MIAMI, Fla. – The Washington State men’s golf team turned in a great second round at The Bryson Invitational at Doral National Blue, Tuesday, October 13. Every member of the WSU team turned in a score at 1-over par or better, which propelled the Cougs into a tie at second place out of 12 teams. Three Cougs ended the day under par, with the other two finishing even and 1-over par respectively.
Redshirt-senior Ben Borgida followed up his opening round 70 with a 72 on Tuesday. Borgida leads WSU with an overall score of 2-under par and moved up to sixth place after the second round. Borgida began his round with six straight pars but rattled off three birdies on the back-nine to finish at even-par 72. Borgida will look to continue his strong performance in the final round of the tournament on Wednesday.
Dylan Burcham caught fire on the back-nine to bounce back from his up-and-down opening round, turning in a 3-under par 69. Burcham was 1-over par after nine holes, but shot a four birdie and five par back-nine to finish 3-under par. The junior’s blistering back-nine ballooned him up 14 spots on the leaderboard, as he will enter the final round in a 5-person tie in seventh place at 1-under par.
Finn McCall had his second-best round as a Coug, but his first bogey-free round. The sophomore shot a 3-under 69, tied for the team best for the round. McCall’s clean scorecard launched him up 25 spots on the leaderboard, and he will enter the final round at 2-over par, tied for 21st place.
Sophomore Dylan Boenning followed his 1-over par opening round with a 1-under par 71 on Tuesday, making him even-par for the tournament. Boenning finished the day tied in 12th place, up three spots from the opening round.
Junior Garrett Harrison got back on track after a rough first round, turning in a 1-over par 73 for round two. Harrison started and finished the back-nine with a birdie, anchoring the bounce back round for the final member of the WSU team.
Washington State returns to the course tomorrow, Wednesday, October 14, for a 7:30 a.m. (EST) start, for the final round of The Bryson Invitational. Live scoring can be found online at scoreboard.clippd.com. For news about Cougar men’s golf, follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook.