Monday, March 15
Phoenix, Ariz.
All Day
California State University at Northridge
at
GCU Invitational
Photo by: Braden Villanueva
Brothers Sixth, CSUN Seventh at GCU Invitational
3/15/2021 7:26:00 PM | Men's Golf
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PHOENIX, Ariz. - Junior Blake Brothers overcame an opening-round 74 to fire a four-under 67 in round two and is tied for sixth through 36 holes at the GCU Invitational Monday at the GCU Championship Golf Course.
As a team, the Matadors currently sit seventh at (+7) 575 following scores of 289-286. The top-seven teams in the 16-team field are separated by just seven shots. Grand Canyon (568) holds a one-shot lead over second-place Eastern Michigan (569) followed by Wichita State (572), North Dakota State (573), Cal State Fullerton (574), Pacific (574) and the Matadors.
Brothers had two birdies and made the turn in round one at even-par before three bogeys on the back nine left him at (+3) 74 in the opening round. He made the turn at even-par again in the second round before firing four birdies to complete the back nine at four-under-par. At (-1) 141, Brothers is just two shots back of individual co-leaders Zac Owens of Wichita State and Ty Celone of Eastern Michigan who lead at (-3) 139.
CSUNÂ SCORES
"We didn't play our best today but we're still right in the mix. If we can get off to a good start in the final round we'll have something to build on throughout the round. All my guys are capable of shooting under par tomorrow so it would be nice to put some heat on the teams in front of us and battle for the lead."
The Matadors will be paired with Pacific, Cal State Fullerton and Southern Mississippi for the final round which gets underway off the No. 4 tee at 7:45 a.m.
#UniteTheValley
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Junior Blake Brothers overcame an opening-round 74 to fire a four-under 67 in round two and is tied for sixth through 36 holes at the GCU Invitational Monday at the GCU Championship Golf Course.
As a team, the Matadors currently sit seventh at (+7) 575 following scores of 289-286. The top-seven teams in the 16-team field are separated by just seven shots. Grand Canyon (568) holds a one-shot lead over second-place Eastern Michigan (569) followed by Wichita State (572), North Dakota State (573), Cal State Fullerton (574), Pacific (574) and the Matadors.
Brothers had two birdies and made the turn in round one at even-par before three bogeys on the back nine left him at (+3) 74 in the opening round. He made the turn at even-par again in the second round before firing four birdies to complete the back nine at four-under-par. At (-1) 141, Brothers is just two shots back of individual co-leaders Zac Owens of Wichita State and Ty Celone of Eastern Michigan who lead at (-3) 139.
CSUNÂ SCORES
- In addition to Brothers, Paul-Louis Gachet and Brandon McDonough are both tied for 27th at (+2) 144. Gachet had a total of four birdies over his two rounds before closing with an eagle three at the par-five 18th. McDonough also had an eagle three on the par-five 10th in round one and added three birdies. Gachet and McDonough each posted identical rounds of 73-71.
- Freshman Eirik Thomassen had five birdies in a solid opening-round (-2) 69 before posting eight bogeys in a second-round (+6) 77. Thomassen is tied for 40th at (+4) 146 after 36 holes.
- Gabriel Barnes rounded out the CSUN lineup as he is tied for 79th at (+9) 151 following rounds of 74-77. Tomas Helgo, competing as an individual, is currently 94th at (+23) 165 following rounds of 82-83.
"We didn't play our best today but we're still right in the mix. If we can get off to a good start in the final round we'll have something to build on throughout the round. All my guys are capable of shooting under par tomorrow so it would be nice to put some heat on the teams in front of us and battle for the lead."
The Matadors will be paired with Pacific, Cal State Fullerton and Southern Mississippi for the final round which gets underway off the No. 4 tee at 7:45 a.m.
#UniteTheValley
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