Following impressive rounds under par, Californians Rico Hoey of Rancho Cucamonga and Nahum Mendoza of San Diego are tied atop the leaderboard with 18-holes remaining at the 50th Pacific Coast Amateur hosted by Seattle Golf Club.
Fresh off a Morse Cup team victory the day prior, Hoey and Mendoza seemed to follow the same script. Playing in different groups, both players made their only bogeys on the par-4 third before ringing off birdies on the inward holes.
Hoey, who will be a senior at USC, has posted rounds of 71-71-69 (211) to get himself into the tie with Mendoza at 5- under.