecs Tied for Third at the Southwestern Invite
