EUGENE, Ore. -  The Washington State men's golf team is in 13th through the first two rounds Monday at the Duck Invitational hosted by Oregon at Emerald Valley Golf Course.
 
"It's a tough test of golf on a normal day," head coach Dustin White said. "Patience and par go a long way out here. We need to keep that more in the front of our mind and come out tomorrow ready to battle."
 
The Cougars had a two-round score of 606 (+30), after doubling up on their score in the first round with another 303. Washington State is just two strokes behind Hawai'I in 12th. Oregon State is in a tie for first with tournament-host No. 39 Oregon, both with scores of 577 (+1). Nevada (+4, 580) follows close behind in third.
 
Junior Nicklaus Chiam continues leading the Cougars this semester with a score of 149 (+5), putting him in a tie for 36th. Just one stroke behind are junior Daniel Kolar and senior AJ Armstrong (+6, 150) in a tie for 44th. Junior Scott Redelsperger is in a tie 76th with a score of 157 (+13) and senior Grant Cole (+17 ,161) is tied for 85th.
 
Cameron Kaneko of Hawai'I leads the way in first with a score of 140 (-4). Ryan Gronlund (-2, 142) of Oregon is in second. There is a three-way tie for third between No. 96 Spencer Tibbits of Oregon State, Sam Meek of Nevada and Brian Humphreys of Boise State, all with scores of 143 (-1).
 
The conclusion of the Duck Invitational is Tuesday beginning at 8:15 a.m. Live results will be posted at golfstat.com. Full recaps of tournament events will be posted at wsucougars.com at the conclusion of play.

Team Scores
T36 Nicklaus Chiam 77 (+5) + 72 (E) = 149 (+5)
T44 Daniel Kolar 72 (E) + 78 (+6) = 150 (+6)
T44 AJ Armstrong 74 (+2) + 76 (+4) = 150 (+6)
T76 Scott Redelsperger 80 (+8) + 77 (+5) = 157 (+13)
T85 Grant Cole 80 (+8) + 81 (+9) = 161 (+17)