Men's Golf finishes 2nd at Sonoma State Invite
Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Internal Operations/Media Relations
10/21/2009 11:06:21 AM
SANTA ROSA, Calif- Chico State shot the low-round of the day, a 286, to earn the team victory on Tuesday at the Sonoma State Men's Golf Invitational at Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club. It was the third straight win in the event for the seventh-ranked Wildcats. Dixie State finished 2nd place after moving from up from fifith place.
The Wildcats entered Tuesday's action in second place, three strokes behind Western Washington. However, the Vikings fell off the pace, shooting a 296 to finish in a tie for third place with Saint Martin's. Chico State's two-round total was 578, a very good score on a course that played high due to rainy conditions on Monday.
Dixie State, after shooting a 297 on Monday, tied Chico's 286 to finish in second place at 583.
Red Storm had three player shoot 145, good enough for a three way tie of 8th place. Kyle Chappell, Conner Jones and Nick Drost.
In addition, Chico State's Bobby Bucey achieved the first hole-in-one in the tournament's history, on the 146-yard sixth hole.
Individual medalist honors went to Matthew Garcia of the Academy of Art, who fired a 68-70--138.
Rounding out the play for Dixie State was Taylor Reardon (75-73=148) and Cameron Crawford (77-75=152).
This tournament concluded the fall portion of play for the Red Storm golfers. The fall season was a very successful one. The highlight was their 1st place finish at the Western Washington Tournament. Followed by two 2nd place finishes and a fourth place finish.
Dixie State will tee off their spring season at the Golf Week Invitiational in Florida on Febuary 6-9, 2010.