Corte Madera, Calif.----- San Jose State University took advantage of what the Meadow Club golf course had to offer and posted one of its best 36-hole team totals in relation to par with a 21-under 547 at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational men's golf tournament.
The Spartans are in third place in the 15-team field. Host California is the leader at 532. Pepperdine is second at 538. Arizona State at 553 and USF and UC Davis at 555 round out the top six teams heading into the final 18 holes on October 9.
As a team, San Jose State racked up 44 birdies and five eagles on the par 71, 6,734-yard course. The Spartans were the second best scoring team on the four par-3 holes at five-under par and third on the par-5 holes at 15-under.
Sean Yu and Bryce Wortman are the top two San Jose State players after 36 holes with six-under par 136 scores to land in a five-way tie for eighth place. Wortman was on fire in the morning round with a 66 that consisted of two eagles and five birdies.
Transfer Matt Heitel continued his strong early-season showing with scores of 69 and 68 and is tied for 13th place at 137. Kevin Velo is tied for 25th at 140 and Ben Campbell is tied for 38th at 143. Nate Jetter is playing as an individual entry and is 74th at 149.
Cal's Colin Morikawa, one of the world's top amateur players, is the tournament leader at 13-under 129.
Live scoring for the final round is available at golfstat.com.
36-hole results from the Alister MacKenzie Invitational men's golf tournament
Meadow Club, Corte Madera, Calif.
6,734 yards, Par 71
Team scores
1. California 532
2. Pepperdine 538
3. San José State 547
4. Arizona State 553
5. San Francisco 555
UC Davis 555
7. Saint Mary's 556
8. San Diego State 559
9. Santa Clara 564
10. Oregon State 565
11. Long Beach State 567
12. Augusta 568
13. Fresno State 570
14. Hawaii 580
15. San Diego 587
Leading individuals
1. Colin Morikawa, Cal 65-64-129
2. Sebastian Crampton, Cal 63-67-130
3. Matthew McCarty 70-61-131
R.J. Manke, Pepperdine 65-66-131
5. Kaiwen Liu, California 63-71-134
Ryan Han, UC Davis 68-66-134
San Jose State scores
8. Sean Yu 67-69-136
8. Bryce Wortman 66-70-136
13. Matt Heitel 69-68-137
25. Kevin Velo 67-73-140
38. Ben Campbell 72-71-143
74. Nate Jetter (ind.) 79-70-149
Ind. – played as an individual entry