OSU Men's Golfers Tied for 3rd after Round 1 at Stanford
The Beavers shot 5-over 285 first round coupled with a 287 second round, bringing their tournament total to 572 at the par-70 Stanford golf course. Stanford lead the tournament with a 4-under 556 (280-276).
James Allenby and Alex Williams shot identical rounds of 70 and 69 to lead the effort for the Beavers, bringing their totals to 139 (70-69). Both Allenby and Williams are tied for 5. Vincent Johnson’s total after two rounds is 148 (73-75), placing him in a tie for 45th. Diego Velasquez is tied for 52nd with a 149 (75-74). Scott Barton is in 64th with 153 (72-81).
“It was really tough out there today. We had a mixture of all kinds of weather.” Head coach Brian Watts commented after the first day of play. “It was difficult scoring conditions all day. The winds really picked up the afternoon so anything around even-par was a great score. Alex and James had a great day today. When they did miss greens, they were able to get it up and down. It was very difficult scoring conditions. The weather conditions favored us. As a team, I didn’t feel we were very sharp; we let some shots get away from us. Hopefully we’ll play a little better tomorrow, but I’m really proud of them for grinding it out. We just made some mistakes today that cost us several shots. Tomorrow is supposed to be better weather, so with a good solid round tomorrow we should have another good finish. The guys are playing good.”
Stanford’s Rob Grube leads all scorers with a 6-under 134 (65-69).
Team Scores: 1 Stanford 280-276 556
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T3 UC Irvine 277-295 572
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T5
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T8 UC Davis 294-287 581
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14 N. Car.
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Individual Leaders: 1. Rob Grube, Stanford (65-69) 134
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T2. Daniel Lim, Stanford (67-70) 137
OSU Scores: T5. James Allenby (70-69) 139
T5. Alex Williams (70-69) 139
T45. Vincent Johnson (73-75) 148
T52. Diego Velasquez (75-74) 149
64. Scott Barton (72-81) 153
