May 2, 2011

Complete Results

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. - The UC Davis men's golf team holds an eight-stroke lead over the rest of the field as the Aggies lead the 2011 Big West Men's Golf Championship after the first day of action at the Mission Viejo Country Club in Mission Viejo.

UC Davis finished even through the first two rounds and is followed in the standings by Pacific which is in second at 8-over and third-place Cal Poly which sits at 11-over.

In the individual standings, senior Austin Graham shot a 2-under 70 in both rounds and leads all players, but maintains a slim one-stroke lead over Cal State Northridge's Nick Delio.

Tyler Raber placed in the top ten after the first day as he is tied for ninth at 2-over while Andrew Haggen and Matt Hansen are tied for 11th at 4-over. Daniel Covrig is 17th at 6-over to complete the Aggie lineup.

Graham's first round was highlighted by four birdies on his front nine as well as an eagle on the par-5 14th hole as he finished at 2-under. He maintained a steady second round that featured four birdies, all of which came on his front nine, and 12 total pars. He was at 4-under as he began his back nine, but bogeys on the 13th and 16th holes resulted in his 2-under finish.

Raber began his first round with three birdies to move to 3-under, but two straight bogeys as he closed out his front nine brought him to 1-under. The junior used seven pars on his back nine to stay at 1-under 71 for the first round. He finished at 3-over at the end of a second round that featured an eagle on the par-5 17th.

Hansen finished at 2-under for the first round as he shot par on 12 holes and shot four birdies, but a second round score of 78 resulted in a 4-over 148 for the day.

Haggen shot a first-round score of 77, but rebounded in the second round and took six strokes off for a 1-under 71. He began his second round with three birdies in the first four holes, then shot two more birdies in his back nine.

Covrig also improved by six strokes between his first and second round, finishing with a 6-over 78 to start the day before shooting 10 pars and four birdies to finish even.

The third and final round of the 2011 Big West Men's Golf Championship tees off Tuesday beginning at 7:30 a.m.

2011 BIG WEST MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Mission Viejo, Calif.
Mission Viejo Country Club
Par 72
36 of 54 holes

TEAM
1. UC DAVIS, 288-288 - 576
2. Pacific, 291-293 - 584
3. Cal Poly, 295-292, 587
4. Cal State Northridge, 306-283 - 589
5. UC Irvine, 301-299 - 600
6. UC Santa Barbara, 307-304 - 611
7. Cal State Fullerton, 314-301 - 615
8. UC Riverside, 307-313 - 620
9. Long Beach State, 312-312 - 624

INDIVIDUAL
1. Austin Graham, UC Davis, 70-70 - 140

UC DAVIS
1. Austin Graham, 70-70 - 140
T9. Tyler Raber, 71-75 - 146
T11. Andrew Haggen, 77-71 - 148
T11. Matt Hansen, 70-78 - 148
17. Daniel Covrig, 78-72 - 150