SANTA CRUZ – Freshman Eric Lee moved up two spots into the top 10 individually with a 1-over-par 71, but the California men's golf team dropped to eighth place with a second-round 14-over-par 364 at the Western Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
None of the 14 teams in competition at Pasatiempo Golf Club shot under par in the second round; Cal (+20) entered the round tied for fourth, but now sits 11 shots off the lead, held by Stanford (+9). Arizona (+11), Washington (+12), San Diego State (+13), Oregon (+15) and BYU (+15) rounded out the top five after 36 holes played.
Lee birdied his last two holes of the day and shot 1-under across the final nine holes. He's tied for 10th individually and only trails clubhouse leader Filip Jakubcik (-4) of Arizona by four shots. Sampson Zheng (+2) also climbed two spots on the individual leaderboard into a tie for 20th, shooting a 1-over 71 for the second straight day.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
Place | Team | To Par | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
1 | Stanford | +9 | 354 | 355 | 709 | |
2 | Arizona | +11 | 348 | 363 | 711 | |
3 | Washington | +12 | 355 | 357 | 712 | |
4 | San Diego State | +13 | 360 | 353 | 713 | |
T5 | Oregon | +15 | 356 | 359 | 715 | |
T5 | BYU | +15 | 359 | 356 | 715 | |
7 | Texas | +16 | 363 | 353 | 716 | |
8 | California | +20 | 356 | 364 | 720 | |
T9 | Chattanooga | +22 | 358 | 364 | 722 | |
T9 | San Jose State | +22 | 358 | 364 | 722 | |
11 | Pepperdine | +25 | 370 | 355 | 725 | |
12 | UNLV | +33 | 372 | 361 | 733 | |
13 | Hawaii | +56 | 375 | 381 | 756 | |
14 | UC Irvine | +58 | 387 | 371 | 758 |
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
Place | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
T10 | Eric Lee | 69 | 71 | 140 (E) | |
T20 | Sampson Zheng | 71 | 71 | 142 (+2) | |
T40 | Ethan Fang | 70 | 75 | 145 (+5) | |
T45 | Aaron Du | 73 | 73 | 146 (+6) | |
T53 | Jeewon Park | 74 | 74 | 148 (+8) | |
T53 | Kuangyu (Tony) Chen | 73 | 75 | 148 (+8) | |
T81 | Charlie Berridge (Ind.) | 75 | 79 | 154 (+14) |
UP NEXT
The Golden Bears' third and final round at the Western Intercollegiate will start between 10:40-11:40 a.m. PT. Berridge, playing as an individual, starts at 8:28 a.m. PT.
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