Beavers Set For Three-Day Tournament
October 23, 2016 | Men's Golf
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State men's golf team will compete in its penultimate tournament of the fall season, the Saint Mary's Invitational in Pebble Beach, Calif., Monday through Wednesday.
COURSE: The tournament will be held at the par-71, 6,927-yard Poppy Hills Golf Course.
BEAVERS' LINEUP: Oregon State will go with a lineup of seniors Conner Kumpula and Kevin Murphy, junior Jonas Liebich and freshmen Kyosuke Hara and Shawn Lu. Sophomore Tom Kerkvliet will compete as an individual.
FORMAT: Three-day, 54-hole tournament with 18 holes each day. The top-four individuals from each five-member team with the lowest scores for each 18-hole round constitute the scoring members for that given round.
TEE TIMES: There will be a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. on Monday with 36 holes of continuous play and tee times beginning at 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday.
LIVE SCORING: There will be live scoring for the tournament on golfstat.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Oregon State men's golf team on Twitter and Facebook.
LAST YEAR AT THE SAINT MARY'S INVITATIONAL: Kevin Murphy had three eagles in the final round of the Saint Mary's Invitational to help the Oregon State men's golf team finish third in the opening tournament of its fall season.
Murphy fired a 3-under 68 at the par-71, 6,868-yard Poppy Hills Golf Course to conclude the tourney in a tie for fourth place with a 1-under 73-71-68--212.
As a team, the Beavers had a solid start to their 2015-16 season, finishing third in the 15-team field with a 17-over 294-285-290--869. San Diego State won the three-day, 54-hole tournament with a 1-under 851 and host Saint Mary's finished second with a 3-over 855.
Chris Tedesco and Jonas Liebich each had career-best finishes, as they both tied for 13th place with a 3-over 216. Conner Kumpula finished in a tie for 42nd place with a 12-over 74-74-77--225 and Trevor Yu wrapped up his first collegiate tournament with a 14-over 75-74-78--227 to finish in a tie for 53rd place.
Competing as an individual, Tyler Carlson carded a 17-over 75-78-77--230 to finish in a tie for 61st place.
Sean Walsh of Gonzaga fired a 5-under 66 in the final round to win medalist honors with a 5-under 208. Saint Mary's teammates Jonathan De Los Reyes and Pavan Sagoo tied for second with a 3-under 210.
LAST TIME OUT: It was a big tournament for Oregon State, as the Beavers finished in second place at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and Conner Kumpula broke a school record to help him win his first individual title.
The Beavers finished the two-day, 54-hole event with a 25-under 270-278-279--827 at the par-71, 6,734-yard Meadow Club to finish six strokes behind tournament champion Arizona State (31-under 821).
The 25 under equals the third-lowest three-round score in school history. The program record is a 27 under at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in 2010.
Kumpula fired a 4-under 32 over his final nine holes to finish the tourney with a 15-under 68-64-66--198 and tie Ki Taek Lee of Arizona State for the individual title.
The 15-under 198 by Kumpula breaks the three-round school record previously held by Vincent Johnson, who posted a 14-under 202 at the Northwest Collegiate Classic in 2005.
Kyosuke Hara was excellent in his first collegiate tournament, finishing in a tie for sixth place with a 10-under 67-68-68--203. Calum Hill, who tied the school record with a 63 in the opening round, rounded out the tourney with a 3-under 63-72-75--210 for a tie for 27th place.
Kevin Murphy finished in a tie for 61st with a 5-over 72-76-70—218 and Jonas Liebich carded a 14-over 78-74-75--227 for a tie for 75th.
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COURSE: The tournament will be held at the par-71, 6,927-yard Poppy Hills Golf Course.
BEAVERS' LINEUP: Oregon State will go with a lineup of seniors Conner Kumpula and Kevin Murphy, junior Jonas Liebich and freshmen Kyosuke Hara and Shawn Lu. Sophomore Tom Kerkvliet will compete as an individual.
FORMAT: Three-day, 54-hole tournament with 18 holes each day. The top-four individuals from each five-member team with the lowest scores for each 18-hole round constitute the scoring members for that given round.
TEE TIMES: There will be a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. on Monday with 36 holes of continuous play and tee times beginning at 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday.
LIVE SCORING: There will be live scoring for the tournament on golfstat.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Oregon State men's golf team on Twitter and Facebook.
LAST YEAR AT THE SAINT MARY'S INVITATIONAL: Kevin Murphy had three eagles in the final round of the Saint Mary's Invitational to help the Oregon State men's golf team finish third in the opening tournament of its fall season.
Murphy fired a 3-under 68 at the par-71, 6,868-yard Poppy Hills Golf Course to conclude the tourney in a tie for fourth place with a 1-under 73-71-68--212.
As a team, the Beavers had a solid start to their 2015-16 season, finishing third in the 15-team field with a 17-over 294-285-290--869. San Diego State won the three-day, 54-hole tournament with a 1-under 851 and host Saint Mary's finished second with a 3-over 855.
Chris Tedesco and Jonas Liebich each had career-best finishes, as they both tied for 13th place with a 3-over 216. Conner Kumpula finished in a tie for 42nd place with a 12-over 74-74-77--225 and Trevor Yu wrapped up his first collegiate tournament with a 14-over 75-74-78--227 to finish in a tie for 53rd place.
Competing as an individual, Tyler Carlson carded a 17-over 75-78-77--230 to finish in a tie for 61st place.
Sean Walsh of Gonzaga fired a 5-under 66 in the final round to win medalist honors with a 5-under 208. Saint Mary's teammates Jonathan De Los Reyes and Pavan Sagoo tied for second with a 3-under 210.
LAST TIME OUT: It was a big tournament for Oregon State, as the Beavers finished in second place at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and Conner Kumpula broke a school record to help him win his first individual title.
The Beavers finished the two-day, 54-hole event with a 25-under 270-278-279--827 at the par-71, 6,734-yard Meadow Club to finish six strokes behind tournament champion Arizona State (31-under 821).
The 25 under equals the third-lowest three-round score in school history. The program record is a 27 under at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in 2010.
Kumpula fired a 4-under 32 over his final nine holes to finish the tourney with a 15-under 68-64-66--198 and tie Ki Taek Lee of Arizona State for the individual title.
The 15-under 198 by Kumpula breaks the three-round school record previously held by Vincent Johnson, who posted a 14-under 202 at the Northwest Collegiate Classic in 2005.
Kyosuke Hara was excellent in his first collegiate tournament, finishing in a tie for sixth place with a 10-under 67-68-68--203. Calum Hill, who tied the school record with a 63 in the opening round, rounded out the tourney with a 3-under 63-72-75--210 for a tie for 27th place.
Kevin Murphy finished in a tie for 61st with a 5-over 72-76-70—218 and Jonas Liebich carded a 14-over 78-74-75--227 for a tie for 75th.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution.
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