Men?s Golf Finishes Seventh At Erin Hills - Oregon State University Athletics

ERIN, Wis. – Kevin Murphy and Brian Jung each fired a 1-over 73 in the final round of the Erin Hills Intercollegiate on Tuesday to help the Oregon State men’s golf team finish the three-day, 54-hole event in seventh place.

The Beavers concluded play with a 14-over 289-295-294--878 at the par-72, 7,234-yard Erin Hills Golf Course to finish 10 strokes behind sixth-place St. John’s and 15 shots better than eighth-place Michigan. Stanford ran away with the team title with a 13-under 851, while UCLA was second (5-under 859) and SMU and Oklahoma tied for third (1-under 863).

Senior David Fink was Oregon State’s top player on the individual leaderboard, finishing in a tie for 13^th place with a 1-over 72-70-75--217. He was unable to find the magic he had in the second round when he carded a 2-under 70 on Monday, as the lefty had three birdies for the second consecutive day but also took six bogeys.

7	Oregon State	289	295	294	878
T13	David Fink (3)	72	70	75	217
T19	Alex Frankin (2)	72	72	74	218
T25	Kevin Murphy (1)	73	74	73	220
41	Brian Jung (4)	72	80	73	225
T52	Conner Kumpula (5)	76	79	74	229

After opening the tournament with a pair of even-par 72’s, junior Alex Franklin shot a 2-over 74 in the final round but still posted a top-20 finish with a tie for 19^th with a 2-over 72-72-74--218.

Murphy, a freshman from Rogue River, Ore., and Jung, a sophomore Coquitlam, B.C., both had two birdies on Tuesday en route to their 1-over 73. Murphy finished the tournament in a tie for 25^th place overall with a 4-over 73-74-73--220, while Jung moved up eight spots into sole 41^st with a 9-over 72-80-73--225.

Freshman Conner Kumpula, who was making his Oregon State debut, had his best round on the final day to finish in a tie for 52^nd with a 13-over 76-79-74--229.

Patrick Rodgers of Stanford won medalist honors with a 7-under 68-72-69--209 to finish ahead Ryan McCormick of St. John’s (4-under 212).

UCLA’s Jonathan Garrick broke the Erin Hills course record on the final day with a 7-under 65. The previous record was 66, set by Ben Geyer and Mike Ignasiak at the 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship. Fellow Bruin Lorens Chan broke the Erin Hills back-nine record by carding a 30 on the final day.

The Beavers will compete in their final tournament of the fall season next Monday and Tuesday at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in Fairfax, Calif.

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Course:Erin Hills Golf Course: Blue tees Par 72 - 7234 Yards

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