TURLOCK, CA – The Montana State-Billings men's golf team sits in twelfth place after Monday's first two rounds of the Buzzini/Stanislaus Invitational at Turlock Country Club. Play concludes with a single round on Tuesday.
Host Cal State-Stanislaus leads the team standings with a 2-under 574. The Warriors shot rounds of 286 and 288. The Yellowjackets couldn't break the 300 mark, carding rounds of 303 and 305 for a 32-over 608. Western Washington's Tim Feenstra leads in the individual competition with a 4-under 140 after rounds of 72 and 68.
In a preview of next week's PacWest Championships in Hilo, HI, the Yellowjackets trail seventh place Hawaii-Hilo and tenth place Western New Mexico. UH-Hilo shot a 16-over 592, and Western New Mexico shot a 23-over 599.
The Jackets were led by
Nicholas Larson's 3-over 147, good for a tie for 25
th place. He carded rounds of 73 and 74.
Chris Haas is tied for 31
st after rounds of 74 and 75 gave him a 5-over 149.
Team Standings
1 CSU-Stanislaus—286-288-574 (-2)
2 Western Washington—290-286-576 (E)
3 CSU-Bakersfield—299-278-577 (+1)
4 Point Loma Nazarene—292-289-581 (+5)
5 UC San Diego—296-288-584 (+8)
6 Nova Southeastern—294-293-587 (+11)
7 Hawaii-Hilo—301-291-592 (+16)
8 CSU-Monterey Bay—297-298-595 (+19)
9 CSU-Chico—305-293-598 (+22)
10 Western New Mexico—302-297-599 (+23)
11 Sonoma State—309-294-603 (+27)
12 Montana St-Billings—303-305-608 (+32)
13 Kennesaw St. Univ.—303-309-612 (+36)
14 CSU-San Bernardino—308-305-613 (+37)
15 St. Martin's College—314-304-618 (+42)
16 Utah Valley State—315-309-624 (+48)
17 Northwest Nazarene—319-322-641 (+65)
Top Five Individuals
1 Tim Feenstra (WWU) – 72-68-140 (-4)
2 Andy Moren (CSUS) – 71-70-141 (-3)
Stu Bell (WWU) – 72-69-141 (-3)
4 Chris Hudson (PLN) – 72-70-142 (-2)
Ryan Thornberry (CSUS) – 68-74-142 (-2)
Martin Styf (NSU) – 75-67-142 (-2)
MSU Billings Individuals
T 25
Nicholas Larson—73-74-147 (+3)
T 31
Chris Haas—74-75-149 (+5)
T 54
Chris McConnell—77-77-154 (+10)
T 71
Bryan Barthelmess—80-79-159 (+15)
T 77
Zach Abels—79-81-160 (+16)
