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Rivera is 3-under through 36 holes in Palo Alto
Golfers Now Tied For Seventh In Stanford's "The Goodwin"
March 28, 2026 | Men's Golf
Rivera’s Second Round In The 60’s Pacing The Buffaloes
PALO ALTO, Calif. – The University of Colorado men's golf team inched up one spot into a tie for seventh here Friday after the completion of the second round of Stanford's "The Goodwin."
No. 24 Brigham Young and No. 35 flipped the script and took over the team lead with 12-under 548 totals, wrestling the lead from host and No. 23 Stanford, who is now tied for third with No. 31 Long Beach State, one back at 549. No. 21 New Mexico rounds out the top five with a 550 score.
No. 44 Colorado is tied for seventh with No. 41 Northwestern and No.66 California with even-par team scores of 560, all two back of sixth-place and No. 67 Washington State. The Buffaloes opened strong, starting on the 520-yard, par-5 1st hole and recording an eagle and two birdies, but were back to even four holes in and hung around that mark the remainder of the round. CU finished with a 2-over 282 total for the round, tying for the 10th-best in the monster 30-team field, but were able to move up one spot in the standings. There are 14 teams in the nation's top 50 competing here, with 23 in the top 100.
'Overall, the guys did a good job of competing and staying focused on their games, "CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "Those are important to continue to do going forward. And it was why we were in a good position for a good finish but just couldn't quite finish it off. We are still in a good position to shoot a low round tomorrow and see if we can't make some noise. If we all come together and play well at the same time we can give the leaders something to look at coming down the stretch."
The four scorers for CU had all birdied the par-5 16th hole, but collectively finished with four pars, three bogeys and a double.
First-year graduate transfer Jackson Rivera continued to pace the Buffaloes here, as his 2-under par 68 has him tied for 13th with a 3-under 137 score after two rounds on the 6,742-yard, par-70 Stanford Golf Course. He opened the day with four birdies and seven pars on his first 11 holes, extending his streak to 24 straight holes of par or better before he bogeyed No. 12 (which was the toughest Friday at +0.42 over par). All in all, he had five birdies and 10 pars opposite three bogeys (eight, 23 and five, respectively through two rounds), and he played the par-3's and par-4's both even for the second straight day and the par-5's at 2-under. He now has 20 rounds of par or better out of 28 since joining the Buffaloes last summer, and including the last two rounds he played in this event as a sophomore at USC, now has four straight scores in the 60's on Stanford's layout.
Junior Brandon Knight is tied for 28th after recording a second straight even-par 70 for a 140 total score; he jumped up 14 spots in the standings. He tied for the team-high five birdies – after having the most (also five) in the first round; his second round numbers were identical to his first with nine pars, three bogeys and a double. Overall, he's playing the par-5's at 2-under, the par-3's even and the par-4's at 2-over. His 10 birdies are tied for the seventh-most in the field.
Junior Ty Holbrook is tied for 39th, posting a 1-over 71 for a 1-over 141 overall score through 26 holes. He notched an eagle for the second straight on No. 1, his sixth of the season to take over the team lead. His second time around the Stanford track was almost a carbon copy of his first, with an eagle, two birdies and a double bogey, with one less par (11) and more bogey (3) than on Thursday. He is one of three players in the 160-man field with two eagles, and he's tied with two others in playing the par-5's the best at 7-under.
Senior Hunter Swanson carded a 3-over 73 for a 2-over 142 total that has him tied for 54th. He got off to a tough start – double bogey, bogey – then birdied the 214-yard, par-3 3rd hole, one of just 12 birdies on the hole that played the second-toughest all day (+0.41 over par). The double on No. 1, just his third all season, triggered a rollercoaster ride for his first seven holes, in which afterward he recorded all three birdies for his round, two bogeys and a par to get back down to 1-over; he then finished with nine pars and two bogeys.
