{"id":649060,"date":"2026-05-05T09:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649060\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:41:09","slug":"mens-golf-finishes-second-round-of-big-west-championship-zhang-in-top-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649060\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Golf Finishes Second Round of Big West Championship; Zhang in Top-Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     Tournament: 2026 Big West Men&#8217;s Golf Championship<br \/>\nLocation: La Quinta, Calif. (La Quinta Country Club)<br \/>\nCourse Info: Par 72, 7,056 Yards<br \/>\nUC Davis Finish (Through Round 2): 5th of 10 (+5, 581)<br \/>\nTop Aggie: <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/zhenxian-zhang\/20173\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20173\" target=\"_blank\">Zhenxian Zhang<\/a> (5th, -4, 140)<\/p>\n<p>THE SHORT STORY: UC Davis carded a 2-over 290 in the second round of the 2026 Big West Men&#8217;s Golf Championship, improving on its opening-round score by one stroke to move to 5-over 581 through 36 holes and into fifth place of the 10-team field. <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/zhenxian-zhang\/20173\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20173\" target=\"_blank\">Zhenxian Zhang<\/a> continued to pace the Aggies with a 1-under 71, his second consecutive sub-par round, and sits fifth on the individual leaderboard at 4-under 140 heading into the final round.<\/p>\n<p>FIRST TEE&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tZhang once again posted the low Aggie round of the day, firing a 1-under 71 for his second consecutive sub-par round. He stands fifth on the individual leaderboard at 4-under 140 through 36 holes.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/curtis-da-silva\/20166\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20166\" target=\"_blank\">Curtis Da Silva<\/a> turned in his second consecutive even-par 72, holding steady at even-par 144 for the championship and tied for 12th individually.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/lequan-wang\/20170\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20170\" target=\"_blank\">Lequan Wang<\/a> improved on his Round 1 score by two strokes, carding a 1-over 73 to move to 4-over 148 (T27) for the tournament.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/shaun-nair\/20169\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20169\" target=\"_blank\">Shaun Nair<\/a> also bettered his opening-round mark, posting a 2-over 74 to sit at 5-over 149 (29) through two rounds.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/treed-huang\/20168\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20168\" target=\"_blank\">Treed Huang<\/a> made his championship debut as a sub in Round 2, posting a 78 (+6) in his first action of the tournament.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nUC DAVIS SCORES (THROUGH ROUND 2)<br \/>\n5 \u2013 UC Davis \u2013 291-290 = 581 (+5)<br \/>\n5 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/zhenxian-zhang\/20173\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20173\" target=\"_blank\">Zhenxian Zhang<\/a> \u2013 69-71 = 140 (-4)<br \/>\nT12 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/curtis-da-silva\/20166\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20166\" target=\"_blank\">Curtis Da Silva<\/a> \u2013 72-72 = 144 (E)<br \/>\nT27 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/lequan-wang\/20170\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20170\" target=\"_blank\">Lequan Wang<\/a> \u2013 75-73 = 148 (+4)<br \/>\n29 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/shaun-nair\/20169\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20169\" target=\"_blank\">Shaun Nair<\/a> \u2013 75-74 = 149 (+5)<br \/>\n51 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/treed-huang\/20168\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20168\" target=\"_blank\">Treed Huang<\/a> (Sub) \u2013 \u2013 \/ 78 = 78 (+6)<br \/>\n52 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/ryan-firpo\/20171\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20171\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Firpo<\/a> \u2013 79 \/ \u2013 = 79 (+7)<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUC Davis returns to La Quinta Country Club Tuesday for the third and final round of the 2026 Big West Men&#8217;s Golf Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; Tournament: 2026 Big West Men&#8217;s Golf Championship Location: La Quinta, Calif. 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