CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- Senior Justin Hastings (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) and freshman Harry Takis (Brisbane, Australia) are first and tied for second, respectively, as the San Diego State men’s golf team leads after the first day of the R.E. Lamkin Classic Monday in Chula Vista, California.
Hastings fired a 6-under-par 66 in the second round on the par-72, 7,033-yard San Diego Country Club and leads the 96-man field at 10-under through a 36-hole first day. Takis is a stroke behind Hastings at 9-under following a 67 and 68.
The Aztecs, who are 25th in the latest Scoreboard national rankings, released Wednesday, lead the 16-team field at 23-under 553 after opening with a 277 and then carding the best second round of the day at 276. SDSU leads co-host and No. 35 San Diego (-22) by a stroke, while No. 33 Colorado (-21), Santa Clara (-15) and Saint Mary’s (-13) round out the top 5. Four other top-50 teams are behind San Diego State, including No. 44 Colorado State (-12) in sixth, and No. 22 Brigham Young, No. 32 Notre Dame and No. 47 New Mexico in a four-way tie for eighth with Wyoming at -6.
Hastings, who entered the tournament with three straight collegiate top-10 finishes along with a tie for 13th at the PGA TOUR’s Mexico Open at VidantaWorld from Feb. 20-23, opened with a 4-under 68, collecting eight birdies and four bogeys. He was even better in the second 18, going a remarkable 6-under-par on the four par-5s, including eagles on the 563-yard eighth and the 485-yard 14th. Hastings finished the second round with the two eagles, four birdies and two bogeys.
Takis, meanwhile, was 2-over through his first four holes in his opening round but had six birdies the rest of the way along with an eagle on the 14th, and just one bogey to sign for a 67. His second round featured five birdies and just one bogey for a 68. Takis is tied with Notre Dame’s Jacob Modleski and UC Davis’ Louis Grizot for second.
Competing as an individual and not counting for the Aztecs’ team score, senior Shea Lague (Jamul, Calif./Steel Canyon HS) is a shot back of Takis in a five-way tie for fifth at -8. Lague shot a 3-under 69 with four birdies and a bogey on the par-3, 202-yard 13th in his first round, before sinking six birdies with one bogey on the par-4, 427-yard ninth in the second round for a 67.
Junior Chanachon Chokprajakchat (Bangkok, Thailand) is tied for 16th at -5 with individual participant Nathan Sampson (Temecula, Calif.). Chokprajakchat opened with a 69, getting to 5-under before a double-bogey on the par-4, 460-yard 18th brought him back to -3. Chokprajakchat (Bangkok, Thailand) eagled the 14th in the first round. In the second round, he shot a 70 with four birdies and two bogeys.
A sophomore, Sampson had two eagles in his first round (No. 2 and No. 14) and three birdies, but also five bogeys en route to a 72. He then shot a 69 with five birdies and two bogeys.
Seniors Rugthai Thongsom (Surat Thani, Thailand) and Jackson Moss (San Diego/Point Loma HS) are tied for 33rd at 2-under, while competing as individuals with fellow senior Jack Townsend (San Diego/Charter School of San Diego), who is tied for 52nd at +1. Sophomore Dylan Oyama (Carlsbad, Calif./Pacific Ridge HS) is tied for 63rd at +4, and junior Tyler Kowack (San Diego/Canyon Crest Academy) and sophomore Phillip Kench (Del Mar, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) are tied for 78th at +7 with Kench not counting for the team score.
Tuesday’s final round gets underway with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. PT. SDSU will play with San Diego, Colorado and Santa Clara.
R.E. Lamkin Classic
Day One Results - March 10, 2025
San Diego Country Club - Chula Vista, Calif.
Par 72, 7,033 Yards
Team Standings (top 5 out of 16 teams)
1. No. 25 San Diego State…277-276—553 (-23)
2. No. 35 San Diego…276-278—554 (-22)
3. No. 33 Colorado…276-279—555 (-21)
4. Santa Clara…274-287—561 (-15)
5. Saint Mary’s…279-284—563 (-13)
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 96 players + SDSU
1. Justin Hastings (San Diego State)…68-66—134 (-10)
T2. Harry Takis (San Diego State)…67-68—135 (-9)
T2. Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame)…68-67—135 (-9)
T2. Louis Grizot (UC Davis)…68-67—135 (-9)
T5. ^Shea Lague (San Diego State)…69-67—136 (-8)
T5. Hunter Swanson (Colorado)… 68-68—136 (-8)
T5. Ian Maspat (San Diego)…68-68—136 (-8)
T5. Chris Bettencourt (Fresno State)…70-66—136 (-8)
T5. Ryan Abuan (San Diego)…66-70—136 (-8)
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T16. Chanachon Chokprajakchat (San Diego State)…69-70—139 (-5)
T16. ^Nathan Sampson (San Diego State)…70-69—139 (-5)
T33. ^Rugthai Thongsom (San Diego State)…71-71—142 (-2)
T33. ^Jackson Moss (San Diego State)…74-68—142 (-2)
T52. ^Jack Townsend (San Diego State)…74-71—145 (+1)
T63. Dylan Oyama (San Diego State)…73-75—148 (+4)
T78. ^Phillip Kench (San Diego State)…72-79—151 (+7)
T78. Tyler Kowack (San Diego State)…79-72—151 (+7)
^competing as an individual