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Martin Keskari's 64 Pushes Him Into Second at UOP Invitational

Martin Keskari's 64 Pushes Him Into Second at UOP Invitational

STOCKTON, Calif. - Santa Clara University's Martin Keskari out-played the entire field Tuesday at UOP's Stockton Convention & Visitors Bureau Pacific Invitational. The freshman from Frankfurt, Germany shot an 8-under par 64 and will enter Wednesday's final round just one shot off the lead.

Keskari - who posted a 3-under par 69 on Monday - has carded 12 birdies and an eagle through the first 36 holes at Brookside Country Club in Stockton. Long off the tee, Keskari has also taken advantage of the par 5's, playing them at 6-under over the past two days.

The young import from Germany is part of Santa Clara's outstanding recruiting class of 2012-13 brought in by eighth-year head coach Rob Miller. During his tenure, the Broncos have never fielded a team that entered four freshmen in a single tournament, until now.  

Carlos Briones - a true freshman from the East Bay - is also right in the mix. Briones shot a 5-under par 67 Tuesday and sits five shots off the pace and in a tie for eighth overall.

"Our freshmen are playing with more and more confidence everyday," said Miller. "They really get along well and push eachother. It's fun to have a solid group of players who are also solid people. Like I said it's a lot of fun."

As a team the Broncos are in 7th place but have a realistic chance of moving up as high has third if they play well in tomorrow's final round. Check back Wednesday for more updates or follow the scoring live on GolfStat.com

COMPLETE ROUND TWO RESULTS

SANTA CLARA RESULTS 
T2 Martin Keskari Santa Clara 69 64 133 -11
T8 Carlos Briones Santa Clara 70 67 137 -7
T19 T34 Drew Miller Santa Clara 70 72 142 -2
T48 T45 Scott Lowe Santa Clara 74 71 145 +1
T41 T45 Gio Gandionco Santa Clara 73 72 145 +1

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1 Alex Edfort Pacific 65 66 131 -13
T2 Martin Keskari Santa Clara 69 64 133 -11
T2 Devon Purser Brigham Young 68 65 133 -11
T4 Justin Keiley Brigham Young 69 66 135 -9
T4 Tyler Raber UC Davis 68 67 135 -9
T6 Matt Seramin UC Davis 70 66 136 -8
T6 Joe Toland Charlotte 65 71 136 -8
T8 Carlos Briones Santa Clara 70 67 137 -7
T8 Zak Griffiths Nevada 71 66 137 -7
T8 Cameron Harrell Colorado State 70 67 137 -7
T8 Ryan Mulvany Nevada 69 68 137 -7

Stockton Convention & Visitors Bureau Pacific Invitational

Dates (Site): Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 29-31 (Stockton, Calif.)
Host: University of the Pacific 
Tournament Field* (12 teams): Pacific (111), Kansas State (94), BYU (66), Charlotte (69), Colorado State (55), UC Davis (48), Denver (89), Santa Clara (99), Nevada (117), Fresno State (54), CSU Northridge (225), Sacramento State (137)  
Details: 54 holes – (18 holes each day) 
Course: Brookside Country Club
Yardage/Par: 6,720/72
Website: www.pacificinvitational.com
Course Number/Address: (209) 956-7888
3603 St. Andrews Drive | Stockton, CA 95219
Live Scoring: GolfStat.com 

*Rankings by GolfWeek.com 

Past Champions:
Team
2011 - Oregon State - 279–296-280=855 (+3) : Won in a playoff over Nevada
2010 – Pacific - 272–271-284=827 (-25)

Individual
2011 – Kevin Lucas, Nevada - 66–71-70=207 (-6)
2010 – T.J. Bordeaux, Pacific - 68–61-69=198 (-15)