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California men's golfer Aaron Du connects with a tee shot during the second round of the NCAA Morgan Hill Regional.
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Cal Climbs Four Spots On Day Two Of NCAA Morgan Hill Regional
MORGAN HILL – California put itself within striking distance to advance through the NCAA Men's Golf Morgan Hill Regional by climbing four spots on the leaderboard with an 8-over par 296 in round two on Tuesday at The Institute Golf Club.
The Golden Bears (293-296 – 589, +13) are in sole possession of sixth place and find themselves five strokes behind fifth-place BYU (+8) heading into Wednesday's third and final round; the top five teams advance from the Morgan Hill Regional to the NCAA Championships, played on May 26-31 in Scottsdale, Arizona. After eight teams shot under par on Monday, no team was better than 6-over par during the second round, allowing Cal to make a jump.
Daniel Heo (+4) made the biggest difference for the Bears on Tuesday as he climbed 31 spots on the individual leaderboard into a tie for 27th with an even-par 72. The freshman was even par through his first seven holes and finished strong with birdies on holes 3 and 7 after recording a pair of bogeys in a three-hole stretch between 17 and 1.
Sampson Zheng (+1) finished the day in a tie for 13th following a 3-over 75. He was unable to notch a birdie in the second round, but remained steady with just three bogeys to go along with 15 pars. The Cal junior is five strokes behind clubhouse leaders Maximilian Steinlechner (-4) of North Carolina State and Luke Clanton (-4) of Florida State with 18 holes to play.
Cal's Aaron Du (+4), who tallied a team-high three birdies on holes 1, 10 and 11, shot a 3-over 75 in the second round and is tied with Heo at 27th.
Mississippi State (-2), Florida State (+1), Baylor (+3) and Pepperdine (+6) own the top four spots through Tuesday.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
UP NEXT
Cal will be grouped with fourth-place Pepperdine (+6) and fifth-place BYU (+8) during the third round on Wednesday. Tee times will be between 8-8:44 a.m. PT on hole 10. Live results can be tracked on Golfstat.com.
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The Golden Bears (293-296 – 589, +13) are in sole possession of sixth place and find themselves five strokes behind fifth-place BYU (+8) heading into Wednesday's third and final round; the top five teams advance from the Morgan Hill Regional to the NCAA Championships, played on May 26-31 in Scottsdale, Arizona. After eight teams shot under par on Monday, no team was better than 6-over par during the second round, allowing Cal to make a jump.
Daniel Heo (+4) made the biggest difference for the Bears on Tuesday as he climbed 31 spots on the individual leaderboard into a tie for 27th with an even-par 72. The freshman was even par through his first seven holes and finished strong with birdies on holes 3 and 7 after recording a pair of bogeys in a three-hole stretch between 17 and 1.
Sampson Zheng (+1) finished the day in a tie for 13th following a 3-over 75. He was unable to notch a birdie in the second round, but remained steady with just three bogeys to go along with 15 pars. The Cal junior is five strokes behind clubhouse leaders Maximilian Steinlechner (-4) of North Carolina State and Luke Clanton (-4) of Florida State with 18 holes to play.
Cal's Aaron Du (+4), who tallied a team-high three birdies on holes 1, 10 and 11, shot a 3-over 75 in the second round and is tied with Heo at 27th.
Mississippi State (-2), Florida State (+1), Baylor (+3) and Pepperdine (+6) own the top four spots through Tuesday.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
| Place | Team | To Par | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Mississippi State | -2 | 276 | 298 | 574 | |
| 2 | Florida State | +1 | 281 | 296 | 577 | |
| 3 | Baylor | +3 | 285 | 294 | 579 | |
| 4 | Pepperdine | +6 | 284 | 298 | 582 | |
| 5 | BYU | +8 | 288 | 296 | 584 | |
| 6 | California | +13 | 293 | 296 | 589 | |
| T7 | Louisville | +14 | 287 | 303 | 590 | |
| T7 | NC State | +14 | 294 | 296 | 590 | |
| 9 | Arizona | +19 | 298 | 297 | 595 | |
| T10 | Grand Canyon | +20 | 287 | 309 | 596 | |
| T10 | Missouri | +20 | 287 | 309 | 596 | |
| 12 | Charlotte | +26 | 285 | 317 | 602 | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | +16 | 306 | 316 | 622 |
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
| Place | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| T13 | Sampson Zheng | 70 (-2) | 75 (+3) | 145 (+1) | |
| T27 | Aaron Du | 73 (+1) | 75 (+3) | 148 (+4) | |
| T27 | Daniel Heo | 76 (+4) | 72 (E) | 148 (+4) | |
| T62 | Nathan Wang | 81 (+9) | 74 (+2) | 155 (+11) | |
| T68 | Simon Kwon | 74 (+2) | 82 (+10) | 156 (+12) |
UP NEXT
Cal will be grouped with fourth-place Pepperdine (+6) and fifth-place BYU (+8) during the third round on Wednesday. Tee times will be between 8-8:44 a.m. PT on hole 10. Live results can be tracked on Golfstat.com.
STAY POSTED
For further coverage of Cal men's golf, follow the Bears on Twitter (@CalMensGolf), Instagram (@CalMensGolf) and Facebook (/CalMensGolf).
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