The Prestige: Texas takes second-round lead

On the strength of its 9 under round on Tuesday, the Texas Longhorns men’s golf team has taken a five-shot after two days at the Prestige.

On the strength of its 9-under round on Tuesday, the Texas Longhorns men’s golf team is 14 under and has taken a five-shot lead after two days at the Prestige on the Greg Norman Course at PGA West in La Quinta, California.

First-round leader Pepperdine went even par on the day and slipped into second.

UCLA, 5 under on Tuesday, and San Diego State, 7 under for the second round, are T-3 at 4 under.

Texas Tech is fifth at 3 under despite shooting +3 on Tuesday.

Texas is seeking its second win of the season, having previously won the East Lake Cup in Atlanta in October.

THE PRESTIGE: Team leaderboard | Individual scores

Leo Oyo of San Diego State holds the individual lead by two shots at 6 under. He had a four-shot lead through 12 but suffered a triple-bogey on the 16th, a hole he eagled during Monday’s first round.

Travis Vick of Texas, William Mouw of Pepperdine, Eddy Lai of UCLA, Spencer Tibbits of Oregon State, Ludvig Aberg of Texas Tech, Thomas Hutchison of host UC Davis and Joey Vrzich of Pepperdine are all T-2 at 4 under.

Austin Eckroat of Oklahoma State, Ollie Osborne of SMU, Kyosuke Hara of Oregon State and Puwit Anupansuebsai of San Diego State all shot 4-under 67s on Tuesday, the best rounds of the day.

All five Longhorns shot under par on Tuesday: Travis Vick (-3), Pierceson Coody, Parker Coody and Spencer Soosman (-2) and Cole Hammer (-1). Vick had four birdies on the front nine. Hammer had three birdies and an eagle.

The Prestige annually features a loaded field and this year’s includes three of the top-10 teams (Pepperdine, No. 6 Texas Tech, No. 7 Texas) as well as No. 15 SMU and defending national champion Stanford.

The third and final round on Wednesday can be watched live on Golfweek’s livestream as part of College Golf Live’s 2020 Spring Series. Final round coverage runs from 1-6 p.m. ET.