BANDON, Ore. – Kevin Rei made his afternoon more interesting than he wanted it to be. Brandon Gama is happy to be on the bubble. Rei finished his second round of stroke play at Tuesday's US Amateur Public Links Championship with a 6-over par second nine to slip from the top 10 into the mid-50s. The top 64 players will advance to match play, which begins Wednesday. Gama began the day in a tie for 76th but moved into contention with a solid 2-over par front nine. Follow the last few hours of Tuesday's round at www.usga.org.

Gama spent the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons as part of the Chico State men's golf program, helping lead the Wildcats to a third-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships. He finished tied for 18th among individuals and earned honorable mention All-America honors.

Rei earned PING All-West Region honors during this, his junior season, with the Wildcats.

More to come Wednesday morning...