Men's Golf 7th after two rounds at NCAA West Regional - Oregon State University Athletics

TEMPE, Ariz. – The Oregon State men’s golf team is in 7^th place through two rounds of the NCAA West Regional, hosted by Arizona State. If the Beavers continue their strong play and finish 10th or better, they will earn a birth in the NCAA Championships. The third and final round of the tournament will be played Saturday (May 19).

OSU shot a 13-under-par 275 on Friday, bringing their team total to a 20-under-par 556 through the first two rounds at the par-72 Karsten Golf Course. UCLA continues to lead all teams with a 273 second round, bringing their total to a 35-under-par 541. Oregon State is one stroke back of 5^th place Washington and East Tennessee State.

Four Beavers are under-par through the first two rounds, led by James Allenby who is tied for 5^th with 134. Allenby followed his 66 first round with a 4-under-par 68 second round. Alex Williams has been consistent through two rounds, recording a 2-under-par 70 in both rounds. Williams’ 140 places him in a tie for 42^nd. Diego Velasquez was Oregon State’s low scorer on the day, coming in with a 5-under 67. Velasquez is tied for 50^th. Mitch Gillis shot an even-par 72, bringing his total to a 1-under 143 for the tournament. Vincent Johnson had an outstanding round, recording two eagles on his way to a 2-under on the day with 70. Johnson’s two round 145 puts him in a tie for 84^th.

“They played real well again. We moved up a few spots, like we wanted to.” Coach Brian Watts said on Friday. “We just want to stick to our game plan like we have the last two days; it seems to be working out just fine. I think the biggest thing is we had a late tee time today. The guys saw the leader board and knew what they needed to do. We got off to a slow start, we couldn’t make any putts. After that, it was a great day. We started making some putts which led to birdies. It was like there was a lid on the cup for the first couple holes; we just couldn’t make any putts. Once we started making putts, it made all the difference. . Diego played real well. James got off to a slow start, but had a great finish. Alex has played great all tournament. He really turned it around late in the round and that really helped us out. Depending on the weather, we’re going to have to go out and shoot at least 8-12 under tomorrow. If we continue to play the way we have played the past two days, I think the guys will be where they need to be at the end of the day tomorrow. The biggest thing is that they stayed patient today when the putts weren’t falling. They played with a lot of heart and it showed.”

Individually, Benjamin Alvarado of Arizona State and USC’s Jamie Lovemark are tied for first with a 12-under 132.

Team Scores:

1 UCLA (268 273) 541

2 South Carolina (273 269) 542

T3 Southern California (277 273) 550

T3 Arizona State (275 275) 550

T5 Washington (284 271) 555

T5 East Tennessee St. (278 277) 555

7 Oregon State (281 275) 556

T8 Arizona (282 275) 557

T8 Stanford (277 280) 557

T8 New Mexico (275 282) 557

11 Vanderbilt (283 276) 559

T12 California (280 282) 562

T12 UNLV (281 281) 562

T12 Pepperdine (277 285) 562

T12 Wake Forest (285 277) 562

16 Brigham Young (283 280) 563

17 Colorado State (284 284) 568

18 Augusta State (284 285) 569

19 Oregon (292 281) 573

T20 Denver (285 290) 575

T20 Nevada (289 286) 575

22 UC Irvine (289 288) 577

23 Pennsylvania (288 293) 581

24 San Diego State (296 289) 585

25 Detroit (297 297) 594

26 Monmouth (302 295) 597

27 Bucknell (299 299) 598

Individual Leaders:

T1 Benjamin Alvarado, Arizona State (67 65) 132

T1 Jamie Lovemark, USC (69 63) 132

T3 Charlie Beljan, New Mexico (65 68) 133

T3 Erik Flores, UCLA (64 69) 133

T5 James Allenby, Oregon State (66 68) 134

T5 Kevin Chappell, UCLA (66 68) 134

OSU Scores:

T5 James Allenby (66 68) 134

T42 Alex Williams (70 70) 140

T50 Diego Velasquez (74 67) 141

T68 Mitch Gillis (71 72) 143

T84 Vincent Johnson (75 70) 145