Men’s Golf Completes Day Two of The Prestige

LA QUINTA, Calif. -- The ninth-ranked San Diego State men's golf team moved up two spots to a tie for 13th place on the second day of The Prestige Tuesday on the par-71, 7,100-yard Greg Norman Course at PGA West.
 
With the course playing almost a stroke higher (73.92) than Monday's first round, the Aztecs shot a 9-over-par 293 today and are tied with Colorado at 15-over 583 after two rounds. No. 5 Pepperdine vaulted into the lead with a Tuesday low of 5-under 279 and is at -8 through 36 holes. No. 3 Arizona State and No. 11 Arizona are tied for second at -5, while North Carolina (E) and No. 17 SMU (+1) round out the top 5.
 
Senior Zihao Jin (Beijing/Rancho Bernardo HS) paces SDSU after two rounds and is tied for 25th at 1-over 143 following a 3-over 74 Tuesday. Starting on the 10th hole, Jin got out to a hot start with birdies on the par-4, 337-yard 11th and par-5, 566-yard 12th, but failed to get another one the rest of the way, while posting two bogeys and a triple bogey on the par-3, 181-yard seventh. Still, Jin is tied with seven others in 25th in a field where only 18 players are under par through 36 holes.
 
Senior Puwit Anupansuebsai (Nakhon Phanom, Thailand), meanwhile, is two shots back of Jin in a tie for 41st at 3-over 145 after shooting a 6-over 77. Anupansuebsai, the reigning Mountain West Golfer of the Year, had a wild day with five birdies, including a three straight on No. 15 (par 4, 431 yards), No. 16 (par 5, 537 yards) and No. 17 (par 3, 180 yards), four bogeys, two double bogeys and a triple bogey.
 
Junior Joey Moore (Billings, Montana) had the biggest jump for San Diego State, moving from a tie for 114th to a tie for 77th following a 1-under 70. One of 23 players to shoot under par in the second round, Moore is at +7 heading into tomorrow's final round. Moore had five birdies and four bogeys on the day, ending his round on a high note with a birdie on the par-4, 359-yard ninth hole.
 
Senior Steve Sugimoto (San Diego/Rancho Bernardo HS) is tied with Moore and six others in 77th after carding a 3-over 74. Sugimoto birdied the 12th, but had four bogeys over the final 10 holes.
 
Junior Youssef Guezzale (San Diego/La Jolla HS) was three shots better Tuesday at 4-over 75 and is tied for 99th at +11.
 
Texas Tech's Ludvig Aberg leads The Prestige after two rounds at -6, with Arizona State's David Puig (-4), TCU's Jacob Skov (-3) and California's Aaron Du (-3) a few shots back. Jin is just three shots from the top 5, where five golfers are tied for fifth at -2.
 
The Prestige wraps up Wednesday with the final round as San Diego State tees off from the first hole at 7:40 a.m. PT with Colorado and Marquette.

Freshmen Jack Heath (Charlotte, N.C.) and Liam Koeneke (Del Mar, Calif./Torrey Pines HS), meanwhile, continued their play at the Prestige Individual Tournament at Coral Mountain Golf Club on the par-72, 7,145-yard layout. Heath followed up his 71 on Monday with a 4-under 69 today and is in a tie for eighth at -5. Koeneke's 3-under 69 today has him at +1 for the tournament and in a tie for 27th. Heath and Koeneke begin their final round Wednesday at 9:20 a.m. PT and 8:20 a.m. PT, respectively.
 
The Prestige
La Quinta, Calif.
Round Two Results
Greg Norman Course at PGA West
Par 71, 7,100 yards
 
Team Standings (Top 5 of 24 teams + SDSU)
1. No. 5 Pepperdine…281-279—560 (-8)
T2. No. 11 Arizona…283-280—563 (-5)
T2. No. 3 Arizona State…276-287—563 (-5)
4. North Carolina…282-286—568 (E)
5. No. 17 SMU…285-284—569 (+1)
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T13. No. 9 San Diego State…290-293—583 (+15)
 
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 120 players + SDSU)
1. Ludvig Aberg (Texas Tech)…69-67—136 (-6)
2. David Puig (Arizona State)…64-74—138 (-4)
T3. Jacob Skov Olesen (TCU)…71-68—139 (-3)
T3. Aaron Du (California)…69-70—139 (-3)
T5. Trevor Werbylo (Arizona)…73-67—140 (-2)
T5. John Paterson (Colorado)…70-70—140 (-2)
T5. Chase Sienkiewicz (Arizona)…68-72—140 (-2)
T5. Joey Vrzich (Pepperdine)…67-73—140 (-2)
T5. Jacob Westberg (UC Davis)…67-73—140 (-2)
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T25. Zihao Jin (San Diego State)…69-74—143 (+1)
T41. Puwit Anupansuebsai (San Diego State)…68-77—145 (+3)
T77. Joey Moore (San Diego State)…79-70—149 (+7)
T77. Steve Sugimoto (San Diego State)…75-74—149 (+7)
T99. Youssef Guezzale (San Diego State)…78-75—153 (+11)
 
Prestige Individual Tournament
La Quinta, Calif.
Round One Results
Coral Mountain Golf Club
Par 72, 7,145 yards
 
No Team Scores
 
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 47 players + SDSU)
1. Hazen Newman (Oklahoma State)…69-63—132 (-12)
2. Derek Hitchner (Pepperdine)…65-69—134 (-10)
3. Austin Murphy (Pepperdine)…70-65—135 (-9)
4. Jake Sollon (Oregon)…68-68—136 (-8)
T5. Christian Banke (Arizona)…70-67—137 (-7)
T5. A.J. Ott (Colorado State)…69-68—137 (-7)
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T8. Jack Heath (San Diego State)…71-68—139 (-5)
T27. Liam Koeneke (San Diego State)…76-69—145 (+1)