Sophomore Parker Paxton is tied for 107th after a 3-over 73, pushing him to 7-over 147 heading into Saturday's final round. He opened with a birdie on No. 1 and made the turn at 1-under, but bogeyed four of the first five holes on the back nine that led to eventual 73. He had four birdies and seven pars opposite seven bogeys on the day, as he birdied all three par-5's but bogeyed four of the five par-3's.
Long Beach State's Alejandro De Castro assumed the individual lead after recording a 6-under 64 for a 9-under 131 total, good for a one stroke lead over two others. He is looking to win his second straight tournament after a runner-up finish that preceded it..
The third and final round is Saturday, Colorado's quintet teeing off in 12-minute intervals starting at 8 a.m. MDT, and will be paired with No. 21 New Mexico, No. 41 Northwestern (for the third straight round) and No. 67 Washington State.
NOTES: The temperature reached 82 degrees under partly cloudy-turned-mostly sunny skies throughout the day, with negligible wind; the forecast is similar for Saturday … CU teed off at 8 a.m. local time, thus finished in daylight as opposed to challenging sunset as it had to on Thursday … Colorado is currently besting eight teams in the top 50 and tied with a ninth through 36 holes … The average score for all 32 rounds is 72.37 (slightly higher for the second round, 72.46 compared to 72.29 for the first; it was 71.22 for the 80 players in the morning and 73.70 for the 80 in the afternoon on Friday) … CU's quintet has averaged 70.7 for its 10 rounds … There are 27 players under par at present (down from 41 after Thursday) and 11 in at even (was 15) … Through two rounds, 14 of the 18 holes are playing over-par on average (and a 15th at just minus-0.01) … The 11 toughest holes for the day, all playing a quarter of stroke at or over par, in order were Nos. 12, 3, 2, 5, 6, 17, 10, 14, 18, 8 and 9; Colorado's quintet played those at 17-over Friday; but played the other seven at 12-under … The five Buffs are playing the par-5's at 17-under (second behind Stanford's minus-24), the par-3's at 6-over (sixth, Long Beach State is the only team subpar at 3-under), and the par-4's at 18-over (15th; BYU leads at 4-under) … Colorado is tied for third in eagles (2; Stanford has 4), is tied for fifth in birdies (36; BYU is tops with 46), in 20th in pars (101; Nevada has 119). CU's 35 bogeys are tied for the 12th-fewest (BYU has 25) … Rivera now has four runs of 23 holes or longer for holes of par or better this season (32, 25, 24 and 23) … Swanson's 10 pars Friday gives him 1,578 for his career, moving him into third place past Philip Juel-Berg ('16) who had 1,569; he is fifth in birdies with 468, closing in on Yannik Paul's ('18) 475 CU career mark … Holbrook now has 17 career eagles, one by CU record holder Jeremy Paul, who recorded 18 from 2013-17 … Holbrook also continued his mastery of the par-5's this season (105 holes), now with five eagles, 49 birdies, 45 pars and six bogeys, or 53-under par on the season after an eagle and two birdies Friday … The tournament is named for longtime Stanford coach Wally Goodwin (who also coached at Northern Colorado).
ALUMNI WATCH: Jeremy Paul ('17) is tied for 64th, making the cut with a 68-71—139 (5-under) scorecard in the Korn Ferry Tour's Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club.
No. 24 Brigham Young and No. 35 flipped the script and took over the team lead with 12-under 548 totals, wrestling the lead from host and No. 23 Stanford, who is now tied for third with No. 31 Long Beach State, one back at 549. No. 21 New Mexico rounds out the top five with a 550 score.
No. 44 Colorado is tied for seventh with No. 41 Northwestern and No.66 California with even-par team scores of 560, all two back of sixth-place and No. 67 Washington State. The Buffaloes opened strong, starting on the 520-yard, par-5 1st hole and recording an eagle and two birdies, but were back to even four holes in and hung around that mark the remainder of the round. CU finished with a 2-over 282 total for the round, tying for the 10th-best in the monster 30-team field, but were able to move up one spot in the standings. There are 14 teams in the nation's top 50 competing here, with 23 in the top 100.
