March 31, 2012
Round 2 Results
STANFORD, Calif. - Josh Granger used four birdies to shoot a 1-over 71 to lead the UC Davis men's golf team on Saturday after the second round at the U.S. Intercollegiate at the Stanford Golf Course.
Granger improved on his first-round score by four strokes and is now tied for 36th.
Matt Hansen remains the Aggies' top finisher and is tied for 18th while Matt Seramin is tied for 79th. Luke Vivolo and Mike Brockington are 81st and 86th, respectively.
UC Davis is tied for 15th with Pepperdine after two rounds of action. Oregon leads the field at four under while USC is in second place at four over. UCLA and Stanford are tied for third at eight over.
Granger opened the second round with three pars and birdie on the par-4 12th hole to move to one under, but back-to-back bogeys pushed him to one over before he closed out his front nine with a birdie, finishing even as he turned the corner. His third birdie of the day put him back to one under, but an unfortunate double bogey followed by a bogey two holes later dropped him to two over.
He finished the day with three straight pars, then birdied his final hole of the day to card a 71.
After shooting a 66 in round one, Hansen fell to 8-over 78. He birdied on the par-3 17th hole and parred nine other holes.
Playing as an individual, Jonny Baxter is tied for 49th overall. He shot a 72 in his steady first round, then finished Saturday's second round at 7-over 77.
The final round begins on Sunday at 8 a.m. UC Davis tees off from the tenth hole beginning at 9:30 a.m.
