Men's Golf Posts Near-Record Breaking Score
SOLVANG,
The Beavers shot a 7-under 281 at the par-72 Alisal River Course during Tuesday’s final round. OSU finished with a 22-under 842 (285-276-281). The 22-under is the second-best team score, relative to par, in school history, trailing only a 26-under that won the Northwest Collegiate Classic in fall 2004.
While OSU’s 281 was one of the best scores of the day, the Beavers started the day in fourth place and were unable to make up any ground. OSU finished 15 shots back of champion Cal Poly, 10 strokes behind
“We feel good about how we played,” OSU Coach Brian Watts said. “Other than our first-round putting woes, we played solid the entire tournament. We just needed a few more putts to fall. Our guys battled and fought hard. They knew every shot would be important. We got off to a slow start, but stayed patient and made some birdies coming in.
“We’re a little disappointed to finish in fourth place, but overall this was a successful finish that will help us toward making the postseason. It’s really a huge step toward qualifying for regionals.”
Alex Williams had his best finish of the year, as his even-par 72 on Tuesday gave him a total of a 7-under 209 (70-67-72) and a tie for 13th place. After a rough fall, the sophomore has had excellent performances in three of the four spring tournaments.
“Alex is playing smart golf,”
Diego Velasquez and Vincent Johnson had OSU’s best rounds on Tuesday, as they both shot 3-under 69s. For both, it was their second consecutive 69 after carding the same score during Monday’s second round. Velasquez tied for 17th place with a 6-under 210 (72-69-69) and Johnson tied for 22nd place with a 5-under 211 (73-69-69).
James Allenby was remarkably consistent, shooting a 71 for the third consecutive round and finishing in a tie for 33rd place with a 3-under 213. Jeremiah Oliver tied for 63rd.
Of OSU’s 15 individual rounds during the tournament, nine were under par and another three were even-par.
The Beavers next play at the U.S. Intercollegiate, hosted by Stanford, on April 13-14.
Team Scores
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T8 Pacific 278-290-285=853 -11
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13 UC Riverside 286-282-293=861 -3
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Top Individuals
1 Chris Kirk,
2 Russell Grove,
T3 Jeff Koprivetz,
T3 Jordan Madison,
T5 Geoff Gonzalez,
T5 Mike Barry,
T13 Alex Williams 70-67-72=209 -7
T17 Diego Velasquez 72-69-69=210 -6
T22 Vincent Johnson 73-69-69=211 -5
T33 James Allenby 71-71-71=213 -3
T63 Jeremiah Oliver 72-73-75=220 +4
