PULLMAN, WASH. - Opening its 2024-25 Tuesday, the UC San Diego men's golf team is in 11th at the Palouse Collegiate.
Kyle Dougherty is the top Triton after two rounds, sitting in a nine-way tie for 11th place among the 90-player field.
Washington State University is hosting the 15-team tournament at Palouse Ridge Golf Club.
The third and final round is set for a 7:45 a.m. shotgun shot Wednesday. Action can be followed with
live scoring.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego is seven under par, shooting one under in the first round and five under in the second.
Utah leads the field at 35 under and is followed by Colorado (-26) and Washington State (-16).
Dougherty turned in a strong second round that moved him up 27 spots on the leader board. He shot a one under 70 in the first round and a four under 67 in the second.
TRITON RESULTS
T-11.
Kyle Dougherty, -5 (70-67--137)
T-28.
Francis Catalano, -3 (71-68--139)
T-34.
Davis McDowell, -2 (69-71--140)
T-37.
Akira Isayama, -1 (71-70--141)*
75.
Nathan Tseng, +5 (73-74--147)
T-77.
Adriel Abaoag, +7 (77-72--149)
*Playing as an independent and scores do not count in the team standing.
TRITON TIDBITS
• Freshman
Adriel Abaoag is playing in his first tourney as a Triton.
• It is the first time that the Tritons have played in this tournament.
• Senior
Kyle Dougherty's last tournament was in late October of 2023 as he redshirted after sustaining an injury.
• There are four Big West squads in contention - CSUN, Idaho (affiliate member), Sacramento State (affiliate member), and UC San Diego.
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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.
