James Climbs on Day Two at Pauma Valley

PAUMA VALLEY, Calif. – Senior Ben James fired a 3-under, 68 in the second round of the Pauma Valley Invitational to move in a tie for 12^th place on the individual leaderboard. The Cavaliers dropped to 12^th in the team standings after a 1-over, 285.

James had only one blemish on his scorecard, a bogey on the par-3 12^th hole, to go along with four birdies. Starting on No. 10, he birdied his first two holes and made the turn at 2-under. His three bogeys in 36 holes are tied for the fewest of any player in the field.

 

 

 

 

 

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Graduate student Paul Chang matched his opening round score with another 1-under 70 that featured four birdies, all coming in his first eight holes. He is a stroke behind James and currently sits in a tie for 15^th place.

Making his fourth start of the season, first year Michael Lee posted a 1-over 72 on Tuesday, his best round in team competition since an opening the spring with a 67 at the Puerto Rico Classic in February. Lee had four birdies on his card and was even par through his first nine holes.

Additional Notes

• Chang and James are two of the 13 players in the 92-player field to be even par or better in each of the first two rounds of the tournament.
• James is 4-under on the par 5s this week, tied for the third best of any player in the field.

Additional Notes

• Chang and James are two of the 13 players in the 92-player field to be even par or better in each of the first two rounds of the tournament.
• James is 4-under on the par 5s this week, tied for the third best of any player in the field.

UP NEXT

The final round of the Pauma Valley Invitational is set for Wednesday (March 18) with UVA tee times beginning at 11:23 a.m. ET. Live scoring is available via Clippd Scoreboard: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239531/scoring/team

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