April 17, 2010

Santa Cruz, California - TJ Bordeaux fired a second round three-under 67 to put him three strokes off the lead after the first day of the Western Intercollegiate. The Tigers are in eighth place at Pasatiempo with a final round due to start at 8:30 Sunday morning.

A great start to the opening round of the 2010 Western Intercollegiate for the Pacific Tigers gave way to a multitude of mistakes on the back nine that left the Tigers in seventh place after 18-holes. Junior TJ Bordeaux and freshman Ben Bauch both posted one-over 71's for the morning while Patrick Kucich shot a 72. Danny Garcia shot a 74 while Alex Edfort managed a 76 to round out the counting scores for Pacific while Alex Johnson posted a 76. The Tigers' +14 put them just two strokes ahead of Michigan State and a good distance behind #4 Oregon who finished at -8 after the opening round.

Bordeaux turned it on in the second round, closing out his day with three birdies to jump him up the leaderboard. Great putting and a strong shortgame once again put the junior in a position to win for the second tournament in a row.

Tougher pin placement combined with greens that were double-cut and rolled early morning made for higher scores throughout but excellent weather at Pasatiempo Golf Club made for scoring conditions; regardless that they were few and far between.

More information can be found at the Western Intercollegiate's tournament website... http://www.westernintercollegiate.net/ or for live scoring tune to www.golfstat.com