ORLANDO, Fla. – No dizzying highs, no disastrous lows – that’s how things went Monday for the top-ranked Chico State men’s golf team during the second round of the Golfweek Spring Invitational at the Reunion Resort’s Independence Golf Course in Orlando, Fla. With a generous sprinkling of birdies and nothing worse than bogey for any of the five Wildcat golfers, Chico State posted a collective 11-over par 299 Monday for a two day total of 20-over 596, good for a share of fifth place with one round remaining in the 54-hole tournament.
The Wildcats head into Tuesday seven strokes behind Nova Southeastern University, which leads the 18-team field with a two-day total of 13-over par 589. The University of West Florida is two strokes back in second place at 15-over 591, followed by Lynn University (16-over 592) and Lander University (18-over 594). St. Edward’s University is tied with Chico State for fifth place.
Lucas Delgado continues to lead the ’Cats, following his 1-under par 71 Sunday with a 2-over 73 on Monday for a two round total of 2-over 144, putting him in a five-way tie for eighth place on the individual leaderboard. Right behind Delgado is Kyle Souza, who finished day two of the Golfweek Spring Invitational with a 2-over par 74, good for a three-way tie for 13th place at 3-over 147.
Sylvester Gama birdied three of the last 11 holes Monday to post a 2-over par 74 Monday; his two round total of 6-over 150 puts Gama in a four-way tie for 23rd place. Eric Frazzetta logged perhaps Chico State’s steadiest round Monday – while he had no birdies, he made just four bogeys en route to a 4-over par 76 and a 36-hole total of 153, putting him in a four-way tie for 40th place. Brandon Harkins, after struggling in Sunday’s opening round, rebounded to shoot a 4-over par 76 Monday and move into a seven-way tie for 56th place with a two-day total of 156.
Steven Brame of Lynn University, who shot a 5-under par 67 Sunday, shot 1-over 73 in Monday’s second round, but his 4-under par 140 continues to lead the Golfweek Spring Invitational by three strokes.
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