USU 6th at Folino Invite
The men’s golf team finished up play on Tuesday at the Cal State Fullerton-hosted Folino Invitational. Junior Tanner Higham carded a 1-under-par 71 in the final round, ending the tournament with a 3-over-par 219 to finish the tournament tied for sixth place overall.
Freshman Seokwon Jeon finished the final round with an even-par 72, ending with a 12-over 228 and placing tied for 20th. Freshman Reed Platke finished tied for 22nd with a 13-over 229. Senior Brendan Dennis finished with a 22-over 238 and senior Kris Sayer finished with a 25-over 241.
Utah State finished with the third-best team score of the day, finishing with an 8-over 296. This score moved the team from eighth place to a sixth-place overall finish. Long Beach State ended up winning the team title with an 8-over 872 overall. Utah State posted a 46-over 910 for the tournament.
The Aggies will continue play on March 28th when they head to Arroyo Grande, Calif., to compete in the Cypress Ridge Match Play championship hosted by Cal Poly.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Long Beach State – 294-289-289 — 872 (+8)
2. UC Irvine – 290-287-299 — 876 (+12)
3. Loyola Marymount – 302-299-294 — 895 (+31)
4. Cal State Fullerton – 298-288-311 — 897 (+33)
5. Sacramento State – 297-296-313 — 906 (+42)
6. UTAH STATE – 309-305-296 — 910 (+46)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Tyler Torano, Loyola Marymount – 75-67-72 — 214 (-2) 1. Ryan Williams, Sacramento State – 69-70-75 — 214 (-2) 1. Travis Russell, UC Irvine – 71-71-72 — 214 (-2) 4. Daniel Chian, Long Beach State – 74-71-71 — 216 (E) 4. Pete Fernandez, UC Irvine – 71-70-75 — 216 (E)
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS T6. Tanner Higham – 75-73-71 — 219 (+3) T20. Seokwon Jeon – 78-78-72 — 228 (+12) T22. Reed Platke – 77-79-73 — 229 (+13) T42. Brendan Dennis – 82-76-80 — 238 (+22) T45. Kris Sayer – 79-78-84 — 241 (+25)
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