LA QUINTA, Calif. - The UC San Diego men's golf team slipped from third to sixth following Monday's second round of The Big West Championship at La Quinta Ccountry Club in the Coachella Valley.
The Tritons shot four-over par on the par 72, 7060-yard course. Three players are among the top-20 in the 50-competitor field.
UC San Diego came into the day tied for third of 10 squads after finishing three-over in Sunday's opening round.
Senior
Davis McDowell (-1) is tied for 10th, freshman
Ethan Lien (even) is tied for 12th, and senior
Nathan Tseng (+1) is tied for 20th. Outside the top-20 are senior
Leo Cheng (+7) tied for 33rd and senior
Francis Catalano (+8) tied for 38th.
Reigning Big West champion Long Beach State, ranked 28th in the latest national poll, remains atop the standings at 30-under par. The Beach went 18-under today and 12-under Sunday. Cal Poly and Hawai'i are tied for second at two-under. Those three teams are the only ones below par heading into Tuesday's third and final round.
Long Beach State's Steen Zeman continues to lead the field at 11-under. Jaden Huggins from Long Beach State and Dane Watanabe of Hawai'i are tied for second, both eight-below par. Â
Tuesday, UC San Diego will be paired with players from UC Irvine and UC Davis. Action gets going at 8 a.m.
Weather conditions were comfortable Monday with highs in the upper 70s and light wind for most of the round. Sunday got up to 90+ degrees with winds gusting to 30 miles per hour in the desert.
The team winner of The Big West Championship earns an automatic berth in the upcoming NCAA Division I Championship. The individual medalist earns a place in the regional field if not a member of the winning team, nor on a team chosen for an at-large selection.  Â
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TRITON RESULTS
tie-10.
Davis McDowell, -1 (73-70)
tie-12.Â
Ethan Lien, Even (71-73)
tie-20.
Nathan Tseng, +1 (72-73)
tie-33.
Leo Cheng, +7 (75-76)
tie-38.
Francis Catalano, +8 (76-76)
TEAM RESULTS
1. Long Beach State, -30
tie-2. Cal Poly, -2
tie-2. Hawai'i, -2
4. UC Irvine, +1
5. UC Davis, +5
6. UC San Diego, +7
7. UC Santa Barbara, +11
8. Cal State Fullerton, +14
9. UC Riverside, +28
10. CSUN, +34
FULL RESULTS
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THE COURSE
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La Quinta Country Club
• 77-750 Avenue 50, La Quinta, CA 92253
• Par: 72
• Yardage: 7060
• Rating: 74.3
• Slope: 136
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Scorecard
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Course Tour
PGA Tour professionals have consistently praised The La Quinta Country Club for its impeccable course conditions, particularly the greens which are often described as "some of the finest on the PGA Tour". The course is recognized as having been maintained in a manner to achieve the primary goal of course architect Lawrence M. Hughes, which was to provide the "purest and best quality of play" for all golfers.
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.
