The Sun Devil men's golf team sits in fifth place after the first two rounds of the Pac-12 Championship held at Rolling Hills Golf Club in Rolling HIlls Estates, Calif., as it shot an 8-under 702 (353-349) at the par-71/7,130-yard course on Monday. Host USC leads the field at 23-under 687 (347-340) with Stanford second at 18-under 692 (346-346).
Sophomore Chun An Yu and Koichiro Ishika -- who through two rounds is the low freshmen -- are tied for eighth at 4-under 138 and both shot 69 in each round. After posting four birdies and two bogeys in the first round, An Yu shot a clean card with two birdies in the second round. Ishika had six birdies in the second round but had a triple-bogey 7 on hole 14 that kept him from posting an even better round. He had nine birdies in two rounds. Both are six strokes back of co-leaders Jeff Swegle (Stanford) and Justin Suh (USC).
KOCHIRO ISHIKA ROUNDS IN 60S
67/-4, third round at 2018 Bandon Dunes Invitational (Mar. 13)
67/-5, first round at 2018 National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 25)
68/-3, second round at 2018 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (April 14)
69/-2, first round at 2018 Pac-12 Championships (April 23)
69/-2, second round at 2018 Pac-12 Championships (April 23)
69/-2, second round at 2018 The Goodwin (March 30)
69/-3, second round at 2018 National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 25)
69/-3, third round at 2018 National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 26)
69/-3, second round at 2017 Southern Dunes Invitational (Oct. 14)
Junior Jino Sohn and freshman Mason Andersen also mirrored each other, shooting 1-under 141 (71-70) as they are both tied for 26th in the 72-man field. Andersen had four birdies in the second round, while Sohn had six birdies in round two.
The third round will begin Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT. The Championships will conclude with the final round on Wednesday beginning at 8 a.m. PT.
2018 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP
ROLLING HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (PAR 71/7,130 YARDS)
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CALIF./APRIL 23-25, 2018
TOP TEAM SCORES
1. USC 347-340=687/-23
2. Stanford 346-346=692/-18
3. Colorado 348-351=699/-11
4. Arizona 351-350=701/-9
5. Arizona State 353-349=702/-8
TOP INDIVIDUALS/SUN DEVIL SCORES
T1. Jeffrey Swegle, Stanford 67-65=132/-10
T1. Justin Suh, USC 68-64=132/-10
T8. Chun An Yu 69-69=138/-4
T8. Koichiro Ishika 69-69=138/-4
T26. Mason Andersen 71-70=141/-1
T26. Jino Sohn 71-70-141/-1
T41. Alex del Rey 73-71=144/+2
T66. Blake Wagoner 75-74=149/+7
Sophomore Chun An Yu and Koichiro Ishika -- who through two rounds is the low freshmen -- are tied for eighth at 4-under 138 and both shot 69 in each round. After posting four birdies and two bogeys in the first round, An Yu shot a clean card with two birdies in the second round. Ishika had six birdies in the second round but had a triple-bogey 7 on hole 14 that kept him from posting an even better round. He had nine birdies in two rounds. Both are six strokes back of co-leaders Jeff Swegle (Stanford) and Justin Suh (USC).
KOCHIRO ISHIKA ROUNDS IN 60S
67/-4, third round at 2018 Bandon Dunes Invitational (Mar. 13)
67/-5, first round at 2018 National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 25)
68/-3, second round at 2018 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (April 14)
69/-2, first round at 2018 Pac-12 Championships (April 23)
69/-2, second round at 2018 Pac-12 Championships (April 23)
69/-2, second round at 2018 The Goodwin (March 30)
69/-3, second round at 2018 National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 25)
69/-3, third round at 2018 National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 26)
69/-3, second round at 2017 Southern Dunes Invitational (Oct. 14)
Junior Jino Sohn and freshman Mason Andersen also mirrored each other, shooting 1-under 141 (71-70) as they are both tied for 26th in the 72-man field. Andersen had four birdies in the second round, while Sohn had six birdies in round two.
The third round will begin Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT. The Championships will conclude with the final round on Wednesday beginning at 8 a.m. PT.
2018 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP
ROLLING HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (PAR 71/7,130 YARDS)
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CALIF./APRIL 23-25, 2018
TOP TEAM SCORES
1. USC 347-340=687/-23
2. Stanford 346-346=692/-18
3. Colorado 348-351=699/-11
4. Arizona 351-350=701/-9
5. Arizona State 353-349=702/-8
TOP INDIVIDUALS/SUN DEVIL SCORES
T1. Jeffrey Swegle, Stanford 67-65=132/-10
T1. Justin Suh, USC 68-64=132/-10
T8. Chun An Yu 69-69=138/-4
T8. Koichiro Ishika 69-69=138/-4
T26. Mason Andersen 71-70=141/-1
T26. Jino Sohn 71-70-141/-1
T41. Alex del Rey 73-71=144/+2
T66. Blake Wagoner 75-74=149/+7