ATLANTA – Roberto Castro shot a second round 66 to move up to a tie for second place to pace first place Georgia Tech at the 58th annual Western Intercollegiate in Santa Cruz, California.
The tournament, which is being played at Santa Cruz’s luxurious Pasatiempo Golf Course (6,445 yards/Par 70), concludes this Tuesday. The 54-hole event carries a standard 4-of-5 scoring format, with 36 holes to be played Monday and the final 18 holes Tuesday.
Tech’s 36-hole total of 562, two over par, puts them into a tie for first place with Colorado and California. First-round leader UC-Riverside slipped to fourth place at 566. Long Beach State rounds out the top five teams in the 15-team field at 570.
Castro’s four under par second round score moved him to a tie for second place. Mike Barbosa moved up the leader board, shooting a 67 in the second round, moving up to a tie for fifth place. Nicholas Thompson shot his second round of even par to remain in eighth place for the tournament.
WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATESanta Cruz, Calif.Pasatiempo Golf Course (6,445 yards/Par 70)
FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS
TEAM SCORES (36 holes)
1 Colorado 286 – 276 — 562 Georgia Tech 284 – 278 — 562 California 284 – 278 — 562 4 UC-Riverside 279 – 287 — 566 5 Long Beach State 288 – 282 — 570 6 Kansas 287 – 286 — 573 7 Fresno State 288 – 286 — 574 8 Colorado State 290 – 286 — 576 9 UTEP 288 – 291 — 579 10 San Jose State 300 – 280 — 580 11 Santa Clara 295 – 286 — 581 12 Pacific 288 – 295 — 583 13 UC-Santa Barbara 292 – 292 — 584 14 San Francisco 304 – 306 — 610 Hawaii 305 – 305 — 610
TOP INDIVIDUALS
1 Peter Tomasulo, California 70 – 66 — 136 (-4) 2 Kane Webber, Colorado 71 – 67 — 138 (-2) Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech 72 – 66 — 138 (-2) Spencer Paschall, UC-Riverside 67 – 71 — 138 (-2) 5 Chad Spencer, Fresno St. 70 – 69 — 139 (-1) Eric Riehle, UC-Riverside 69 – 70 — 139 (-1) Mike Barbosa, Georgia Tech 72 – 67 — 139 (-1) 8 Torey Edwards, Long Beach 74 – 66 — 140 (E) Nicholas Thompson, Georgia Tech 70 – 70 — 140 (E) Andrew Price, Kansas 69 – 71 — 140 (E) Bret Lederer, Long Beach 69 – 71 — 140 (E)
GEORGIA TECH SCORES
T2 Roberto Castro 72 – 66 — 138 (-2) T5 Mike Barbosa 72 – 67 — 139 (-1) T8 Nicholas Thompson 70 – 70 — 140 (E) T29 Chan Wongluekiet 70 – 75 — 145 (+5) 72 Kevin Larsen 77 – 78 — 155 (+15)