Feb. 23, 2009

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - On the strength of a consistent first two rounds, the California men's golf team stands in third place after the first day of the USC Collegiate held at North Ranch Country Club.

Stanford leads the 13-team field at 8-under par 560, followed by BYU at 6-under and Cal at plus-3. The Bears hold an eight-shot edge on fourth-place UC Irvine.

Cal opened the day with a 1-over 285 and came home in the afternoon round with a 2-over score. The Bears' second-round total was the second-best of the round when scores tended to be much higher from the morning session.

George Gandranata is Cal's individual leader, standing in seventh place at 1-under par. He opened with a 2-under 69 that included three birdies and no bogies over his final 11 holes.

Kent Yamane is at even-par 142, followed by Stephen Hale and Eric Mina at plus-2 144 and Michael Jensen at plus-7 149.

Play wraps up on the 6,869-yard course Tuesday. To follow the Bears online, click on Golf Stat.

USC Collegiate
Second-Round Results

1. Stanford            284  276  560
2. BYU                 275  287  562
3. California          285  286  571
4. UC Irvine           284  295  579
4. UCLA                292  287  579
6. Washington          288  292  580
7. Pepperdine          288  295  583
8. USC                 292  292  584
9. Pacific             290  297  587
9. San Diego State     294  293  587
11. Fresno State       288  300  588
12. Oregon State       300  296  596
13. Loyola Marymount   299  299  598

Cal Individuals
George Gandranata      69  72  141
Kent Yamane            70  72  142
Stephen Hale           73  71  144
Eric Mina              73  71  144
Michael Jensen         74  75  149