EL MACERO, Calif. - UC San Diego men's golf shaved 10 strokes off its Monday total during Tuesday's second round at the El Macero Classic.
UC Davis is hosting the three-day, 20-school tournament at El Macero Country Club.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After totaling a 304 (+16) in Monday's opening round, the Tritons came back Tuesday and carded a 294 (+6). They remain in 19th place in the standings with a two-round total of 598 (+22) on the par-72, 7,127-yard layout.
Three of five UC San Diego players improved their individual scores Tuesday.
Calvin Kong is the top Triton after two rounds, tied for 67th. He had a 77 Monday and shot a 72 Tuesday.
Davis McDowell, tied for 71st, went from a 77 to a 73 and
Davis Lee, tied for 77th, improved from a 78 to a 73.
Loyola Marymount and San Francisco are tied for first place at nine-under par. Cal State Fullerton sits in third at seven-under.
USF's Matthew Anderson leads the 100-player field at nine-under. He is just a single stroke ahead of UCLA's Omar Morales and Fresno State's Matthew Sutherland.
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TRITON RESULTS
T-67.
Calvin Kong, +5 (77-72--149)
T-71.
Davis McDowell, +6 (77-73--150)
T-77.
Davis Lee, +7 (78-73--151)
T-80.
Kyle Dougherty, +8 (76-76--152)
T-88.
Jerry Wu, +11 (74-81--155)
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TRITON TIDBITS
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Davis McDowell has been the Tritons' top finisher in six of nine tournaments this season.
• Eight teams nationally-ranked in the top-100, including two in the top-50, are competing including San Francisco (45), San Diego (47), California (51), Long Beach State (58), UCLA (74), Fresno State (81), Santa Clara (87), and Loyola Marymount (97).
• There are five Big West schools represented including Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Davis, and UC San Diego.
• This is the second and final three-day tourney for the Tritons this season (Visit Stockton Invitational, Oct. 20-22).
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NEXT UP
The third and final round is set for Sunday. The Tritons tee off at 9:55 a.m. Action can be followed with
live scoring.
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
