The top-ranked men's golf team improved slightly on its first-round performance but still sits well off the lead after the second round of the Amer Ari Invitational.
Auburn shot a 2-over-par 290 as a team — an improvement from a 5-over-par 293 in the first round — and sits in 14th place after Day Two of the three-day tournament in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Senior Jake Mondy, playing as an individual in the tournament, fired the best round of the day by an Auburn golfer, shooting a 3-under-par 69 to climb into a tie for 27th place.
Senior Michael Johnson is also tied for 27th after carding a 2-under-par 70 in Round Two. Sophomore Ben Schlottman improved on his first-round performance, firing a 1-under-par 71 to climb 25 spots into a tie for 46th.
Freshman Jacob Solomon, who led the team with a 2-under-par 70 in Round One, slipped back to a tie for 39th with a 2-over-par 74 on Friday.
UCLA's Jonathan Garrick and Cole Madey are tied atop the individual leaderboard after two rounds at 9-under-par 135.
No. 23 UCLA (279-272—551) leads the field of 19 teams by two strokes heading into the final round, which will be played on Saturday at the Kings' Crossing Course at the Waikoloa Beach Resort.
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