Feb. 12, 2004

WAIKOLOA, Hawai'i - The University of Houston golf team remained in 20th-place Thursday after the second round of the Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate.

The Cougars fired a team score of 301 on Thursday and stood 41 strokes behind Georgia Tech on the team leaderboard. UCLA, UC Davis, Washington, Arkansas, Arizona State, USC, Stanford, Pepperdine, TCU, and Commerce Nagoya rounded out the top 11 team leaders.

Sophomore co-captain Zach Mowbray remained a bright spot for the Cougars, shooting a 1-under-par 71 Thursday on the 7,074-yard, par-72 Waikoloa Kings' Course. Mowbray was tied for 20th at 1-under-par 43 in the individual standings.

Other Cougars competing were Kevin Newman (75-79 - 154, t-92nd), Ricky Romano (80-75 - 155, t-96th), Denton Walker (82-76 - 158, t-101st) and Jordan Hasbrouck (76-85 - 161, 104th).

UC Davis' Scott Gordon jumped into first place atop the individual leaderboard after shooting a 66 in the second round and recording a 36-hole total of 136. Hawai'I-Hilo's Nick Mason, Oklahoma's Anthony Kim and Arizona State's Chez Reavie were tied for second, two strokes back at 138.

The tournament concludes with the final 18 holes on Friday morning.

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Georgia Tech 272-291 -- 563
2. UCLA 282-283 -- 565
2. UC Davis 284-281 -- 565
4. Washington 283-283 -- 566
5. Arkansas 293-278 -- 571
5. Arizona State 283-288 -- 571
7. USC 286-288 -- 574
8. Stanford 284-294 -- 578
9. Pepperdine 295-284 -- 579
9. TCU 285-294 - 579
9. Commerce Nagoya 293-286 - 579
12. Oklahoma 296-284 -- 580
12. Hawai'i-Hilo 289-291 -- 580
14. Texas Tech 296-285 -- 581
15. Nevada 295-287 -- 582
16. Oregon 294-289 -- 583
17. Rhode Island 294-293 -- 587
18. Tulsa 293-296 -- 589
19. Oregon State 298-297 -- 595
20. Houston 303-301 -- 604
20. Hawai'i 306-298 -- 604

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Scott Gordon, UC Davis 70-66 -- 136
2. Nick Mason, Hawai'i-Hilo 70-68 -- 138
2. Anthony Kim, Oklahoma 71-67 -- 138
2. Chez Reavie, Arizona State 71-67 -- 138
5. Dan Potter, Washington 72-67 -- 139
5. Travis Johnson, UCLA 70-69 -- 139
5. J.J. Killeen, TCU 69-70 -- 139
8. Michael Putnam, Pepperdine 72-68 -- 140
8. Andrew Dresser, Texas Tech 70-70 -- 140
8. Brock Mackenzie, Washington 68-72 -- 140
8. Chan Wongluekiet, Georgia Tech 69-71 -- 140
8. Matt Bortis, Arkansas 72-68 -- 140

UH SCOREBOARD
T-20. Zach Mowbray 72-71 -- 143
T-92. Kevin Newman 75-79 -- 154
T-96. Ricky Romano 80-75 -- 155
T-101. Denton Walker 82-76 -- 158
104. Jordan Hasbrouck 76-85 - 161