Westlake Village, Calif.----- The San Jose State University men's golf team was in a three-way tie for seventh place when the 39th annual Southwestern Invitational was suspended due to darkness.
Six of the 12 teams still had at least one player out on the par 72, North Ranch Country Club grounds when the horn sounded to stop play.
UPDATE: San Jose State finished its round early on February 26 and is tied for seventh place with LMU at 589.
For the Spartans, they played their first 18 holes in five-over par 293 and were tied for fifth with San Diego State. Kevin Velo led the way with a bogey-free round of 69 with birdies on #3, #12 and #13. He was the only player in the 66-man field to finish round one without a bogey.
Sean Yu, with a 73, Ben Campbell, a 74; and Nate Jetter, a 77, had countable first round scores to the San Jose State total. The Spartans discarded Bryce Wortman's 82.
San Jose State was not as fortunate in the second round. While Campbell signed for a one-under par 71, Wortman improved nine strokes from his morning round with a 73. The Spartans counted Yu's 77 and Velo's 75 to account for the second-round team scoring.
#7-ranked Southern California is the team leader with a seven under par 569. UCLA is second at 574. #16-ranked Cal is third at 578 in the 12-team field.
Pepperdine's Clay Feagler finished before play was suspended and is the individual leader with a nine-under par 135. USC's Justin Suh is a stroke behind at 136. Sean Murayama of UCLA had the best second round score of 65 and moved up to third place at 138.
Play concludes with a third and final round of 18 holes on February 27.
San Jose State University Men's Golf
39th annual Southwestern Invitational
North Ranch Country Club, Westlake Village, Calif.
6,992 yards, par 72
| 36-hole team scores (Even par = 576) | |
| 1. USC | 569 |
| 2. UCLA | 574 |
| 3. California | 578 |
| 4. Tennessee | 581 |
| 5. Pepperdine | 584 |
| 6. LMU | 589 |
| Did not complete 36-holes due to darkness | |
| Oregon State | +9 |
| San Jose State | +13 |
| San Diego State | +13 |
| Washington | +28 |
| George Washington | +36 |
| Augusta | +41 |
| Leading individuals | |
| 1. Clay Feagler, Pepperdine | 69-66=135 |
| 2. Justin Suh, USC | 68-68=136 |
| 3. Sean Murayama, UCLA | 73-65=138 |
| 4. Collin Morikawa, Cal | 70-70=140 |
| San Jose State scores (holes played in parentheses) | |
| Kevin Velo (33 holes) | 69-(+3 through 15 holes)=E |
| Ben Campbell | 74-71-145 |
| Sean Yu | 73-77-150 |
| Bryce Wortman | 82-73-155 |
| Nate Jetter | 77-81-158 |