HARTFORD, Wisc. – The California men's golf team moved up two spots into second place and freshman Eric Lee nabbed a three-way share of the individual lead in the second round of the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills on Monday.
 
Cal (+10) will enter the third and final round on Tuesday just three shots behind leader Purdue (+7) and one stroke ahead of Augusta (+11) following a second-round 4-over-par 292. All five golfers in the Golden Bear lineup are among the top 30 individually after 36 holes played while four of the five shot 2-over or better – including an even-par 72 by Tony Chen, who is tied for 12th overall – during the second round. Four of the six Bears competing shot lower 18-hole scores on Monday compared to Sunday's opening round.
 
While the Bears will vie for a team title on Tuesday, Lee – playing as an individual – and senior Sampson Zheng are in strong contention for the individual crown. Lee, who shot a 1-under 71 in his collegiate debut on Sunday, followed the performance with a 2-under 70 in round two that was highlighted by a scorching start of three straight birdies on holes 1-3. Lee (-3) is tied for the individual lead with a pair of Boilermakers – Nels Surtani and Luke Prall, the latter of which is also playing as an individual – heading into Tuesday's round while Zheng (-1) is just two shots behind following a 36-hole start of 70-73 (143).
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD

Place	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Purdue	+7	287	296		583
2	California	+10	294	292		586
3	Augusta	+11	291	296		587
T4	Chattanooga	+14	296	294		590
T4	#17 Texas A&M	+14	300	294		594
6	Cincinnati	+16	298	294		596
7	Marquette	+19	289	306		599
T8	UC Davis	+30	311	295		606
T8	Wisconsin	+30	301	305		606
T10	Penn State	+32	306	302		608
T10	Dayton	+32	309	299		608
12	Nevada	+35	298	313		611

 
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

Place	Name	R1	R2	R3	Total
T1	Eric Lee (Ind.)	71 (-1)	70 (-2)		141 (-3)
5	Sampson Zheng	70 (-2)	73 (+1)		143 (-1)
T12	Tony Chen	75 (+3)	72 (E)		147 (+3)
T24	Ethan Fang	76 (+4)	73 (+3)		149 (+5)
T24	Daniel Heo	75 (+3)	74 (+2)		149 (+5)
T30	Ethan Chung	74 (+2)	76 (+4)		150 (+6)

 
UP NEXT
Cal will finish the Marquette Intercollegiate alongside first-place Purdue (+7) and third-place Augusta (+11) with tee times between 6:50-7:30 a.m. PT on hole 1. Eric Lee, playing as an individual, will tee off hole 1 at 8 a.m. PT with Purdue's Luke Prall and Texas A&M's Jake Maggert. Live stats will continue to be on Golf Genius.
 
OTHER COMPETITION
The Cal trio of Costas Panay, Papon Sawatyanon and Charlie Berridge concluded individual competition at the California State Fair Amateur Championship on Monday, with all three earning top-17 finishes. Panay (-11) shot up the leaderboard for third-place honors with a third-round 64 on Monday, while Sawatyanon and Berridge tied for 17th at 4-under with one round in the 60s apiece. Full results from the tournament can be found at statefairgolf.net.
 
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