DALLAS — After scorching the course to the tune of six birdies on day one, junior Thomas Hutchison didn't let up in the second round of the Trinity Forest Invitational, opening the day with an eagle on the first hole en route to a 3-under 68 and a tie for fourth place after 36 holes on Monday afternoon in Dallas, Texas.

With four of its five golfers shooting at par-or-better for the day, UC Davis slipped one spot in the team standings, but remains in the top five after shooting a 3-under 281 for the second consecutive round to stand at 6-under for the tournament. The Aggies are one shot ahead of both Arkansas-Little Rock and Rice, while standing five shots back of Houston in third place.

Host SMU and Arizona State remained atop the leader board at 21-under through the first two days, while the Sun Devils' Alex del Rey leads the individual competitors at 11-under following the day's low round of 64.

Hutchison, who finished the first day in a tie for fifth, moved to 5-under for the tournament following Monday's round, which opened with a three on the par-5 first hole. A bogey on the third hole was a momentary setback as the San Jose, Calif, native posted birdies on seven and 10 en route to tying his season-low round.

He in one of only five players to shoot in the 60s in each of the first two rounds of the tournament, joining the leader, Alex del Rey, SMU's Justin Thompson, Houston's Andrew Gibson, and SMU's Mac Meissner.

Sophomore Shane Muldowney, who finished day one in a tie for second, shot a second round 72 to stand at 2-under for the tournament and a tie for 16th. He too opened his round by draining a short putt for an eagle on the first hole of the day, but was 2-over on the back nine en route to a 72.

Freshman Lucas Carper finished day two with a 36-hole total of 142 following his second straight round at even-par, draining a pair of birdies on the first and sixth holes, but carded bogeys on the 13th and 16th holes to stand in a tie for 27th.

Freshman Jacob Westberg, shot an even-par 71 — an improvement of two shots from his first 18 holes on Sunday — and stands tied for 44th, while sophomore Daniel Kim was four shots better, also carding a 71 to finish the day in a tie for 57th.

The third and final round begins at 6 a.m. PT on Tuesday (Sept. 24), with the Aggie contingent among the second group that tees off beginning at 6:45 a.m. PT along with SMU and Rice.

TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL
Trinity Forest Golf Club (Dallas, Texas)
Par 71 • 7,486 Yards

TEAM SCORES (after 36 holes)
t1. SMU, 279-268–547 (-21)
t1. Arizona State, 279-268—547 (-21)
3. Houston, 284-273—557 (-11)
4. UC DAVIS, 281-281—562 (-6)
t5. Arkansas-Little Rock, 282-281—563 (-5)
t5. Rice, 286-277—563 (-5)
7. Ball State, 287-277—564 (+4)
8. Sam Houston State, 291-279—570 (+2)
9. Kansas State, 291-280—571 (+3)
10. UTSA, 287-287—574 (+6)
t11. Marquette, 293-283—576 (+8)
t11. Abilene Christian, 297-279—576 (+8)
13. Mississippi State, 297-280—577 (+9)
t14. Virginia, 297-281—578 (+10)
t14. Denver, 291-287—578 (+10)
16. College of Charleston, 297-285—582 (+14)
17. North Texas, 303-293—596 (+28)

INDIVIDUAL SCORES (after 36 holes)
(Leaders plus UC Davis scores)

1. Alex del Rey, Arizona State, 67-64—131 (-11)
t4. Thomas Hutchison, UC Davis, 69-68–137 (-5)
t16. Shane Muldowney, UC Davis, 68-72–140 (-2)
t27. Lucas Carper, UC Davis, 71-71–142 (E)
t44. Jacob Westberg, UC Davis, 73-71–144 (+2)
t57. Daniel Kim, UC Davis, 75-71—146 (+4)
 

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