University of Oregon
ASU Thunderbird Invitational
Sipe Helps Ducks Climb a Spot at ASU Thunderbird
04/12/08 | Men's Golf
TEMPE, Ariz. ? Senior Derek Sipe fired a 3-under 68 Saturday to help Oregon shoot a 3-under 281 and move up to fifth following the second round of the ASU Thunderbird Invitational being played at the par-71, 7,057-yard Karsten Golf Course.
Sipe, from Yorba Linda, Calif., was tied for fourth at 3-under 139 and was just three stokes back of second round leader Kyle Nielsen of New Mexico. Nielson, who had a share of he first round lead, carded a 1-under 70 on Saturday to stand at 6-under 136. Sipe finished second at the 2007 ASU Thunderbird to lead the Ducks to the team title. He had four birdies an eagled the par-5 17th on Saturday.
Arizona State was the only team to shoot a lower second round score than Oregon. The Sun Devils had their second straight 5-under 279 and led the tournament at 10-under.
Arizona State's B team was second at 565, with Colorado State (568) and Denver just ahead of Oregon's 572. No. 17 Texas A&M was sixth at 576 with Baylor and Arizona tied for seventh at 579.
Oregon freshman Jack Dukeminier carded a 1-over 72 Saturday and was tied for ninth at 1-under 141 after being tied for eighth after the first round. The Ducks also got a 1-under 70 from senior Joey Benedetti, who was tied for 21st overall at 2-over 144.
Sunday's final round begins at 6 a.m. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.
ASU Thunderbird Invitational
Karsten Golf Course
Tempe, Ariz.
7,057-yards, par-71
Second Round
Team Scores
1, Arizona State, 279-279-558. 2, Arizona State B, 279-286-565. 3, Colorado State, 280-288-568. 4, Denver, 285-284-569.
5, Oregon, 291-281-572. 6, Texas A&M, 287-289-576. T7, Baylor, 291-288-579; Arizona, 295-284-579. T9, UC Irvine, 292-293-585; Pacific, 292-293-585. 11, San Diego State, 304-282-586. 12, New Mexico, 292-295-587. 13, California, 295-293-588. 14, Oklahoma, 293-296-589. 15, Cal State Northridge, 297-300-597. 16, Connecticut, 300-304-604.
Top Individuals
1, Kyle Nielsen, New Mexico, 66-70-136. 2, Zen Brown, Colorado State, 68-69-137. 3, Eric Coover, Arizona State B, 71-67-138.
T4, Derek Sipe, Oregon, 71-68-139; Braxton Marquez, Arizona State, 66-73-139. T6, Riley Arp, Colorado State, 70-70-140; Cameron Edens, Arizona State B, 68-72-140; Robert Gates, Texas A&M, 69-71-140; T9, Jack Dukeminier, Oregon, 69-72-141; Knut Borsheim, Arizona State, 73-68-141; Roberto Galleti, Arizona, 68-73-141; Stephan Gross, Arizona State, 71-70-141; Cody Paladino, Baylor, 75-66-141.
Other Oregon Individuals
T21, Joey Benedetti, 74-70-144. T50, Isaiah Telles, 77-71-148. T63, Sean Maekawa, 79-72-151. T76, Eric Grimberg (I), 81-73-154.
(I) - Competing as an individual.
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