March 31, 2017

STANFORD, Calif. - Junior Evan Knight shot a 4-over-par 74 to lead UC Davis on the second day of The Goodwin collegiate men's golf tournament at Stanford Golf Course Friday. The Aggies finished with a team total of 302 for the day, holding 23rd place overall.

Knight, who birdied the first and third holes after a tough back nine, moved up eight places on the individual leaderboard into a tie for 55th place. He holds a 36-hole total of 149 strokes, one ahead of junior teammate Brandon Baumgarten in t62nd place. Senior Ben Corfee carded a 5-over 75 in Friday's round, bringing his total to 154 overall and giving him an eight-place jump to t97th. Senior Nicolas Noya shot a 76 to finish the day in a tie for 103rd while junior Ryan Han rounds out the Aggies in 125th place. Host Stanford leads the team race with a 4-over-par 564, just one stroke in front of No. 1-ranked USC, which compiled the day's low team round of 280. Meanwhile, BYU's Rhett Rasmussen fired a 6-under-par 64 to vault himself 26 spot into the top of the individual medalist standings. He holds a 36-hole total of 136, two strokes ahead of a four-person tie of Washington's Corey Pereira, Stanford's Maverick McNealy, UNLV's Harry Hall and Oregon's Ryan Gronlund. A total of 24 teams and a field of 126 players compete in The Goodwin, which takes place on Stanford's 6,727-yard, par-70 campus course. UC Davis won this very tournament in 2016. The third and final round takes place on Saturday. THE 2017 GOODWIN, DAY 2
Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, Calif.)
Par 70, 6727 Yards TEAM STANDINGS (36 holes)
1. Stanford, 276-288--564
2. Southern California, 285-280--565
3. UNLV, 289-284--573
4. Washington, 283-291--574
5. Oregon, 296-281--577
t6. Wyoming, 294-293--587
t6. SMU, 284-303--587
t6. Northern Colorado, 292-295--587
9. Saint Mary's, 298-290--588
10. Brigham Young, 288-301--589
11. Colorado State, 292-298--590
t12. Cal Poly, 295-295--591
t12. Pepperdine, 292-299--591
t12. Marquette, 298-293--591
15. Oregon State, 289-305--594
t16. Pacific, 294-302--596
t16. Nevada, 302-294--596
t18. San Francisco, 301-298--599
t18. Colorado, 298-301--599
t20. Chico State, 298-302--600
t20. UCLA, 298-302--600
22. Fresno State, 300-301--601
23. UC Davis, 306-302--608
24. San Jose State, 317-295--612 INDIVIDUALS (36 holes)
Leader plus UC Davis competitors. 1. Rhett Rasmussen, BYU, 72-64--136
t55. Evan Knight, 75-74--149
t62. Brandon Baumgarten, 73-77--150
t97. Ben Corfee, 79-75--154
t103. Nicolas Noya, 76-76--155
125. Ryan Han, 83-82--165