SANTA CRUZ – California freshman Ziqin (Eric) Zhou nearly made Western Intercollegiate history with a 6-under-par 64 in the second round at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Tuesday.
 
The Golden Bear rookie was one stroke off the tournament's low 18-hole record of 63, accomplished by just eight golfers – including Cal alumnus Aaron Du, who did so in the first round in 2023 – in the event's 78-year history. Zhou had a new record in his sights as he was 8-under-par through 17 holes played, but carded a double bogey on No. 18 to drop back to 6 under.
 
Cal (708, +8) was unable to capitalize on the individual effort by Zhou, dropping back two spots to eighth place with a 7-over-par 357 in the second round. Pepperdine (-6), San Diego State (-4), Arizona (-3), Nihon University (-1) and Stanford (-1) own the top five after 36 holes.
 
Zhou (E) rebounded from a first-round 76, climbing 63 spots on the individual leaderboard into a tie for 17th with his 64. The freshman shot a 29 on the front nine holes with birdies on 2, 3, 5 and 6 as well as an eagle on 9. He added another pair of birdies on 12 and 17.
 
Junior Daniel Heo shot even-par 70 to remain at 3-under-par for the tournament despite dropping back four spots into a tie for 11th.
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)

Place	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Pepperdine	-6	352	342		694
2	San Diego State	-4	338	358		696
3	Arizona	-3	345	352		697
T4	Nihon U.	-1	345	354		699
T4	Stanford	-1	345	354		699
8	California	+8	351	357		708

 
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

Place	Name	R1	R2	R3	Total
T11	Daniel Heo	67	70		137 (-3)
T17	Ziqin (Eric) Zhou	76	64		140 (E)
T29	Sihao Cong	70	72		142 (+2)
T53	Charlie Berridge	72	74		146 (+6)
T71	Wenliang Xie	70	79		149 (+9)
T71	Kai Hirayama	72	77		149 (+9)

 
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