STOCKTON, Calif. – Riding another stellar performance by junior Brandon Wu, third-seeded Stanford improved one spot Tuesday in the NCAA Men's Golf Pacific Regional at The Reserve at Spanos Park.
Wu fired his second-straight 5-under-par 67 and leads the individual competition with a 36-hole score of 10-under 134, one stroke ahead of Norman Xiong of Oregon.
The Cardinal tallied a four-player total of 5-under 283 – two shots better than Monday's opening round – and resides in fourth place with a two-day score of 8-under 568. Alabama and Iowa State share the top-spot at 14-under 562, followed by Kansas State at 13-under 563.
TCU is sixth at 7-under 569, while Colorado and Oregon share sixth at 4-under 572.
The final round will be played Wednesday, with the top five teams and one individual not a member of an advancing team moving on to the NCAA Championships, May 24-30 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
For the second consecutive round, Wu fashioned six birdies and one bogey. Starting on the back nine, he recorded birdies at the par-5 11th and 16th holes, and made the turn in 2-under 34.
Wu caught fire on the front with birdies at 1, 2, 3 and 4. He made his lone bogey at the par-4 seventh,
then parred the last two holes for a 3-under 33.
"The conditions were tough again this morning but our guys hung in there and it was neat to see Brandon post some great birdies early in his back nine," said Conrad Ray, the Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf.
Junior Isaiah Salinda parlayed four birdies into a 1-under 71, while sophomore David Snyder added 72, eagling the par-5 11th hole.
Senior Jeffrey Swegle (144) is tied for 26th, while Salinda and senior Franklin Huang (146) are knotted for 42nd. Snyder (149) is tied for 61st.
Stanford begins final round play Wednesday at 8 a.m. PT off the 10th and will play with Oregon and TCU.
"I think our guys are motivated and confident to see if they can win the golf tournament with a really solid team round tomorrow," Ray said.
Live scoring can be found at GoStanford.com.
