WAIKOLOA, Hawai'i – The 13th-ranked Auburn men's golf team produced the fourth-best round of the day with a 14-under showing in the second round of the Amer Ari Invitational Friday afternoon.
The Tigers carded 26 birdies and one eagle as a group and sit in sixth at 23-under overall (279-274--553), just 13 shots off the lead.
Auburn has two players in the top 15 as Trace Crowe and Jacob Solomon are in a tied for ninth and 12th, respectively.
Crowe produced a 3-under 69 to vault himself into the upper echelon of the field at 7-under overall. Solomon had the best round by any Tiger as he turned in a bogey-free 5-under 67. The senior is at 6-under for the tournament.
Graysen Huff and Jovan Rebula are tied for 24th at 4-under following their second circuit of the par-72 course. Huff tallied 13 pars, four birdies and one bogey to earn a 3-under 69, while Rebula had an up-and-down 1-under 71.
Brandon Mancheno bounced back for a 3-under 69 and is locked into a tied for 44th overall. The sophomore once again eagled the 513-yard, par-5 fourth hole to highlight his round.
Competing as an individual, Ryan Knop went even par and is positioned in a tie for 31st at 3-under after two rounds.
No. 1 Oklahoma State leads the field at 36-under (540), followed by No. 6 USC (545), No. 12 Texas (546), Oregon and Texas Tech (552), No. 13 Auburn (553), No. 2 Georgia Tech (561), TCU (563), Oregon State (564), San Jose State (565), Pacific (568), Colorado (571), Utah (573), Stanford (574), Hawaii-Hilo (576), UC Davis (579), Osaka Gakuin (Japan) (580) and Hawaii (603).
Tee times for the final round are set for 11:30 a.m. CT. The Tigers are paired with Georgia Tech, Oregon and TCU in foursomes off the fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th holes. Live scoring is available on Golfstat.
Team Scores
1. Oklahoma State: -36 (267-273--540)
2. USC: -31 (277-268--545)
3. Texas: -30 (281-265--546)
T-4. Texas Tech: -24 (269-283--552)
T-4. Oregon: -24 (271-281--552)
6. Auburn: -23 (279-274--553)
7. Georgia Tech: -15 (277-284--561)
8. TCU: -13 (279-284--563)
9. Oregon State: -12 (285-279--564)
10. San Jose State: -11 (284-281--565)
11. Pacific: -8 (290-278--568)
12. Colorado: -5 (280-291--571)
13. Utah: -3 (281-292--573)
14. Stanford: -2 (290-284--574)
15. Hawaii-Hilo: E (285-291--576)
16. UC Davis: +3 (289-290--579)
17. Osaka Gakuin (Japan): +4 (288-292--580)
18. Hawaii: +27 (297-306--603)
Auburn Individuals
T-9. Trace Crowe: -7 (68-69--137)
T-12. Jacob Solomon: -6 (71-67--138)
T-24. Jovan Rebula: -4 (69-71--140)
T-24. Graysen Huff: -4 (71-69--140)
T-31. Ryan Knop: -3 (69-72--141) - ind.
T-44. Brandon Mancheno: -2 (73-69--142)