ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Edan Cui’s bogey-free round highlighted a strong second round performance for the Stanford men’s golf team as the Cardinal completed the second round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational on Saturday. Stanford, which shot 1-under as a team on Saturday, slots in ninth at 3-under for the tournament.Â
Cui led the way for the Cardinal for the second-straight day, grabbing his sixth round in the 60s this season with a 4-under, 68 card on Saturday. The sophomore snagged his first of four birdies on his first hole of the day before clinching three more along the back nine. Sitting at 7-under for the tournament, Cui slots in tied for second place and three shots back of the individual crown heading into Sunday’s final round.Â
Shooting even-par for the round, Carlo Roman had the biggest jump on the leaderboard, increasing 14 places as he ended the day in tied for 32nd overall. The freshman bounced back from an early double-bogey with consecutive birdies on the next two holes before holding serve for the remainder of the round as he heads into the third round at 1-over for the tournament.Â
Behind Roman, Jay Leng and Giovanni Binaghi also shot well for Stanford with the former serving as Stanford’s No. 3 score on the day. Leng secured two birdies on the day, shooting a 1-over, 73 as the junior slots tied for 41st place at 2-over for the tournament. Binaghi, meanwhile, earned three birdies on Saturday, shooting a 2-over, 74 as he currently sits in 58th at 4-over heading into Sunday.Â
Serving as the reserve score on Saturday, Daniel Zou slotted home one birdie during the round, finishing the day at 4-over to bring his two-day total to 3-over for the tournament. Slotting in as Stanford’s individual golfer, Cooper Stearns grabbed three birdies on the day as he sits at 6-over for the tournament heading into Sunday.Â
Stanford is back in action for the final round of the fall slate, competing in the third round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational on Sunday, October 18.