BREMERTON, Wash. -- The San Diego State men's golf team beat darkness to finish its second round in 12th place at the Husky Invitational Monday in Bremerton, Washington. The Aztecs followed up their 7-over-par 295 in the opening round with a 1-over 289 in the second round, collectively sitting at 8-over on the par-72, 7,115-yard Gold Mountain Golf Club (Olympic Course).
SDSU is within six strokes of four programs in the 14-team field, just barely trailing eighth-place Utah (+2), San Jose State (+4), Washington State (+6) and St. Mary's (+7), and well clear of Colorado State (+17) and Seattle Univ. (+27 through 14 holes). Host Washington is out to a commanding lead at 21-under 555, while California, Oregon and Oregon State are tied for second at -9. Oklahoma rounds out the top 5 at -4.
Sophomore Tyler Kowack (Del Mar, Calif./La Jolla HS) paces San Diego State through 36 holes at even-par 144, which is tied for 26th out of 78 entrants. Kowack opened with a 2-over 74 and followed with a 2-under 70.
Junior Shea Lague (Jamul, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) is tied for 42nd at 2-over 146 after consecutive 73s, while junior Justin Hastings (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) is tied for 42nd at 3-over 147 (73-74).
Sophomore Chanachon Chokprajakchat (Bangkok, Thailand) bettered his 3-over 75 with a 1-over 73 and is tied for 57th at +4, and junior Jack Townsend (San Diego/Charter School of San Diego) is tied for 60th at +5, going 76-73.
Three other SDSU golfers are competing as individuals in the Husky Individual. Senior Skyler Ngo (Las Vegas) is 14th out of 49 at 2-under 142 with matching 71s, freshman Nathan Sampson (Temecula, Calif.) is tied for 36th (+3) and junior Rugthai Thongsom (Surat Thani, Thailand) is tied for 41st at +4.
Following the completion of the suspended second round early Tuesday, San Diego State will tee off in its final round at 7:45 a.m. PT from the 10th hole.
Husky Invitational
Bremerton, Wash.
Day One Results
Gold Mountain Golf Club – Olympic Course
Par 72, 7,115 yards
Team Standings (Top 5 of 14 teams + SDSU)
1. Washington…270-285—555 (-21)
T2. California…287-(-7 through 14 holes)—n/a (-9)
T2. Oregon…286-281—567 (-9)
T2. Oregon State…278-289—567 (-9)
5. Oklahoma…290-282—572 (-4)
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12. San Diego State…295-289—584 (+8)
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 78 players + SDSU)
1. Taehoon Song (Washington)…63-73—136 (-8)
T2. Eric Lee (California)…71-67—138 (-6)
T2. Luke Powell (UCLA)…70-68—138 (-6)
T2. Petr Hruby (Washington)…69-69—138 (-6)
5. Aiden Krafft (Oregon)…71-68—139 (-5)
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T26. Tyler Kowack (San Diego State)…74-70—144 (E)
T42. Shea Lague (San Diego State)…73-73—146 (+2)
T52. Justin Hastings (San Diego State)…73-74—147 (+3)
T57. Chanachon Chokprajakchat (San Diego State)…75-73—148 (+4)
T60. Jack Townsend (San Diego State)…76-73—149 (+5)
Husky Individual
Bremerton, Wash.
Day One Results
Gold Mountain Golf Club – Cascade Course
Par 72, 7,055 yards
No Team Scores
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 49 players + SDSU)
1. ^Jackson Lake (Oregon State)…68-65—133 (-11)
2. ^Stanley Lin (Oregon State)…67-67—134 (-10)
T3. ^Jay Pabin (Colorado State)…69-67—136 (-8)
T3. ^A. Muller-Baumgart (UCLA)…68-68—136 (-8)
5. ^Pablo Ereno (UCLA)…68-69—137 (-7)
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14. ^Skyler Ngo (San Diego State)…71-71—142 (-2)
T36. ^Nathan Sampson (San Diego State)…76-71—147 (+3)
T41. ^Rugthai Thongsom (San Diego State)…76-72—148 (+4)
^ competing as an individual