Men's Golf Finishes In Fifth Place At Inaugural Pac-12 Championship
April 29, 2012
Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship Final Results 
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A very successful Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship came to a close on Sunday with Oregon State finishing in fifth place at the three-day, 72-hole tournament that was played on its home course of Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore.
The Beavers were unable to match the outstanding 7-under 353 they shot on Saturday, but they still finished the tournament ahead of No. 9 Stanford and No. 13 Washington with a 7-over 362-365-353-367--1,447 at the par-72, 7,030-yard course.
Oregon State has now finished fifth in three of the last four conference tournaments, but this year's finish is even more impressive considering the addition of two new teams to the field
"I feel pretty good but I wish we would have played a little better today," Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn said. "If you had told me we would finish fifth at the beginning of the week, I'd be very happy. To beat Stanford and Washington, two really good teams, gives us some momentum to build on for regionals."
Oregon State now has to wait until Monday, May 7 to find out where it will go for the NCAA Men's Golf Regional Championships, which will be announced at 6 p.m. via a webcast selection show on www.ncaa.com.
| 5 | Oregon State | 362 | 365 | 353 | 367 | 1447 |
| 11 | Nick Chianello (1) | 71 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 284 |
| T13 | Matt Rawitzer (6) | 75 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 287 |
| T19 | Alex Moore (2) | 76 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 290 |
| T30 | Jonnie Motomochi (3) | 71 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 294 |
| T37 | David Fink (4) | 72 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 297 |
| T47 | Nick Sherwood (5) | 73 | 76 | 72 | 80 | 301 |
Senior Alex Moore led the way for the Beavers on Sunday as he had five birdies and four bogeys to card a 1-under 71 and record a top-20 finish with a 2-over 76-74-69-71--290 for 19th place. He was upbeat after Sunday's final round and seemed to move past the two triple-bogeys he had on Friday that forced him to play catch-up on the weekend.
"I really enjoyed the week," Moore said. "It was great to have a little gallery. I had my family out watching. I know they don't get to watch very often. My buddies came up and my girlfriend was here so I just enjoyed playing in front of them and talking to them throughout the round.
"Today was the best I hit it out of all four rounds," he added. "I just made a couple of silly mistakes and it could have been a little bit better. But I'm pleased with a 71 with these pins on the final round. They were pretty tough. Anything under par today was decent."
Nick Chianello recorded his best finish as a Beaver with sole possession of 11th place after a 4-under 71-72-69-72--284 that included an unfortunate double-bogey on his 72nd hole when the ball got stuck in the high rough just right of the 18th green. The junior transfer from the University of Portland has four top-20 finishes in the past five tournaments and has taken over as the most consistent player in Oregon State's lineup.
"Nick Chianello was rock solid all four rounds," Reehoorn said. "It's too bad he had the double-bogey on the final hole, but I'm very proud of the way he has played for us. It's been good to see Nick come into his own the last couple of tournaments. It's really good to see."
The other transfer, Matt Rawitzer from the University of Idaho, also had his best finish at Oregon State with a 1-under 75-70-69-73--287 for a tie for 13th place. He went out in 2-under with birdies on the par-5 fifth and par-4 sixth holes, but had a double-bogey and bogey on the back nine before making a great up and down on his final hole.
"I walked with Matt all four days and was very pleased with the way he improved each round," Reehoorn said. "He was as solid as Nick in this tournament and really seems to be comfortable with everything around him."
Sophomore David Fink scrambled like crazy on Sunday to shoot a 3-over 75 and finish in a tie for 37th place with a 9-over 72-76-74-75--297. This was just his second tournament since returning from a wrist injury and the extra time before regionals will allow him to work on his game.
Senior Jonnie Motomochi finished in a tie for 30th place with a 6-over 71-73-74-76--294 that included a nearly-impossible par on the final hole of Sunday's round when he hit a flop shot out of the high rough and made a 10-foot putt that got a huge applause from the gallery.
Motomochi thanked the fans who attended the tournament, the staff at Trysting Tree Golf Club and the volunteers who worked the past three days on Twitter, saying "I wouldn't have wanted to have my last conference tournament go any other way! Thanks again."
Junior Nick Sherwood had his parents, Oregon State alums Bill and Lynn Sherwood, walking with him throughout the tournament and finished with a 13-over 73-76-72-80--301 for a tie for 47th place. He wasn't pleased with Sunday's final round but said he plans to work hard to get ready for regionals.
In a very exciting finish, California won the team title in a two-hole sudden-death playoff over Oregon, while Andrew Yun of Stanford won medalist honors with a 13-under 275.
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| Course:Trysting Tree Golf Club: PAC-12 Tees Par 72 - 7030 yards |
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team | scoring | rounds | total score |
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| to par | thru | today | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T1 |
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-12 | F | -4 | 359 | 365 | 348 | 356 | 1428 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T1 |
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-12 | F | +2 | 364 | 358 | 344 | 362 | 1428 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |
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-8 | F | -8 | 368 | 356 | 356 | 352 | 1432 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |
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-7 | F | +3 | 367 | 352 | 351 | 363 | 1433 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |
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+7 | F | +7 | 362 | 365 | 353 | 367 | 1447 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |
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+8 | F | +2 | 373 | 360 | 353 | 362 | 1448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |
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+27 | F | +4 | 368 | 366 | 369 | 364 | 1467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |
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+31 | F | +7 | 368 | 369 | 367 | 367 | 1471 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |
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+43 | F | +27 | 371 | 362 | 363 | 387 | 1483 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |
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+53 | F | +9 | 374 | 372 | 378 | 369 | 1493 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |
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+59 | F | +16 | 378 | 375 | 370 | 376 | 1499 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |
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+74 | F | +15 | 382 | 382 | 375 | 375 | 1514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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