April 19, 1997

Cal Struggles at the Thunderbird Invitatioinal

TEMPE, Ariz. - Edward Loar carded a six-under-par 66 in the second of Saturday's two rounds at the ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational, taking over first place individually and leading the Oklahoma State men's golf team to a second-place position with 18 holes to play.

Loar, who holds a one-stroke lead with a seven-under score of 137, is one of four OSU players among the event's top 16 after 36 holes.

Cal is in 12th place with a score of 599. No Bears player is in the top 16.

The tournament concludes on Sunday with one round.

1997 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational
April 19-20, Tempe, Ariz., Karsten Course
Scores through 36 holes (18 to play); Par 72

Team Rank                         
1. Arizona State (285-283--568)    
2. Oklahoma State (285-285--570)  
3. Arizona (285-289--574)          
4. Texas (286-289--575)           
5. Southern Cal (286-293--579)    
6. Oklahoma (289-296--585)
7. UCLA (296-293--589)
8. Ohio State (295-294--589)
9. Washington (296-294--590)
10. Pacific (288-303--591)
11. ASU Maroon (293-302--595)
12. California (291-308--599)
13. Oregon State (296-304--600)
14. Missouri (297-304--601)
15. Oregon (306-297--603)