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Thomassen Leads, CSUN Third After 36 Holes at UC San Diego Invitational
3/27/2023 9:08:00 PM | Men's Golf
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Senior Eirik Thomassen fired rounds of 68-63 on Monday and holds a four-shot lead through two rounds of the UC San Diego Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
As a team, the Matadors are third in the 15-team field with a two-round score of -17, 559. CSUN opened with a team round of 282 before firing an 11-under 277 in round two. The Matadors trail team-leading Oklahoma Christian (556) by three shots and second place Seattle (557) by two heading into the final round.
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After an opening round 4-under 68 that featured one eagle and three birdies, Thomassen fired a career-low 9-under 63 in round two. The CSUN senior had nine birdies in the second round as he matched Kyler Sauer's program record for 18 holes set at the Del Walker Intercollegiate in 2014. With 12 birdies on the day, Thomassen is tied for most in the 83-player field.
At 13-under 131, Thomassen heads into the final round with a four-shot lead over UC San Diego's Kyle Dougherty and California Baptist's Eeli Kujanpaa who are tied for second at 9-under 135.
CSUNÂ SCORES
COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"Eirik missed a four-footer on the last hole to shoot 62. He played really well, hit a lot of greens and made a lot of putts. The guys really just battled through the two rounds and we're only three shots out of the lead, so I can't complain."
The Matadors will be paired with Oklahoma Christian, Seattle and Utah Tech for the final round which is scheduled to get underway with a shotgun start Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m.
#GoMatadors
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Senior Eirik Thomassen fired rounds of 68-63 on Monday and holds a four-shot lead through two rounds of the UC San Diego Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
As a team, the Matadors are third in the 15-team field with a two-round score of -17, 559. CSUN opened with a team round of 282 before firing an 11-under 277 in round two. The Matadors trail team-leading Oklahoma Christian (556) by three shots and second place Seattle (557) by two heading into the final round.
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After an opening round 4-under 68 that featured one eagle and three birdies, Thomassen fired a career-low 9-under 63 in round two. The CSUN senior had nine birdies in the second round as he matched Kyler Sauer's program record for 18 holes set at the Del Walker Intercollegiate in 2014. With 12 birdies on the day, Thomassen is tied for most in the 83-player field.
At 13-under 131, Thomassen heads into the final round with a four-shot lead over UC San Diego's Kyle Dougherty and California Baptist's Eeli Kujanpaa who are tied for second at 9-under 135.
CSUNÂ SCORES
- Also for the Matadors, Paul-Louis Gachet is just outside of the top-20 as he is currently tied for 22nd at 3-under 141. Gachet had six birdies in carding an opening round 2-under 70 before adding three birdies and 13 pars in a 1-under 71 in round two.
- Nick Fowlkes matched Gachet with six birdies in round one, finishing at 1-over 73. He came back with three birdies in round two to finish at 1-under 71 to close the day tied for 41st at even-par 144. Brandon McDonough and Thomas Burou are also tied for 41st after each carded identical rounds of 72-72. McDonough had seven birdies while Burou had six birdies on the day.
- Felix Schrott rounded out the Matador scoring as he is currently tied for 51st at 1-over 145. Schrott opened with a 2-over 74 before posting a 1-inder 71 in round two.
COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"Eirik missed a four-footer on the last hole to shoot 62. He played really well, hit a lot of greens and made a lot of putts. The guys really just battled through the two rounds and we're only three shots out of the lead, so I can't complain."
The Matadors will be paired with Oklahoma Christian, Seattle and Utah Tech for the final round which is scheduled to get underway with a shotgun start Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m.
#GoMatadors
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