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Tournament: R.E. Lamkin Invitational
Location: Chula Vista, Calif. (San Diego Country Club)
Course Info: Par 72 — 7,033 Yards
UC Davis Finish (Rd. 2): 8th of 16 (+2, 578)
Top Aggies: Shaun Nair & Lequan Wang (T18, 143)
THE SHORT STORY: UC Davis sits in eighth place following two rounds of play at the R.E. Lamkin Invitational at the San Diego Country Club on Monday. The Aggies opened the day strong with a 2-under 286 in the first of two rounds, followed up by a 4-over 292 to hold their own in a highly competitive 16-team field that features four nationally ranked programs ahead of them. Shaun Nair and Lequan Wang pace the Aggies, both sitting in a tie for 18th place at 1-under par for the tournament, while Nair provided the team’s low round of the afternoon with a 68 (-4), highlighted by an eagle on the 14th hole, a 485-yard par 5 during his morning round.
FIRST TEE
Shaun Nair opened the tournament with a stellar 68 (-4) in the morning before carding a 75 (+3) in the second round, bringing his two-round total to 143 (-1). He currently sits in a tie for 18th.
Lequan Wang joined Nair in a tie for 18th, bouncing back from an opening 74 (+2) to card the second best score of the day for UC Davis, shooting a 69 (-3) to reach 1-under par (143).
Curtis Da Silva remained steady, following an opening 71 (-1) with a 74 (+2) in the second round to sit in a tie for 33rd at 1-over par (145).
Ryan Firpo sits in a tie for 46th at 3-over par (147) after posting consistent rounds of 73 (+1) and 74 (+2).
Zhenxian Zhang carded rounds of 75 (+3) and 76 (+4) to sit in a tie for 70th (151), while Treed Huang, competing as an individual, mirrored that total to also tie for 70th after shooting 77-74.
UC DAVIS SCORES (ROUNDS 1-2)
8 – UC Davis – 286-292 = 578 (+2)
T18 – Shaunak Nair – 68-75 = 143 (-1)
T18 – Lequan Wang – 74-69 = 143 (-1)
T33 – Curtis Da Silva – 71-74 = 145 (+1)
T46 – Ryan Firpo – 73-74 = 147 (+3)
T70 – Zhenxian Zhang – 75-76 = 151 (+7)
T70 – Treed Huang (Ind.) – 77-74 = 151 (+7)
UP NEXT
UC Davis concludes play at the R.E. Lamkin Invitational with the final round on Tuesday at the San Diego Country Club.