'Overall, the guys did a good job of competing and staying focused on their games, "CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "Those are important to continue to do going forward. And it was why we were in a good position for a good finish but just couldn't quite finish it off. We are still in a good position to shoot a low round tomorrow and see if we can't make some noise. If we all come together and play well at the same time we can give the leaders something to look at coming down the stretch."
The four scorers for CU had all birdied the par-5 16th hole, but collectively finished with four pars, three bogeys and a double.
First-year graduate transfer Jackson Rivera continued to pace the Buffaloes here, as his 2-under par 68 has him tied for 13th with a 3-under 137 score after two rounds on the 6,742-yard, par-70 Stanford Golf Course. He opened the day with four birdies and seven pars on his first 11 holes, extending his streak to 24 straight holes of par or better before he bogeyed No. 12 (which was the toughest Friday at +0.42 over par). All in all, he had five birdies and 10 pars opposite three bogeys (eight, 23 and five, respectively through two rounds), and he played the par-3's and par-4's both even for the second straight day and the par-5's at 2-under. He now has 20 rounds of par or better out of 28 since joining the Buffaloes last summer, and including the last two rounds he played in this event as a sophomore at USC, now has four straight scores in the 60's on Stanford's layout.
Junior Brandon Knight is tied for 28th after recording a second straight even-par 70 for a 140 total score; he jumped up 14 spots in the standings. He tied for the team-high five birdies – after having the most (also five) in the first round; his second round numbers were identical to his first with nine pars, three bogeys and a double. Overall, he's playing the par-5's at 2-under, the par-3's even and the par-4's at 2-over. His 10 birdies are tied for the seventh-most in the field.
Junior Ty Holbrook is tied for 39th, posting a 1-over 71 for a 1-over 141 overall score through 26 holes. He notched an eagle for the second straight on No. 1, his sixth of the season to take over the team lead. His second time around the Stanford track was almost a carbon copy of his first, with an eagle, two birdies and a double bogey, with one less par (11) and more bogey (3) than on Thursday. He is one of three players in the 160-man field with two eagles, and he's tied with two others in playing the par-5's the best at 7-under.
Senior Hunter Swanson carded a 3-over 73 for a 2-over 142 total that has him tied for 54th. He got off to a tough start – double bogey, bogey – then birdied the 214-yard, par-3 3rd hole, one of just 12 birdies on the hole that played the second-toughest all day (+0.41 over par). The double on No. 1, just his third all season, triggered a rollercoaster ride for his first seven holes, in which afterward he recorded all three birdies for his round, two bogeys and a par to get back down to 1-over; he then finished with nine pars and two bogeys.
Sophomore Parker Paxton is tied for 107th after a 3-over 73, pushing him to 7-over 147 heading into Saturday's final round. He opened with a birdie on No. 1 and made the turn at 1-under, but bogeyed four of the first five holes on the back nine that led to eventual 73. He had four birdies and seven pars opposite seven bogeys on the day, as he birdied all three par-5's but bogeyed four of the five par-3's.
Long Beach State's Alejandro De Castro assumed the individual lead after recording a 6-under 64 for a 9-under 131 total, good for a one stroke lead over two others. He is looking to win his second straight tournament after a runner-up finish that preceded it..
The third and final round is Saturday, Colorado's quintet teeing off in 12-minute intervals starting at 8 a.m. MDT, and will be paired with No. 21 New Mexico, No. 41 Northwestern (for the third straight round) and No. 67 Washington State.
