Correa, Olsen Shine on Day 2 in California

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Correa, Olsen Shine on Day 2 in California

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PLAYER SCORES

 

By TOM ZEBOLD

USF Senior Writer

CARLSBAD, Calif., NOV. 3, 2015Aksel Olsen and Claudio Correa each carded an even-par 71 to boost the Bulls in the second round of the Gifford Collegiate on Tuesday afternoon.

No. 26 USF (+10) is tied for sixth place and a shot away from the top five in its final event of the fall season. Washington (-8) grabbed sole possession of the lead by going 9-under at La Costa Legends Course (par-71, 6,996 yards). No. 5 Stanford (-6) dropped a spot to second place and is followed in the top five by San Diego State (+4), UCLA (+7) and Oregon (+9).

Olsen (+2) topped his first-round score by two strokes and jumped up seven spots to a tie for 18th place with teammate Cristian DiMarco. Olsen, a senior from Norway, has performed well all fall for the Bulls with three top-25 finishes and a fourth-place performance the last time out at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic.

DiMarco, a sophomore from Longwood, Fla., carded a 74 after starting the tournament in seventh place at 1-under.

Correa birdied five holes and improved on his first-round score by four shots. The sophomore from Chile jumped up 15 spots to a tie for 30th at 4-over.

Freshman Oskar Bergqvist collected three birdies on the back nine and posted a 72, four shots better than his first-round score.

Follow Wednesday's final round in progress at the official tournament scoring page HERE. Get an early look at USF's spring season by checking out the schedule HERE.

 

T6

South Florida

290

288

578

T18

Cristian DiMarco (2)

70

74

144

T18

Aksel Olsen (3)

73

71

144

T30

Claudio Correa (4)

75

71

146

T40

Oskar Bergqvist (1)

76

72

148

T48

Rigel Fernandes (5)

72

77

149

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Players Mentioned

Rigel Fernandes

Rigel Fernandes

5' 9"
Freshman
Claudio  Correa

Claudio Correa

6' 1"
Freshman
Aksel Olsen

Aksel Olsen

5' 10"
Junior
Cristian  DiMarco

Cristian DiMarco

6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Rigel Fernandes

Rigel Fernandes

5' 9"
Freshman
Claudio  Correa

Claudio Correa

6' 1"
Freshman
Aksel Olsen

Aksel Olsen

5' 10"
Junior
Cristian  DiMarco

Cristian DiMarco

6' 0"
Sophomore