Sept. 29, 2008
Arizona State is in eighth place after the first two rounds of the 20th annual PING/Golfweek Preview held in Toledo. The tournament is being played at the par-71, 7,255-yard Inverness Club and serves as a preview for the 2009 NCAA Championships.
ASU is at 16-over 584, shooting 292 in each round.
Sophomore Jesper Kennegard continues to play well as he is at 2-under 140 after his second straight round of 70. He is in seventh place.
Sophomore Stephan Gross is tied for 23rd at 3-over 145 (75-70) while freshman Chan Kim is at 5-over 147 (72-75), which is tied for 30th. Junior Braxton Marquez is at 15-over 157 (80-77) while freshman Scott Pinckney is at 16-over 158 (75-83).
Oklahoma State continued to set the pace for the 15-team field with an Inverness record team score of seven-under par 277. The Cowboys were four strokes under Florida State's mark from a year ago and hold an eight-stroke advantage over second-place Tennessee (284-283=567). OSU freshman Morgan Hoffman is leading all individuals with a seven-under par 135 (69-66).
Tuesday's third and final round begins at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.
Team Standings 1. Oklahoma State 282-277=559 (-9) 2. Tennessee 284-283=567 (-1) T3. Clemson 294-281=575 (+7) T3. Georgia 290-285=575 (+7) 5. Southern Cal 286-291=577 (+9) 6. Georgia Tech 296-283=579 (+11) 7. Alabama 294-288=582 (+14) 8. Arizona State 292-292=584 (+16) 9. Florida 291-297=588 (+20) T10. Florida State 299-292=591 (+23) T10. Kent State 299-292=591 (+15) 12. Charlotte 296-296=592 (+24) 13. Chattanooga 299-300=599 (+31) 14. Texas A&M 296-306=602 (+34) 15. Toledo 314-299=613 (+45)