Long Beach State University
Braveheart Classic
Niners finish day one in sixth-place at Braveheart Classic
4/11/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 11, 2011
BEAUMONT, Calif. - After two rounds of play at the Braveheart Classic in Beaumont, the Long Beach State men's golf team is currently in sixth-place after 36 holes. LBSU carded rounds of 296 and 297 for a 17-over par 593 at the par-72, 7,003 yard Oak Valley Golf Club.
UC Santa Barbara and Saint Mary's leads the field of 15 teams at 6-over 582 as the Gauchos and Gaels holds a one-stroke lead over third-place Loyola Marymount (+7) and six shots over Sacramento State (+12) in fourth. Gonzaga rounds out the top 5 at 14-over, a three-stroke advantage over the 49ers. Tournament host UC Riverside tied for 12th with San Francisco at 33-over.
Junior Kevin Roy was the top player for LBSU, shooting rounds of 73 and 74 to end with a 3-over 147, tying for 15th place.
Sophomore Benjamin Lein tied for 24th after carding rounds of 73 and 75 for a total of 148 (+4), followed by Philip Chian tied for 33rd at 6-over after rounds of 76 and 74. Raymond Ho (74-79) tied for 41st with a 153 and Kevin Lim (80-74) tied for 45th with a 154.
Jake Sarnoff of Loyola Marymount sits on top of the leaderboard with an 8-under 136, holding a three-shot lead over Anders Engell of Saint Mary's.
Final round action begins with an 8 a.m. shotgun start on Tuesday. LBSU will be paired with Gonzaga, Portland and Cal Poly.
6 Long Beach State 296 297 593
T 15 Kevin Roy 73 74 147
T 24 Benjamin Lein 73 75 148
T 33 Philip Chian 76 74 150
T 41 Raymond Ho 74 79 153
T 45 Kevin Lim 80 74 154
Team Results
1 UC Santa Barbara 295 287 582 +6
Saint Mary's (CA) 297 285 582 +6
3 Loyola Marymount U. 288 295 583 +7
4 Sacramento State 292 296 588 +12
5 Gonzaga University 298 292 590 +14
6 Long Beach State 296 297 593 +17
7 Portland, U. of 297 298 595 +19
8 Cal Poly 305 298 603 +27
9 CSU-Bakersfield 299 305 604 +28
10 La Verne, Univ. of 306 300 606 +30
11 Redlands, Univ. of 310 298 608 +32
12 San Francisco, U. of 304 305 609 +33
UC Riverside 296 313 609 +33
14 South Dakota State U 312 301 613 +37
15 California Lutheran 308 309 617 +41