NOTES: The temperature reached 82 degrees under partly cloudy-turned-mostly sunny skies throughout the day, with negligible wind; the forecast is similar for Saturday … CU teed off at 8 a.m. local time, thus finished in daylight as opposed to challenging sunset as it had to on Thursday … Colorado is currently besting eight teams in the top 50 and tied with a ninth through 36 holes … The average score for all 32 rounds is 72.37 (slightly higher for the second round, 72.46 compared to 72.29 for the first; it was 71.22 for the 80 players in the morning and 73.70 for the 80 in the afternoon on Friday) … CU's quintet has averaged 70.7 for its 10 rounds … There are 27 players under par at present (down from 41 after Thursday) and 11 in at even (was 15) … Through two rounds, 14 of the 18 holes are playing over-par on average (and a 15th at just minus-0.01) … The 11 toughest holes for the day, all playing a quarter of stroke at or over par, in order were Nos. 12, 3, 2, 5, 6, 17, 10, 14, 18, 8 and 9; Colorado's quintet played those at 17-over Friday; but played the other seven at 12-under … The five Buffs are playing the par-5's at 17-under (second behind Stanford's minus-24), the par-3's at 6-over (sixth, Long Beach State is the only team subpar at 3-under), and the par-4's at 18-over (15th; BYU leads at 4-under) … Colorado is tied for third in eagles (2; Stanford has 4), is tied for fifth in birdies (36; BYU is tops with 46), in 20th in pars (101; Nevada has 119). CU's 35 bogeys are tied for the 12th-fewest (BYU has 25) … Rivera now has four runs of 23 holes or longer for holes of par or better this season (32, 25, 24 and 23) … Swanson's 10 pars Friday gives him 1,578 for his career, moving him into third place past Philip Juel-Berg ('16) who had 1,569; he is fifth in birdies with 468, closing in on Yannik Paul's ('18) 475 CU career mark … Holbrook now has 17 career eagles, one by CU record holder Jeremy Paul, who recorded 18 from 2013-17 … Holbrook also continued his mastery of the par-5's this season (105 holes), now with five eagles, 49 birdies, 45 pars and six bogeys, or 53-under par on the season after an eagle and two birdies Friday … The tournament is named for longtime Stanford coach Wally Goodwin (who also coached at Northern Colorado).
ALUMNI WATCH: Jeremy Paul ('17) is tied for 64th, making the cut with a 68-71—139 (5-under) scorecard in the Korn Ferry Tour's Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club.
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS |
| T13. | Jackson Rivera | 69-68—137 |
| T28. | Brandon Knight | 70-70—140 |
| T39. | Ty Holbrook | 70-71—141 |
| T54. | Hunter Swanson | 69-73—142 |
| T107. | Parker Paxton | 74-73—147 |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS |
| 1. | Alejandro De Castro, Long Beach St | 67-64—131 |
| T2. | Kihei Akina, BYU | 66-66—132 |
| T2. | Mesa Falleur, New Mexico | 67-65—132 |
| T4. | Josh Kim, UCLA | 69-65—134 |
| T4. | Trevor Cox, California | 68-66—134 |
| TEAM STANDINGS |
| T1. | Brigham Young | 275-273—548 |
| T1. | UCLA | 276-272—548 |
| T3. | Stanford | 269-280—549 |
| T3. | Long Beach State | 270-279—549 |
| 5. | New Mexico | 271-279—550 |
| 6. | Washington State | 281-277—558 |
| T7. | COLORADO | 278-282—560 |
| T7. | California | 275-285—560 |
| T7. | Northwestern | 284-276—560 |
| 10. | SMU | 275-286—561 |
| 11. | Oregon | 280-282—562 |
| 12. | Utah | 279-284—563 |
| 13. | San Diego State | 280-284—564 |
| T14. | Nevada | 283-282—565 |
| T14. | TCU | 289-276—565 |
| T16. | San Jose State | 285-285—570 |
| T16. | Washington | 284-286—570 |
| 18. | Arkansas-Little Rock | 290-281—571 |
| 19. | Cincinnati | 291-284—574 |
| 20. | Grand Canyon | 287-288—575 |
| 21. | UC Davis | 285-291—576 |
| T22. | Howard | 286-291—577 |
| T22. | Pacific | 295-282—577 |
| T22. | Georgia Tech | 287-290—577 |
| T21. | Hawai'i-Hilo | 289-292—581 |
| 26. | Santa Clara | 294-288—582 |
| 27. | Cal Poly | 292-298—590 |
| 28. | Boise State | 298-293—591 |
| 29. | Eastern Michigan | 291-302—593 |
| 30. | Colorado State | 300-300—600 |
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