Harry Takis Leads, SDSU Tied for Second at Southwestern Invitational – Go Aztecs

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — San Diego State men’s golf sophomore Harry Takis (Brisbane, Australia) fired a 4-under-par 66 to take a one-shot lead through two rounds at the Southwestern Invitational Tuesday in Westlake Village, California. A day after shooting a 3-under 67 in the opening round on Monday, Takis carded a 4-under 66 in today’s second round. After opening with a double bogey on the par-4, 314-yard 10th hole, Takis went birdie, birdie, par, par and eagle on the par-5, 485-yard 15th hole. After consecutive pars, he made birdies on the par-4, 431-yard 18th and the par-4, 470-yard first to reach 4-under through 10 holes. Takis bogeyed the par-4, 346-yard fifth, but got back to -4 with a birdie on the par-4, 498-yard eighth to sign for a 66. Takis leads Pepperdine’s Brady Siravo (-6) by a stroke, while Pepperdine’s Byungho Lee and UCLA’s Baylor Larrabee are tied for third out of the 75-man field at -5. The Aztecs, who entered 29th in the latest Scoreboard powered by Clippd computer rankings, finished at 1-under-par 279 on the par-70, 6,764-yard North Ranch Country Club, and are at even-par for the tournament, tied with No. 24 USC for second in the 13-team
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