Beavers Win Team Title, Moore Finishes Second At Pacific Invitational
Nov. 2, 2011
Oregon State All-Time Team Tournament Wins 
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State men's golf team defeated Nevada on the first playoff hole to win the Pacific Invitational in Stockton, Calif., on Wednesday and senior Alex Moore finished in second place for his fifth career top-five finish.
The Beavers got birdies from Moore, juniors Nick Sherwood and Matt Rawitzer and freshman Scott Kim on the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th, and the Wolf Pack managed only two birdies to give Oregon State the outright victory in the 12-team field.
It's the Beavers first team title since winning the 2009 Giustina Memorial Classic in Corvallis, Ore., and their first in a tournament outside Corvallis since they won the rain-shortened Husky Invitational in Bremerton, Wash., in the fall of 2007. The last time Oregon State won a three-round tournament somewhere other than Corvallis was the fall of 2004 at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in Fairfax, Calif.
Moore entered Wednesday's final round in a tie for second place and made the turn with the individual lead at the par-71, 6,757-yard Brookside Country Club, but Kevin Lucas of Nevada had three birdies on the back nine, including a clutch birdie on the 18th hole, to claim medalist honors by one stroke and force the team playoff. Moore finished with a 5-under 68-70-70--208 and has now finished second in four of his past seven tournaments dating back to last season.
Kim shot a career-best 3-under 68 on Wednesday and finished in eighth place, his first collegiate top-10 finish, with an even-par 71-74-68--213. Sherwood was 2-over through four holes on Wednesday but got hot and carded four birdies down the stretch for his best round of the tournament, a 2-under 69, and finish in a tie for 23rd with a 5-over 73-76-69--218.
Rawitzer finished in a tie for 25th in his first collegiate start for Oregon State with a 6-over 68-76-75--219 and sophomore David Fink had a 9-over 72-77-73--222 to finish in a tie for 35th.
The Pacific Invitational was the final tournament of the fall season for the Beavers who will next tee it up Feb. 1-3 at the Amer Ari Invitational in Waikoloa, Hawaii to begin the first of seven spring tournaments before the Pac-12 Championships in late April.
Team Scores: *t1. Oregon State 279-296-280--855 (+3); t1. Nevada 278-297-280--855 (+3); 3. Colorado State 280-293-286--859 (+7); 4. Charlotte 282-296-287--865 (+13); 5. Pacific 281-303-288--872 (+20; t6. Denver 278-306-289--873 (+21); t6. Kansas State 287-291-295--873 (+21); 8. UC Davis 289-299-287--875 (+23); 9. Cal Poly 289-293-299--881 (+29); 10. BYU 284-303-295--882 (+30); 11. Fresno State 286-319-284--889 (+37); 12. Marquette 296-304-297--897 (+45).
* Won team title on first playoff hole
Top Individual Scores: 1. Kevin Lucas, Nevada 66-71-70--207 (-6); 2. Alex Moore, Oregon State 68-70-70--208 (-5); t3. Alex Edfort, Pacific 67-74-69--210 (-3); t3. Kirby Pettitt, Colorado State 69-69-72--210 (-3); t5. Oskar Arvidsson, Denver 68-74-70--212 (-1); t5. Zachary Blair, BYU 68-73-71--212 (-1); t5. Paul Ferrier, Charlotte 73-71-68--212 (-1); 8. Scott Kim, Oregon State 71-74-68--213 (E).
Oregon State Scores: 2. Alex Moore 68-70-70--208 (-5); 8. Scott Kim 71-74-68--213 (E); t23. Nick Sherwood 73-76-69--218 (+5); t25. Matt Rawitzer 68-76-75--219 (+6); t35. David Fink 72-77-73--222 (+9).
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