Sept. 27, 2005
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech and Georgia each shot four-under-par scores of 284 Tuesday, with the defending national champion Bulldogs maintaining their 10-shot lead while the sixth-ranked Yellow Jackets moved into second place after two rounds of the Golfweek Preview Invitational in Sunriver, Ore.
All-American Roberto Castro led the Jackets with a five-under-par 67 on the 7,671-yard Crosswater Golf Club, while senior Mike Barbosa carded a three-under 69 and junior Kevin Larsen matched his first-round score of 71.
Tech is two shots ahead of third-place Oklahoma State, which posted the day’s best score of 283. Augusta State moved into fourth place after a two-under-par round of 286, while UNLV held the fifth spot after posting a 292. New Mexico and Kentucky are tied for sixth another shot back with the final round still to play Wednesday.
Castro, a junior from Alpharetta, Ga., who had six birdies and one bogey on his card, is tied for fifth place individually with James Lepp of Washington at four-under-par 140. He is four strokes behind Georgia freshman Brian Harman, who shot 67 Tuesday and has a 36-hole total of 136, eight under par. Pablo Martin of Oklahoma State shot 64 Tuesday and is tied with Wake Forest’s Webb Simpson for second place at seven-under 137. Seung-su Hen of UNLV holds fourth place at six-under 138.
Larsen, from Santa Barbara, Calif., is tied for 10th place at two-under-par 142, while Barbosa, from St. Petersburg, Fla., also had made six birdies Tuesday and is tied for 14th place at even-par 144. Freshman Cameron Tringale shot 77 for Tech Tuesday and is tied for 51st place at 152.
GOLFWEEK PREVIEW INVITATIONALSunriver, Ore., Crosswater Golf Club (par 72)Second Round Results
TEAM STANDINGS Georgia 284-284 – 568 Georgia Tech 294-284 – 578 Oklahoma State 297-283 – 580 Augusta State 295-286 – 581 UNLV 290-292 – 582 New Mexico 296-287 – 583 Kentucky 291-292 – 583 Washington 298-288 – 586 Duke 297-289 – 586 Brigham Young 297-290 – 587 Wake Forest 296-292 – 588 Arizona State 293-299 – 591 Auburn 305-293 – 598 Southern California 304-297 – 601 Portland 315-303 – 618
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Brian Harman, Georgia 69-67 – 136 Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State 73-64 – 137 Webb Simpson, Wake Forest 70-67 – 137 Seung-su Han, UNLV 69-69 – 138 Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech 73-67 – 140 James Lepp, Washington 70-70 – 140
GEORGIA TECH SCORES Roberto Castro (T5) 73-67 – 140 Kevin Larsen (T10) 71-71 – 142 Mike Barbosa (T14) 75-69 – 144 Cameron Tringale (T51) 75-77 – 152 Taylor Hall (T66) 78-78 – 156
