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Thunderbird Invitational
Trojans Take Lead At ASU Thunderbird
April 09, 2011 | Men's Golf
April 9, 2011
Junior Steve Lim is in second while sophomores Martin Trainer and Sam Smith and freshman Jeffrey Kang are tied for seventh as the No. 25 Trojans raced to first place after 36 holes of the 39th annual ASU Thunderbird Invitational on Saturday (April 9) at the Karsten G.C. in Tempe.
The Trojans, searching for their first team win of 2011, fired a two-round 10-under 558 (287-271) to claim a nine-stroke lead. San Diego State is second (567) while Pepperdine and Florida State are tied for third (573). Troy's second round tied a season best.
Lim fired a combined 4-under 138 (70-68). His second round included a 2-under front 9 and a 1-under back 9. He had five birdies as he posted his team-best sixth round in the 60s this year. He was 3-under in his first round heading into his final hole before closing with a double bogey.
Trainer is among three Trojans sitting at 2-under 140 (74-66). He came back from a 3-over first round with a 5-under second that included six birdies between the 7th and 14th holes, good for a season-best round.
Kang's 2-under day (71-69) featured three birdies early in his first round (offset by three back 9 bogeys) and a four-birdie second round.
Smith (72-68) had three birdies and four bogeys in the first round, which preceded a sharp second round that saw him with three birdies and no bogeys.
Sophomore T.J. Vogel is tied for 49th at 7-over 149 (76-73) while freshman Ramsey Sahyoun, playing individually, is tied for 32nd at 4-over 146 (74-72).
The competition concludes Sunday (April 10) with action beginning at 7 a.m. PDT.
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