April 26, 2010

TEMPE, Ariz. - The Washington State men's golf team completed the opening day of the Pacific-10 Conference Championship Monday. The Cougars will enter day two in 10th place with a two-round total of 722 (+12).

Nick Grigsby, a senior who has been in and out of the lineup all year, is leading the way for the Cougars. The Spokane, Wash., native went one-over-par during the morning round and one-under during the afternoon to finish with a 142 (E, T-31st)

Sophomore Trent Sanders is second for the WSU team, finishing with a first-day total of 144 (+2), good enough for a share of 40th place. Sanders made up ground on the long holes, going four-under on the six par-5 holes, including an eagle at the 581-yard 17th during his first round.

Kevin Tucker and Nick Ellis finished the day in 47th and 50th respectively. Tucker fired a 72 (+1) in the opening round and followed it up with a 73 during the afternoon. Ellis carded a 146 (+4), highlighted by a second-round 71.

Senior Austin Hurt and freshman Hank Frame closed out the WSU lineup with first-day totals of 147 and 152, respectively.

Play will resume tomorrow with tee times beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Live results will be available at www.golfstat.com, and streaming video of the 18th hole will be shown at www.pac-10.org.

Pacific-10 Conference Championship; Tempe, Ariz.

Karsten Golf Course

Par-71; 7,057 Yards

Results After Round Two of Four

WSU Results: T31. Nick Grigsby (72-70--142, E); T40. Trent Sanders (71-73--144, +2); T47. Kevin Tucker (72-73--145, +3) 50. Nick Ellis (75-71--146, +4); T51. Austin Hurt (71-76--147, +5); 59. Hank Frame (78-74--152, +10).

Team Results: 1. Stanford (675, -35) 2. Arizona State (688, -22); 3. Southern California (689, -21); 4. Washington (690, -20); 5. UCLA (693, -17); 6. Oregon (703, -7); T7. Oregon State (704, -6); T7. California (704, -6); 9. Arizona (709, -1); 10. Washington State (722, +12).

Top Five Individuals: 1. Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State (63-66--129, -13); 2. Joseph Bramlett, Stanford (66-66--132, -10); T3. Sihwan Kim, Stanford (63-70--133, -9); T3. Eric Mina, California (65-68--133, -9); 5. Richard Lee, Washington (64-70--134, -8).