Pepperdine and Thorbjornsen hold 36-hole leads at The Prestige
2/21/2023 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for The Prestige at PGA West, PGA West - Greg Norman Course
High winds in La Quinta force suspension of the second round
The Waves increased their lead to four over the fifth-ranked Cardinal after a 6-under 278 on Tuesday left them at 14-under 554 at the 36-hole mark. Stanford crafted a 3-under 281 in its second round to improve to 10-under 558. No. 6 Texas Tech is eight back at 6-under 562.
Waves Derek Hitchner, Sam Choi and Luke Gifford turned in 2-under rounds of 69 while William Mouw followed his 6-under 65 with an even par 71.
Stanford's Michael Thorbjornsen took over the individual lead after shooting a 5-under 66 on Tuesday which left him with a one-stroke lead over Mouw at 7-under. Ludvig Aberg, the top-ranked male amateur in the world, is tied for fourth with Loyola Maryount's Tony Hendricks at 5-under.
The teams that didn't finish their second round on Tuesday will resume play at 7:15 a.m. tomorrow morning, followed by a shotgun start for the final round at 10:30 a.m.
Results: The Prestige at PGA West
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , Sweden | 700 | 67-70-70=207 | |
| 2 | Chino, CA | 500 | 65-71-72=208 | |
| T3 | , South Africa | 400 | 66-70-73=209 | |
| T3 | Wellesley, MA | 400 | 66-69-74=209 | |
| T5 | Minneapolis, MN | 400 | 73-69-69=211 |
About the The Prestige at PGA West
54 hole men's college tournament played in California's Coachella Valley which features an all- star field of many of major college golf's top teams and players. The Prestige is co-hosted by eight time NCAA Champion Stanford University of the Pac 12 ...
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