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ASU golfers warm up, move into 6th
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Pac-10 champion Arizona State improved its score by 19 strokes in the second round with a 3-under 285 and moved into sixth place Friday at the NCAA men’s golf West Regional held in Bremerton, Wash.
ASU’s 3-under 285 gave the Sun Devils a two-round total of 589, 15 shots behind first-place USC.
Oregon (579) was second, followed Clemson (580) in third and UCLA and Washington tied for fourth at 585.
The top 10 teams advance to the NCAA championships, May 28-31 in West Lafayette, Ind.
ASU was led by freshman James Byrne, who is at 1-under 143 (71-73), tied for sixth.
Joey Benedetti of Oregon leads the individual standings at 6-under 138, one shot ahead of Dan Woltman of Wisconsin.
ASU sophomore Braxton Marquez improved his score by seven strokes from the first round as he shot a 2-under 70 and is at 3-over 147.
Sophomore Knut Borsheim improved by six shots and is at 6-over 150 (78-72).
All-Pac-10 first-team selection and freshman Jesper Kennegard is at 9-over 153 (76-77).
Freshman Stephan Gross is at 11-over 155 (82-73).
ASU has won or tied for the West Regional title five times, including three of the past 10 seasons, and has tied for third the past two seasons.
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