COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Sacramento State men's golf had four new faces playing on Monday at the CDA National Reserve Invitational, but it was its two veterans who led the way during the first two rounds.
Jai Bahl used a 66 in the second round to move into third place while
Zach Matzke is even and tied for 16
th. As a team, the Hornets are in second place with one round remaining.
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Bahl had a solid first round with an eagle, four birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey to finish at 1-under par. However, it was his second round which made the biggest impact. Bahl started the round with an eagle on the par-5 seventh then birdied the par-4 11
th and par-5 14
th and 17
th to get to 5-under. His second eagle of the round — and third of the day — came on the 506-yard par-5 third. After two pars he ended his round with his only bogey of the round. The 66 is the second-lowest score of his career and ties him for 17
th in school history.
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Matzke matched Bahl in the first round at 1-under. Matzke bounced between 1-under and 2-over throughout the morning with six birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey. His second round featured four birdies and five bogeys to leave him even on the day.
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Griffin Vaughan leads four newcomers playing for the Hornets. The freshman shot a pair of 74s with three birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey in the first round and one birdie, one bogey and a double bogey in the second round.
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PJ Segerstrom provided the final score towards the total in the first round with a 75. Segerstrom had three birdies and six bogeys. He added around of 74 in the afternoon to tie for fourth on the team.
Cooper Mapes ranked second on the team in the in second round with a  1-under par 71. Mapes had two birdies and a bogey.
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Saint Mary's was 15-under par in the second round and hold a 14-shot lead over the Hornets. Pacific is even and in third place with San Francisco and Boise State tied for fourth at 2-over.
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The top three in the individual standings are separated by two shots. Samuel Baumuller of Saint Mary's is 9-under while Oregon State's Davis Hartwell is 8-under and Bahl 7-under.
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CDA NATIONAL RESERVE INVITATIONAL
Couer d'Alene, Idaho | CDA National Reserve
Par 72 | 7, 254 Yards
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Team Standings
1. Saint Mary's 288-273-561
2. Sacramento State 291-284-575
3. Pacific 289-287-576
T4. Boise State 288-290-578
T4. San Francisco 291-287-578
T6. Oregon State 288-292-580
T6. Washington State 286-294-580
8. North Dakota 292-(+1)-(+5)
9. Eastern Washington 296-289-585
10. SeattleU 295-292-587
11. Hawaii 301-(-3)-(+10)
12. Tarleton State 296-292-588
13. Idaho 293-296-589
14. Fresno State 298-300-598
T15. UC Irvine 302-301-603
T15. UC Riverside 309-294-603
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Individual Top Five
1. Samuel Baumuller, SMC, 71-64-135
2. Davis Hartwell, OSU, 70-66-136
3. Jai Bahl, SAC, 71-66-137
T4. Haydel Thill, USF, 73-67-140
T4. Trey Tuyo, SMC, 70-70-140
T4. Zach Tarter, FS, 69-71-140
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Sacramento State Scores
3.
Jai Bahl 71-66-137
T16.
Zach Matzke 71-73-144
T44.
Griffin Vaughan 74-74-148
T54.
PJ Segerstrom 75-74-149
T68.
Everest Williams 75-76-151*
T88.
Cooper Mapes 86-71-157
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