Second Round 299 Drops CSUN to 11th at Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate

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PALM DESERT, Calif. - Junior Eirik Thomassen vaulted into the top five but the CSUN men's golf team slipped from seventh to 11th following the second round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Thursday at The Classic Club.

Thomassen, who opened the day in a tie for 19th place, had three birdies over his opening four holes to move to 3-under. A pair of bogeys over his next four holes dropped him to 1-under before another birdie at No. 13 brought him back to 3-under where he would remain at the end of the round.

Facing roughly the same challenging conditions they faced on Wednesday, the Matadors dropped five strokes from round one to round two. After opening with a team round of 294, CSUN posted a 299 to slip into 11th at 17-over 593. Host Wyoming took over the team lead Thursday after firing a round of 279 which moved the Cowboys six shots clear of the lead ay 7-under 569.

CSUN SCORES

Nick Fowlkes, who began the day tied for fourth, added a pair of birdies on Thursday but six bogeys and one double bogey dropped him into a tie for 36th at 4-over 148 (70-78).
Paul-Louis Gachet was also in the top-20 after one round, but a second round 77 dropped him into a tie for 46th at 6-over 150. Gachet also had a pair of birdies but also three bogeys and a pair of double bogeys in his round.
Felix Schrott followed up his opening round 78 with a 5-over 77 in round two and is currently tied for 66th at 11-over 155.
Brandon McDonough improved by four shots from his opening round 80 as he posted one eagle and one birdie to finish the day at 4-over 76. McDonough is tied for 69th at 12-over 156.
Thomas Burou, competing as an individual, is tied for 85th at 20-over 164 following rounds of 81-83.

COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"We had a ton of bad shots today that unfortunately turned into double bogeys, which is obviously not a recipe for success. Eirik played well but as a team we just didn't get it done. We know we're a better team than we've played the last two days and our focus tomorrow is to shoot under-par and move up the leaderboard."

The Matadors will be paired with UT-Arlington, Texas State and Sacramento State for the final round which is scheduled to get underway with a shotgun start Friday morning at 8 a.m.

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Second Round 299 Drops CSUN to 11th at Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate

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Players Mentioned

Thomas Burou

Nick Fowlkes

Paul-Louis Gachet

Brandon McDonough

Felix Schrott

Eirik Thomassen