STANFORD, Calif. – Junior Michael Thorbjornsen is tied for the lead following 36 holes of the Pac-12 Championships on Friday at Stanford Golf Course. As a team, Stanford men's golf is in fifth with 36 holes remaining over the next two days.
Thorbjornsen sits at 11-under 129 after two rounds, tied with Arizona State's Preston Summerhays. The Wellesley, Mass. native shot rounds of 63 and 66, his 7-under 63 marking his best round of the season. Over 36 holes of play, Thorbjornsen tallied 23 pars and 12 birdies, which ranked second in the field. He was 5-under on the Par 4s, 4-under on the Par 5s and 2-under on the Par 3s.
As a team, the Cardinal was even (350) in the first round and improved with a 9-under 341 in the afternoon round. The nine-stroke improvement helped them move one spot up the leaderboard. Five of Stanford's six golfers improved from round one to round two, with the Cardinal not counting worse than even-par in the play-six, count-five format.
Over 36 holes, the Cardinal totaled four eagles, tied for the most in the field. Ethan Ng posted eagles on No. 1 in the first round and No. 16 in the second round, Karl Vilips had a first-round eagle on No. 7 and Barclay Brown had an eagle on No. 7 in the second round.
Stanford will begin its third round at 10 a.m. Saturday off the first hole with Oregon and Washington State.
Pac-12 Championships (Stanford Golf Course, par 70)
| Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Stanford | 350 (E) | 341 (-9) | -- | -- | 691 (-9) |
| T1. Michael Thorbjornsen | 63 (-7) | 66 (-4) | -- | -- | 129 (-11) |
| T16. Karl Vilips | 69 (-1) | 68 (-2) | -- | -- | 137 (-3) |
| T28. Ethan Ng | 72 (+2) | 68 (-2) | -- | -- | 140 (E) |
| T34. Barclay Brown | 71 (+1) | 70 (E) | -- | -- | 141 (+1) |
| T47. Nate Menon | 75 (+5) | 69 (-1) | -- | -- | 144 (+4) |
| 69. Dean Greyserman | 80 (+10) | 72 (+2) | -- | -- | 152 (+12) |