Tuesday, November 5
Pebble Beach, CA
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Kato Leads Beavers On Day Two At Pebble Beach
November 05, 2019 | Men's Golf
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Sean Kato carded a 3-under 68 to lead the Oregon State men's golf team in the second round of the Saint Mary's Invitational on Tuesday.
The Beavers were forced to play the second round with four players, as All-Pac-12 golfer Spencer Tibbits had to withdraw due to illness.
Oregon State sits in eighth place in the 16-team field after posting a 3-over 280-291--571 at the par-71, 7,002-yard Poppy Hills Golf Course.
The final round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday and live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
"It's really unfortunate for Spencer and the team," Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn said. "He played through some symptoms yesterday, but it was just way too much to handle today."
Kato, a sophomore from Redmond, Wash., vaulted 24 spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for ninth place with a 3-under 71-68--139. He's had four birdies in each of the first two rounds. His best career round is a 6-under 66 as a freshman at the El Macero Classic and his best score this season is a 4-under 67 at the Oregon State Invitational.
Sophomore Carson Barry, the reigning Pac-12 Golfer of the Month, is tied for 14th place with a 2-under 69-71--140.
"It was a really good job by Sean and Carson to play a solid round under a lot more stress knowing every shot is going to count," Reehoorn said.
Senior Kyosuke Hara is tied for 52nd place with a 4-over 72-74--146 and senior Shawn Lu is tied for 64th with a 6-over 70-78--148.
"If Spencer can go or not tomorrow I'm confident the four guys playing can compete and play at a high level just like they have been doing all fall," Reehoorn said.
Freshman Jackson Lake is having a very solid tournament while competing as an individual, as he's tied for 14th place with a 2-under 68-72--140.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The Beavers were forced to play the second round with four players, as All-Pac-12 golfer Spencer Tibbits had to withdraw due to illness.
Oregon State sits in eighth place in the 16-team field after posting a 3-over 280-291--571 at the par-71, 7,002-yard Poppy Hills Golf Course.
The final round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday and live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
"It's really unfortunate for Spencer and the team," Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn said. "He played through some symptoms yesterday, but it was just way too much to handle today."
Kato, a sophomore from Redmond, Wash., vaulted 24 spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for ninth place with a 3-under 71-68--139. He's had four birdies in each of the first two rounds. His best career round is a 6-under 66 as a freshman at the El Macero Classic and his best score this season is a 4-under 67 at the Oregon State Invitational.
Sophomore Carson Barry, the reigning Pac-12 Golfer of the Month, is tied for 14th place with a 2-under 69-71--140.
"It was a really good job by Sean and Carson to play a solid round under a lot more stress knowing every shot is going to count," Reehoorn said.
Senior Kyosuke Hara is tied for 52nd place with a 4-over 72-74--146 and senior Shawn Lu is tied for 64th with a 6-over 70-78--148.
"If Spencer can go or not tomorrow I'm confident the four guys playing can compete and play at a high level just like they have been doing all fall," Reehoorn said.
Freshman Jackson Lake is having a very solid tournament while competing as an individual, as he's tied for 14th place with a 2-under 68-72--140.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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