SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- San Diego State juniors Justin Hastings (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) and Shea Lague (Jamul, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) sit in first and second, respectively, to lead the Aztec men's golf team through two rounds of the Maui Jim Intercollegiate Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona.
A day after tying a school record with a 62 at the par-71, 7,118-yard Mirabel Golf Club, Hastings fired a 6-under 65 in today's second round and leads the 75-man field at 15-under. Hastings had seven birdies and a lone bogey in today's 65, his only bogey through 36 holes.
Lague, meanwhile, is a stroke back of Hastings in solo second at 14-under. Lague set a collegiate best with a 63 today (-8), notching nine birdies, including five straight from the first through fifth holes on his back nine (SDSU started on the 10th hole), and just one bogey.
Four others - Owen Avrit (Oregon), Joseph Lloyd (Fresno State), Neal Shipley (Ohio State) and Zach Kingsland (SMU) - are tied for third at 12-under.
Sophomore Tyler Kowack (Del Mar, Calif./La Jolla HS) carded a 1-under 70 today and is tied for 21st through two days at -6. Sophomore Chanachon Chokprajakchat (Bangkok, Thailand) bettered his 70 with a 3-under 68 today and is tied for 28th at -4, while junior Jack Townsend (San Diego/Charter School of San Diego) is tied for 66th overall at +4.
San Diego State teamed up for a 18-under 266 today and gained one stroke on Auburn (-41), entering tomorrow's final round in solo second at 39-under 529. Fresno State (-32), SMU (-31) and Ohio State (-26) round out the top five.
Three other SDSU golfers finished up their play in the Maui Jim Individual on the par-72 Legend Trail course in Scottsdale. Senior Skyler Ngo (Las Vegas) took 22nd overall at 1-under 215, while freshman Nathan Sampson (Temecula, Calif.) tied for 29th at +3 and junior Rugthai Thongsom (Surat Thani, Thailand) came in 33rd at +16.
Maui Jim Intercollegiate
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Round Two Results
Mirabel Golf Club
Par 71, 7,118 yards
Team Standings (Top 5 of 15 teams)
1. Auburn…260-267—527 (-41)
2. San Diego State…263-266—529 (-39)
3. Fresno State…273-263—536 (-32)
4. SMU…266-271—537 (-31)
5. Ohio State…275-267—542 (-26)
Individual Leaders (Top 6 of 75 players + SDSU)
1. Justin Hastings (San Diego State)…62-65—127 (-15)
2. Shea Lague (San Diego State)…65-63—128 (-14)
T3. Owen Avrit (Oregon)…67-63—130 (-12)
T3. Joseph Lloyd (Fresno State)…66-64—130 (-12)
T3. Neal Shipley (Ohio State)…66-64—130 (-12)
T3. Zach Kingsland (SMU)…65-65—130 (-12)
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T21. Tyler Kowack (San Diego State)…66-70—136 (-6)
T28. Chanachon Chokprajakchat (San Diego State)…70-68—138 (-4)
T66. Jack Townsend (San Diego State)…71-75—146 (+4)
Maui Jim Individual
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Round One Results
Legend Trail
Par 72
No Team Scores
Individual Leaders (Top 8 of 35 players + SDSU)
1. ^Fifa Laopakdee (Arizona State)…70-64-67—201 (-15)
T2. ^Connor Adams (New Mexico)…66-66-72—204 (-12)
T2. ^Tom Jenkins (Oregon)…69-66-69—204 (-12)
T2. ^Reed Kitter (Auburn)…72-64-68—204 (-12)
5. ^Hunter Swanson (Colorado)…68-65-72—205 (-11)
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22. ^Skyler Ngo…72-75-68—215 (-1)
T29. ^Nathan Sampson…72-73-74—219 (+3)
33. ^Rugthai Thongsom…78-74-80—232 (+16)
^ competing as an individual
Hastings, Lague Top Maui Jim Through Two Rounds
